The Big Melt: How Steel Made Us Hard
Synopsis
Taking us on musical journey into the soul of a nation, it brings to life the ghosts of our past, taking us into the belly of the furnaces and showing how our national character has been stamped from the mighty presses of our industrial heritage.
Featuring leading Sheffield musicians including Jarvis Cocker and Pulp band members, the City of Sheffield Brass Band, Richard Hawley and his band members, the Forgemasters, a string quartet and a youth choir, the live soundtrack has been edited by Cocker to create a phenomenal music score - a new kind of Sheffield heavy metal, with pictures.
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 71 mins
- Format
- 16mm, 35mm
- Director
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Martin Wallace
- Producer
- Heather Croall, Martin Rosenbaum, Mark Atkin
- Executive Producer
- Nick Frazer, Lizzie Franke
- Editor
- Martin Wallace
- Sound
- Andy Pink
- Composer
- Jarvis Cocker (musical director)
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
CrossOver Labs
Lone Star ProductionsSales Company
Crossover @Sheffield Doc/Fest
The Workstation15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
Tel: +44 (0)114 276 5141
Fax: +44 (0)114 272 1849
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