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sound track CD I behind the beat I featured songs I sound samples BEHIND THE BEAT
Mark has been heavily involved in the music industry for over two decades and is regarded as one of Australia's leading composers and producers. As composer of the soundtrack for Yolngu Boy, Mark was responsible for bringing together the film's music including the commissioning of the bands Yothu Yindi and Nokturnl as well as playing most of the instruments for the scores that he composed himself. All of the film's music, except for the didgeridoo played by Ganga Giri in Melbourne, was recorded in the small Yothu Yindi studio just outside Gove in Arnhem Land. Mark had assistance in sourcing singers and didj players for the film from Mandawuy Yunipingu (lead singer and Associate Producer) and Stu Kellaway (bass player) from Yothu Yindi. The first musician that Mark, Stu and Mandawuy found was an old man they had worked with before. At the time he was walking in the bay, in his underpants with his spear ready to hunt a stingray. Reflecting on the time, Mark said, "When we nabbed him, I guess he figured it was a better deal to get paid by us than to spear a stingray." |
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