L.A.-based, world-renowned experimental noise pop duo No Age will appear live at the Cinefamily to perform their brand-new score for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s majestic 1988 film The Bear, a near-wordless cinematic expedition deep into the savagery and tenderness of the animal kingdom. Told from the titular species’ point of view, The Bear chronicles the journey of an orphan bear cub and a lone adult bear banding together to avoid two human hunters. Along the way, director Annaud has great fun with the storytelling possibilities from a non-human perspective, including dream sequences and an unforgettable psychdelic mushroom bear trip! With nearly no (human) dialogue, the film easily lends itself to live scoring, and No Age drummer Dean Spunt and guitarist Randy Randall have crafted a shimmering 90-minute set of sonic blasts and delicate textures that perfectly complement the peculiar, touching and altogether unique experience that is The Bear.

Having been to a live-scored Cinefamily film before (Bergman’s Magician) I can vouch that they are a complete and utter treat to behold. Now take one of LA’s more prominent bands in recent years and combine their sonic accompaniments to an epic film from THE PERSPECTIVE OF A BEAR. No better way to spend a Sunday evening I’d say.


8/30 @ 8pm + 1030pm // THE BEAR w/ No Age