Animusic (2001) (V)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Wayne Lytle

Release Date:

2001 (USA)

Genre:

Music | Animation | Short

Tagline:

A computer animation video album

Plot:

Animusic draws you into its reality like no place you have ever been. You encounter new dimensions of sight and sound as you experience seven unique visual concerts.

Plot Keywords:

Animated Music

Runtime:

33 min (7 parts) | USA:33 min (7 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Animusic Inc.

Trivia:

All of the on-screen animation is driven by MIDI-based controls. Instead of the animation being changed to match the music, the actual code of the MIDI data tells the instruments how to play.

Very Clever, But Very Short

This is very different.....instrumental music with a "computer" band. It's almost too difficult to explain, because this is so different than most things you might have ever watched. The instruments play themselves as if they were alive. Sometimes you see objects, like small balls, flying around hitting drums or keyboards to produce the notes.

It's very colorful and the music is decent. My favorite scenes were "Pipe Dreams" mainly because of the clever visuals; "Acoustic curves" because of the music. On the negative side, I thought there was too much emphasis on drums which made some spots become a bit tedious. My real complaint was that I rented this after reading reviews of it elsewhere. Included was the fact this was 75 minutes long. In truth, it is only 33 minutes! IMDb has it right. Had I known that, I probably would have selected something else.

There is a short bonus feature: Beyond the Walls, in 3-D, but we don't get 3-D glasses so it isn't a big deal to watch,...but would have been.