'The
Musical Journey'
(and Kelvingrove Park!)
Luhrmann standing outside Kelvingrove Park
During the making of Moulin Rouge, Baz Luhrmann and Anton Monsted, the executive music producer and music supervisor for the film, flew into Edinburgh and travelled by car to Glasgow. They were visiting the city to meet up with composer, Craig Armstrong, and work on the film's musical score.
'The Musical Journey' clip on the Moulin Rouge DVD offers an insightful look at what went on during Luhrmann and Monsted's time in Glasgow, including their trip to Kelvingrove Park. A few years later, I moved to Glasgow and, on 27th April 2003, I visited the park to have a look for myself! What follows is images from Luhrmann and Monsted's visit, as well as my own.
Armstrong parked his car on this corner here... and
so did I! (although it was no Mercedes!)
"It was a really special time for us because we managed to enjoy the creation of the music for the film." - Monsted
Armstrong, Luhrmann and Monsted walk down from the main gate
into the park... and so do I!
"[Baz] came here and he absolutely loved it... He actually really enjoyed his experience here." - Armstrong
Monsted and Luhrmann play in the snow... but there was
no snow for this Australian, as it was spring!
"And it was funny cause at Christmas it was snowing and there kids were playing in the snow sometimes, and for Australians to be in the snow it was a bit weird." - Armstrong
Armstrong talks to Luhrmann and Monsted... and there I am
standing in front of the same statue!
"To write a piece of music that's beautiful and true, who knows where that comes from?" - Armstrong
Monsted, Luhrmann and Armstrong at the park gates... and my
own photo from across the street!
"Not only will the music serve the film... it can work on it's own and I think that's really important for Baz's films... because visually, it is just so strong there has to be something really strong about it. I mean, you couldn't do anything to underscore it and just sort of underpin it - you've really got to put something really strong musically beside it because his work is just so powerful." - Armstrong
