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Perfect Strangers (NZ 2003)

The Blackouts - "Anchor Me" (McGlashan) (new recording)

The musicians who played on the recording are:-

• Don McGlashan
• Tatiana Lanchtctikova - accordion
• Alan Norman - accordion
• Sean Donnelly - bass
• Ross Burge drums

Ross Burge, Don McGlashan and Hammond Gamble

The Blackouts, who appear in the film:- Don McGlashan (the Mutton Birds) Barry Saunders (the Warratahs) Hammond Gamble (Street Talk) Ross Burge (the Mutton Birds) Alan Norman - accordion

Songs performed in a series of pub scenes:-

• Hammond Gamble - "Leaving The Country"
• Barry Saunders - "Wind In The Pines"
• The Mutton Birds - "Anchor Me" (new recording)

Soundtrack album

• 1. Not The Girl You Think You Are (N.Finn)
  Performed by Crowded House
• 2. Anchor Me (Don McGlashan)
  Performed by Don McGlashan with Ross Burge, Sean Donnelly, Tatiana Lanchtchikova, Alan Norman, David Long & Barry Saunders.
  • Recorded by Tom Miskin at Lab Studios, Auckland & Mike Gibson at Inca Studios Wellington. Produced by David Long, Mike Gibson & Don McGlashan
• 3. Wind In The Pines (Barry Saunders)
  Performed by Barry Saunders. Produced by David Long and Mike Gibson at Inca Studios, Wellington
• 4. Leaving The Country (Hammond James Gamble)
  Performed by Hammond Gamble with Ross Burge, Neil Hannan, Alan Norman, David Long & Shayn Wills.
  • Recorded by Tom Miskin at Lab Studios, Auckland & Mike Gibson at Inca Studios Wellington. Produced by David Long, Mike Gibson & Don McGlashan
• 5. Un bel di vedremo (Puccini) from "Madame Butterfly"
  Performed by Dame Malvina Major with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Brian Law
• 6. Dangerous
• 7. Desire
• 8. Forever Stay (David Donaldson, Janet Roddick, Stephen Roche, Jay Cassells)
  Janet Roddick - vocal, Stephen Roche - acoustic guitar, David Donaldson - double bass.
  Score Composed, Arranged, Recorded and Produced by Plan 9 With David Long - electric guitar, Chris O'Connor - drums, Tim Prebble - analogue tape delay
• 9. Deception
• 10. All At Sea
• 11. Treacherous Beauty
• 12. Distant Waves
  • Recorded at Plan 9 Music, mixed by Michael Hedges at The Film Unit and mastered by Mike Gibson at Inca. String section conducted by Kenneth Young and recorded by Neil Maddever.
  • Distant Waves Neil's Beach, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand Recorded by Tim Prebble
  • Music Supervisor: Chris Gough for Mana Music Executive Album Producers: Gaylene Preston, Robin Laing, Chris Gough
  • Score Composed, Arranged, Recorded and Produced by Plan 9 David Donaldson, Janet Roddick and Stephen Roche

Music by Plan 9

The band

• Don McGlashan
• Barry Saunders
• Hammond Gamble
• Alan Norman
• Ross Burge

Original music composed, arranged and performed by David Donaldson, Stephen Roche and Janet Roddick
Guitar: David Long
Drums: Chris O'Connor
and
String section conducted by Kenneth Young

Music supervision: Chris Gough, Mana Music

"Leaving The Country (Hammond James Gamble)
Performed by Hammond Gamble, Ross Burge, Neil Hannan, Alan Norman, David Long and Shayn Wills
Produced by David Long, Mike Gibson and Don McGlashan

"Anchor Me" (Don McGlashan)
Performed by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, Sean Donnelly, Tatiana Lanchtchikova, Alan Norman, David Long and Barry Saunders
Produced by David Long, Mike Gibson and Don McGlashan

"Un Bel Di Vedremo" (Puccini: from "Madame Butterfly")
Performed by Dame Malvina Major
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Brian Law

"Forever Stay" (Jay Cassells/David Donaldson/Stephen Roche/Janet Roddick
Performed by Plan 9

"Not The Girl You Think You Are (Neil Finn)
Performed by Crowded House

"All Shall Be Well" (Neil Finn/Michael Leunig)
Neil Finn: vocals, piano
Sebastian Steinberg; violin
Lisa Germano: violin

Notes

The director, Gaylene Preston, asked Hammond Gamble, Barry Saunders and Don McGlashan if they would like to front "The Blackouts", because the songs are used in pub scenes. They were joined by Ross Burge and Alan Norman and spent two days filming in Westport.

From: Perfect Strangers - About (New Zealand Film Commission)

"DON McGLASHAN has contributed a new and haunting version of ‘Anchor Me,’ HAMMOND GAMBLE has beefed up ‘Leaving the Country,’ and Crowded House contribute ‘You’re not the Girl You Think You Are’ which was first recommended to me by Sam during our rehearsal time. The theme song ‘Recognise a Stranger’s Face,’ was written by PLAN 9 with JAY CASSELLS our associate producer contributing to the lyrics. NEIL FINN brought ‘All Shall Be Well,’ with lyrics by MICHAEL LEUNIG – a small prayer for Melanie as she loses sight of reality and drifts into madness."

Movie release information

• London Film Festival: 3 November 2003
• New Zealand: 26 February 2004
• US: 22 June 2004 (DVD)

UK - DVD PAL Region 2

Classification

• US: PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and brief language.
• UK DVD: 15
• Australia: M
• New Zealand: M

• Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Perfect Strangers (New Zealand Film Commission)

Perfect Strangers (2003) (Internet Movie Database)

Official Site - Music

Sources of information

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 6th January, 2008.