Analogue synths and drum machines from the 80s and 90s, driven into a futuristic electro sound.
Director
Jason Lei Howden
Premiere
Toronto International Film Festival, Special Presentations
Production
Occupant Entertainment, Altitude Film Entertainment, Four Knights Film
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Rhys Darby, Natasha
Synopsis
Videogame developer Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) is a little too fond of stirring things up on the internet with his caustic, prodding, and antagonizing comments. One night, he makes the mistake of drunkenly dropping an inflammatory barb on a broadcast of Skizm, an illegal death-match fight club streamed live to the public. In response, Riktor (Ned Dennehy), the maniacal mastermind behind the channel, decides to force Miles' hand (or hands, as it were) and have him join the "fun." Miles wakes to find heavy pistols bolted into his bones, and learns Nix (Samara Weaving), the trigger-happy star of Skizm, is his first opponent. She's at his front door.
Interview
“I did not want to create a retro 80s score or a retro 90s score. I was more interested in how I could bring in pop-cultural references from the last decades and mix up sounds into a weird mashup. For every film I try to create a musical language that supports the understanding of the film. For Guns Akimbo the music is plot and character driven at the same time – almost like different tracks for different situations and locations. It helps the audience know where we are, like in a game with different levels.”