There is very little dialogue in the ﬁlm as i felt conﬁdent the music could do that work for me along with great acting. Music as cinema language is an amazing way to allow characters to breathe without dialogue. I was always clear with the actors of the music that would be playing in their heads at any given moment and I hope this helped them understand their character even more. It hopefully captures his melancholy and joy and all moods and atmosphere in between. The music has a meditative feel and reﬂects the mood of the central character played by Kevin. The world I came from was full of people singing in bars and clubs and was very much part of the local culture so it felt very natural to have real songs being sung in the ﬁlm.

The songs were part of the narrative and were used in a very traditional way. In an odd way I always saw the ﬁlm as a kind of musical.

Music is part of the language Frankie speaks, informs his scenes with Helen, is part of what brings them into each others' lives, can you talk a bit about how you chose the songs, how you highlighted them in the scenes?Ī1. Music is used to convey so much in 16 Yrs of Alcohol, it not only helps set the scene but its sometimes almost another character in the scene. Thanks to Richard for allowing us to do this and for those members who put through such awesome questions.enjoy the interview below. We were very fortunate to be able to do a Q and A with the Director / Producer of such movies as 16 Years of Alcohol and Purifiers.

Donnel macguffin from brave 2012