Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have been holding hands with the movie business for quite some time now. And come 1 February 2012, the world will see for the very first time, the aura of The Chemical Brothers on the big screen.

While the movie won’t be officially released until 1 February, 2012 on 26 January 2012, 20 cinemas across 20 cities worldwide will host an exclusive advance screening offering fans the first chance to see Don’t Think.  The exclusive Australian screening will be held at Event Cinemas, George Street, Sydney, from 7pm.

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For an exclusive preview of the cinema trailer along with a full list of cinemas with links to buy tickets visit: www.dontthinkmovie.com
Watch the trailer for it here

If you’ve ever watched Hanna, you’ve been overwhelmed by a suited up Eric Bana kicking ass, Cruella styled Cate Blanchett and the penetrating blue eyes of innocent hit girl Saoirse (pronounced Sheer-sha) Ronan. They all impressively run around as rather awesome assassins; getting caught up in assassin-like situations in Finland, Germany, Denmark and Morrocco. The European-American film directed by John Wright is brilliant – all the more so with The Chemical Brothers taking on music duties.

But let’s check out John Wright’s cred: he’s directed 2010′s Doctor Who (‘the best Doctor Who that has ever been’ apparently – I agree); and previously built up his experience meter with The Streets. Once he’d left uni, he’s formed a lighthouse company with fellow colleague  Noah Clarke as  Vegetable Vision; setting up lighting for raves and clubs. He met electronica duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in 1995, with Vegetable Vision eventually assisting The Chems in album art and lighting. In this instance, The Chems were bought onboard for the soundtrack: and performed a mighty fine job too.

There’s a rawness to the soundtrack of Hanna: this isn’t an arthouse film of subtle themes that hint at drug abuse, nymphomania or ego. John Wright himself stated that he was “very excited to work with them on the score. I was very excited to do something with a lot of bass. It’s very loud.” And what the Chemical Brothers have put together for this fairy tale of a modern European child ninja suits perfectly: that urban feeling of unease in underground train tunnels; large open spaces reflected in the minimalism of textures and melodies; and girtty desert beats.The Big Beat sound of the Chemical Brothers is more than appropriate in this stark realism.

Black Swan was also good enough for The Chems, with Don’t Think  a part of the soundtrack.

This connection with the movie industry all comes back to their most recently released album: Further. There were listening parties all around the country for it in conjunction with Nova and inthemix. Each track from the 8 track audio CD had been specifically written for a slew of upcoming movies – and we are really starting to feel the repercussions of those movies now.

The repercussions comes to this: a film directed by Adam Smith and starring The Chems: Don’t Think.

Filmed with 20 cameras at Japan’s answer to Glastonbury, The Fujirock Festival – Don’t Think is the first time the full Chemical Brothers’ live experience has been properly captured on film. Directed by Adam Smith this full-length concert movie places cameras in the centre of the stage as well as at the very heart of the crowd to perfectly capture a fan’s eye view of the heightened emotional reactions of the audience seeing the band at their very best. It’s also shot in Dolby 7:1 surround sound, mixed for the big screen by the boys themselves. And from 1 February, 2012, more than 500 screens in over 20 territories will feature The Chemical Brothers doing what they do best.

Here’s what the boys have to say:

Adam Smith: “After 18 years of working on The Chemical Brothers live show we have finally captured it on film; you could almost say it’s 18 years in the making The aim was to create a different type of concert film for a different type of show. I wanted to capture what it is like to experience the show from right in the middle of the crowd as well as showing and combining the visuals featured in the show with the footage we captured on this one night; to see how the music and visuals emotionally affect and connect with the audience. By using small unobtrusive cameras – and with thanks to the kindness of the amazing Japanese crowd – we were given privileged insights into the private moments of joy, fear and ecstatic escapism from reality that this show induces. Included in that are flights of fantasy around the festival that are going on inside an audience member’s head. We also allowed some of the images from the show to head off the screens and invade the festival. Over the course of the film, we are taken on a journey through the psychedelic trip that is the Chemical Brothers live experience.”

Tom Rowlands: “In the recording of a single show – a single night on a Japanese mountainside – Adam Smith, our long time collaborator, has managed to capture the atmosphere of a very special festival appearance.  Come see how it feels to feel, be overwhelmed, intoxicated, swoonerated…  Surrender to the void”

Ed Simons: “This film is the closest I will ever get to being at a Chemical Brothers show…  and yeah, it’s a beautiful experience.”

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