MUSIC NEWS
28 October 2014
Brian May is a man of many talents first and foremost he is the legendary Queen guitarist, an astrophysicist, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), vice-president of animal welfare charity the RSPCA and a keen stereoscopic enthusiast.
With the purchase of his first card in 1973 May started a lifelong and world-wide search for Les Diableries, which are stereoscopic photographs depicting scenes of daily life in Hell, he has since amassed a collection of over 100,000.
In October 2013 he helped publish the book ‘Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell’ and now has realized a lifelong ambition by bringing this phenomenon, which started in Paris in the 1860s, to life. ‘One Night in Hell’ – filmed in Dolby 3D and Dolby Atmos – is a devilish and spectacular animation short that tells the story of one skeleton’s journey into a stereoscopic Hell. With the film features exclusive new music from Brian May & the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
Music-News.com was lucky enough to see the premiere of ‘One Night in Hell’ and grab some time with the musical legend to find out more.
One Night in Hell, will premiere on Sky 3D & Sky Arts on 31st October, 7.40pm, and will be available from iTunes early November, £1.99
The film’s soundtrack, composed by Brian May is now available on iTunes, £79p. A related App, Diableries, is now available from the App Store, £1.99