ONCE WERE WARRIORS. THEME MUSIC VIDEO.

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Year
1994
Reference
F55039
Media type
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Year
1994
Reference
F55039
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Music Video
Duration
0:03:39
Production company
COMMUNICADO
Credits
Director: Lee Tamahori
Guitarist: Tama Renata

This is the music video for the “Theme From Once Were Warriors” which was part of the original soundtrack for the feature film which was released in 1994. The score was composed by Murray Grindlay and Murray McNab while the soundtrack was the compiled by Kit Rollings, Ray Beentjes, Michael Hedges and Graham Morris and featured many Māori artists and taonga pūoro. The film, based on the novel by Alan Duff, won best score and best soundtrack at the 1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.

The music video features excerpts from the film and the guitar virtuosity of Tama Renata from the band “Herbs” who plays his signature carved guitar.