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'''''Morning of the Earth''''' is a 1971 classic surf film by [[Alby Falzon]] and [[David Elfick]].
'''''Morning of the Earth''''' is a 1971 classic surf film by [[Alby Falzon]] and [[David Elfick]], and premiered at the Manly Silver Screen Theatre in 1972.


The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian  Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for ''Morning of the Earth'' (1971) was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''.<ref name="ODonnell">O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.</ref>
The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian  Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for ''Morning of the Earth'' (1971) was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''.<ref name="ODonnell">O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.</ref>


The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia’s north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii.
The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia’s north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii.
Featuring stunning surfing sequences from Bali, Angourie, Kirra, Oahu, Maui and elsewhere, the film has been universally acclaimed as perhaps the greatest surfing film ever made.


==Background==
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== References ==
== References ==
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==See also==
* [[Surf movies]]


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 1 March 2015

Morning of the Earth
Movie morning of the earth.jpg
Directed by Alby Falzon, David Elfick
Produced by David Elfick
Starring Terry Fitzgerald
Michael Peterson
Stephen Cooney
Nat Young
Rusty Miller
David Treloar
Music by G. Wayne Thomas
Cinematography Alby Falzon
Edited by Alby Falzon, Albie Thoms
Release date 25 February 1972[1]
Running time 79 minutes
Location Australia
Language English
Box office A$40,000 (est.)[1]

Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick, and premiered at the Manly Silver Screen Theatre in 1972.

The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for Morning of the Earth (1971) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]

The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia’s north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii.

Featuring stunning surfing sequences from Bali, Angourie, Kirra, Oahu, Maui and elsewhere, the film has been universally acclaimed as perhaps the greatest surfing film ever made.

Background

Tamam Shud were recording tracks for the surf film Morning of the Earth including their song "First Things First".[3] Their main lead singer, Lindsay Bjerre was having voice problems so they recorded the song using lead guitarist Tim Gaze; music producer G. Wayne Thomas was unhappy with Gaze's vocals and asked Broderick Smith (Carson) to fill in. According to Bjerre, Tamam Shud were not informed and only found out about the switch at the film's premiere; according to Smith, he had Tamam Shud's knowledge and permission.[3][4]

Locations featured

Australia:

  • Kirra, Queensland
  • Lennox Head, New South Wales
  • Broken Head, New South Wales
  • Angourie, New South Wales
  • Whale Beach, New South Wales (Sydney)

Bali:

  • Uluwatu

Hawaii:

  • Rocky Point, Oahu
  • North Shore, Oahu

Surfers featured

(In alphabetical order, incomplete.)

Soundtrack

  1. "Morning of the Earth" – G. Wayne Thomas
  2. "I'll Be Allright" – Terry Hannagan
  3. "First Things First" – Tamam Shud
  4. "Sure Feels Good" – Brian Cadd
  5. "Open Up Your Heart" – G. Wayne Thomas
  6. "Simple Ben" – John J. Francis
  7. "Bali Waters" – Tamam Shud
  8. "Making It on Your Own" – Brian Cadd
  9. "Day Comes" – G. Wayne Thomas
  10. "Sea the Swells" – Tamam Shud
  11. "I'm Alive" – Peter Howe
  12. "Come with Me" – Brian Cadd

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "It's our most ambitious surfing movie". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 1972. p. 85.
  2. ↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Carson". Milesago. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Tamam Shud". Milesago. Retrieved 20 April 2008.

See also

External links

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