Morning of the Earth

Morning of the Earth
Morning of the Earth
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
Editing by Alby Falzon, Albie Thoms
Release date(s) 25 February 1972[1]
Running time 79 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$40,000 (est.)[1]

Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick.

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.

Contents

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:

Bali:

  • Uluwatu

Hawaii:

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. ^ a b "It's our most ambitious surfing movie". Sydney Morning Herald. 1972-02-27. 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. ^ a b "Carson". Milesago. http://www.milesago.com/artists/carson.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
  4. ^ "Tamam Shud". Milesago. http://www.milesago.com/Artists/tamam.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 

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