Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Scott WalkerCentury Man is a 2006 documentary film about Scott Walker. The film gets its title from the ScottsongCentury Man. It is directed and coproduced by Stephen Kijak, with Grant Gee serving as director of photography. It charts Walkers career in music, with a focus on his songwriting, and features exclusive footage of recording sessions for his most recent album, The Drift including a memorable sequence in which Walker oversees the recording of the punching of a joint of pork, for the percussion on the song Clara. Rock legend David Bowie, who often professes to have been inspired by Walker, acted as executive producer of the film. Actor Gale Harold is one of the associate producers.

In Early 2008 Madman Films released the film on DVD in Australia and Avalon films released the film on DVD in Spain. Oscilloscope Laboratories, a distribution company founded by Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys, acquired the distribution rights in North America after the films US release was delayed. It began another critically acclaimed theatrical run, this time in select US cities, and was released on DVD in North America in Summer 2009.Music Inspired by the Film Scott WalkerCentury Man was released onMay 2009 to promote the US release of the film. Instead of a compilation of Walkers material the album was conceived as a tribute album. The album was released on Lakeshore Records ........

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