Hear My Eyes presents Memento with a new solo percussion score by Michael "Cavs" Cavanagh.
As part of Melbourne International Film Festival, Hear My Eyes is bringing Memento to Hamer Hall with a brand new live percussion score performed entirely by one musician.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drummer Michael “Cavs” Cavanagh will compose and perform the score solo across three percussion stations when the Christopher Nolan film screens on 8 and 9 August. The Hear My Eyes production marks the second time the live cinema collective has taken over Hamer Hall this year, following a Terminator 2: Judgment Day screening back in February.
Hear My Eyes: Memento
- 8 August 2026, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank
- 9 August 2026, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank
- 29 August 2026, City Recital Hall, Sydney
- Tickets on sale now
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Cavanagh’s score will respond directly to the film’s structure and pacing, recontextualising Memento for Melbourne’s premier concert hall. It’s not the first time Cavs has worked with Hear My Eyes either, having previously contributed to a live score for Dario Argento’s Suspiria alongside other King Gizzard members back in 2020.
For those unfamiliar, Memento stars Australian actor Guy Pearce as Leonard, a former insurance investigator living with a rare form of memory loss who is searching for the person responsible for his wife’s death. The film also stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano. Written and directed by Nolan, Memento premiered in 2000 and became widely celebrated for its reverse chronological narrative structure, earning multiple award nominations and developing a devoted cult following.
Cavanagh has been the sole drummer of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard since 2020, contributing to more than 25 studio albums across genres spanning psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz and thrash metal. His second solo album Sojourn was released earlier this year, expanding his work beyond percussion into broader composition and musical direction.
Hear My Eyes sits somewhere between a film screening and a live concert, commissioning contemporary musicians to write entirely new scores for existing films. Previous productions have included Chopper with Mick Harvey and Springtime, and Drive with a supergroup of Melbourne musicians. Each score is performed in real time in front of the audience, creating a one-off experience that exists only in the room.
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This article was made in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne.
