OM Rider

OM Rider

Takeshi Murata
2013, 11:39 min, color, sound, HD video

In OM Rider, Takeshi Murata deftly weaves the aesthetics of retro-noir, video games, and Italian giallo film into a cinematic exercise in cool, narrative minimalism and distilled rebellion. In a vast desert bathed in neon hues, a misfit lycanthrope blasts syncopated techno rhythms into the night. Meanwhile, an old man sits at a large, round table in a void-like space, rigidly sipping coffee and rolling snake-eyed dice as the faint sound of the werewolf's pulsating, phantasmic synth grows louder. Hopping on his motorcycle and ripping a bowl, the werewolf tears full speed ahead over forbidding terrain while his hoary counterpart becomes increasingly anxious...

At once opaque and thrilling, OM Rider expands upon Murata's previous 3D character-based animation and references to horror cinema, benefiting from the integral collaboration of longtime composer Robert Beatty, here joined by musicians Devin Flynn and C. Spencer Yeh.

Video: Takeshi Murata. Sound: Robert Beatty. Music: Devin Flynn. Voice: C. Spencer Yeh.

Exhibition & Distribution Conditions

This work is HD video and must be shown with a 16:9, HD display.
High-Definition Video Guide

 

See also

Hair Police '01-'02, C. Spencer Yeh
2004, 29:29, color, sound