Mogwai to release forthcoming documentary, Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound

Over 25 years and ten studio albums, Mogwai have defined their own musical genre. The film takes us on a journey from their very beginnings, in the mid 1990s, to the band writing and rehearsing their tenth studio album, As the Love Continues, in their hometown of Glasgow, Scotland in 2020, during lockdown. While at first seemingly impossible to make, they ultimately made history with it, achieving their first ever UK number one.

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite says, “We’re incredibly excited for people to see Antony’s film, If The Stars Had A Sound. It originally started as a short film around leaving Scotland to record in upstate New York in early 2020 but when the pandemic happened that all changed. Both ourselves and Antony persevered with the record and the film throughout the pandemic with the film growing throughout. Antony’s film tells the story of how we all came out the other side. I think he’s made something truly special.”

Director Antony Crook adds: “I’ve been lucky to have worked with Mogwai for a long time, and I’ve always been moved and inspired by their music. They’ve created an amazing body of work and their music means so much to so many people. Getting the chance to tell the bands story was a huge honor for me. I wanted to make a film that the band deserve.”

The documentary is filmed and directed by Antony Crook and produced by Kyrie MacTavish (Super Special, Anna and the Apocalypse), along with Naysun Alae-Carew, Marco Colombo and Mattia Della Puppa. The film is produced with funding from The National Lottery through Screen Scotland, and has been executive produced by Antony Crook, Ray Black, Mark Thomas, Lauren Lamarr and Orian Williams.