Wednesday, June 17, 2009

What I'm Watching - Musica Surfica


I got the film Musica Surfica the other day and I've already watched it 3 times. I have to admit that this film inspires me. It is shot and edited really well and the surfing and music is amazing. 

The main star of the film is Derek Hynd, who I now think is one of my top 5 favorite surfers of all time. I never knew that much about Derek. After seeing this film I realize how brilliant he is. He is so creative in his surfing he just inspires you to want to go surf. I say that any movie that can do that to me is a keeper.  There are times when we all get into a surf funk.  Having a film that gets the saltwater moving in your veins again is priceless. There is nothing more valuable to our surf souls then getting the stoke back. 

The film is an interesting mix between classical music and finless surfing. I have to admit that I never really saw myself wanting to go finless. I'm intrigued by it all and like to watch it, but I never got the bug to take off my fins and have a go at it. This movie changed that. I found myself wondering if I could ditch the fins on my fish could I pull some 360's like Derek?

When you think of finless you definitely think of Alaia's. They are featured to a degree in this film and have an influence, but it is the modern finless boards that really stole the show for me. Derek, on his experimental boards, is doing things I have never seen on the Alaia's or other finned boards for that matter. It really is amazing to watch. 

All and all it is a great film. It was shot well, has a great sound track and was most definitely inspiring. I got my copy as a download at the thesurfnetwork.com. Enjoy.
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