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Christopher Nolan\u2019s classic gets an electrifying new score by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard\u2019s Michael \u201cCavs\u201d Cavanagh \u2013 performed live against the film for the first time.<\/p>\n
Twenty-six years since its release, Memento still feels like a cinematic puzzle box set to detonate. Christopher Nolan\u2019s breakthrough second feature introduced the narrative sleight of hand, obsessive structure and temporal gymnastics that would come to define his blockbuster era. Now, in a new collaboration between Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne International Film Festival, the film is reimagined as an immersive audiovisual performance.<\/p>\n
At the centre is drummer Michael \u201cCavs\u201d Cavanagh of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, performing solo\u00a0across multiple drum kits and a suite of electronic instruments.\u00a0His score mirrors Leonard Shelby\u2019s fractured memory with rhythmic loops, sudden ruptures and mechanical precision that reflect the film\u2019s collapsing sense of time.<\/p>\n
Presented as part of Hear My Eyes<\/a>\u2019 ongoing series of expanded cinema events, the performance continues the program\u2019s decade-long exploration of cult and genre films re-scored by contemporary artists. Past events have included Terminator 2: Judgment Day with a score by Belgian electronic artist Peter Van Hoesen and Two Hands re-scored by local outfit The Murlocs.<\/p>\n Hosted at Hamer Hall, the performances take place over three sessions across August 8\u20139. Get your tickets today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Broadsheet is a proud media partner of Arts Centre Melbourne.<\/p>\n Words by Broadsheet \u00b7 Published on 24 Jun 2026<\/p>\n