"This new arrangement was created to help ensure memories of the First Nations soldiers and ANZACs who fought -side-by-side live on.”
— Mark Atkins
Yamitji musician
The Last Post
(Winds of Change)
'The Last Post (Winds of Change)’ combines the didgeridoo and bugle in a harmonious, healing composition that honours the experiences of First Nations and Australian soldiers to highlight the important role of understanding our shared past more clearly.
Developed by Yamitji musician, Mark Atkins, Garrijimanha, Sydney Opera House and Music Producer Ricky Bloomfield, the composition draws on the traditional history of The Last Post whilst celebrating the culture and resilience of Australia's First Peoples.
GARUWA were engaged to create the accompanying music video and develop a series of interviews that revealed the cross-cultural collaborative process and how the arrangement symbolises a spirit of unity within our First Nation and Non-Indigenous communities moving forward.
Credits
Musicians: Mark Atkins and James Morrison
Director: Libby Collins
Executive Producer: Kieran Satour
Producer: Ramona Telecican
Sydney Opera House Producers: Melinda Dransfield and Emma Sampson
Director of Photography: Andrew Amanaki, Amanaki Studios
2nd Camera and Editor: Josh Amanaki, Amanaki Studios
Camera Assistant: Del-Ray Fruean
Project Manager: Chelsy Atkins, Garrijimanha
Photographer: Daniel Boud
Music Production: Ricky Bloomfield, Bear Mountain Productions and Garrijimanha
Filmed on the Traditional Country of the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of Tubowgule, located on the lands of the Eora Nation in New South Wales.
Special thanks to Mark Atkins, James Morrison, David Alan Gordon Williams, Jeff O’Brien, Ricky Bloomfield, Chelsy Atkins and the GARUWA team.
The Last Post (Winds of Change) premiered on Remembrance Day 2023.