The Cat Piano is narrated by the main character, an anthropomorphic cat. It is clear that the narration is a poem, which the poet is typing on a typewriter. In the beginning, we are introduced to his city's love of music and musical prowess. The poet singles out one female singer of whom he is clearly enamored, quoting her singing as "A voice that made all the angels of eternity sound ... tone deaf". Shortly afterwards we are introduced to an overbearing structure beyond the sea, appearing to be a lighthouse. Its light quickly goes out, foreshadowing malevolence.
Singers and musicians begin to disappear into thin air, "Like sailors lost at sea". As police investigate the missing cats, they find human shoeprints. The main character begins to explain the Cat Piano and its terrible function. We are informed that the Cat Piano is an instrument, much like any ordinary piano or harpsichord. The terrible reality is that instead of using strings and hammers to produce the desired noise, the Cat Piano produces noise by striking a nail into the tails of one or more cats that are caged in the piano. Immediately after discovering this, the main character rushes to warn the female singer, and arrives seconds too late.
His heart broken, the city falls to pieces around him, fights break out, and music becomes forbidden. For a short while, the poet is tortured of thoughts of The Cat Piano, and can't get the sounds of screaming cats out of his head. He motions shooting himself with his hand, and with the word "Snap", we are shown a glimpse of what appears to be a nightmare. In this nightmare, a dark humanoid figure holds up a cage with the aforementioned female singer and pricks her with a needle. The poet wakes up in a cold sweat and decides to take action. He observes the lighthouse from a hill, which now casts a red beam of light, and he can hear the terrible screams of the cats from a distance.
A makeshift army of the city's citizens is shown behind him. He and the army head over to the lighthouse in boats, and upon their arrival begin to scale the lighthouse. They break into the lighthouse, and we are given a glimpse of the mad pianist. The instrument he is playing resembles more of an organ than a piano, but nevertheless it is a terrifying torture machine equipped with hundreds of needles. The poet meets eyes with the singer, who is placed at the very top of the organ. The man playing the organ turns around, and the army of cats attacks him. They bite, scratch, and claw at him until he stumbles out of a window and falls to his death.
They free the imprisoned cats, set fire to the lighthouse, and leave with the prisoners for home. The mood immediately becomes lighthearted again, as the city regains its artistic merit. The poet is sure to point out that he is no more famous or revered as he was before the incident – just an "anonymity". He is just glad to be able to listen to the sounds of music coming from the streets. As he finishes his typing, just before the story ends, the singer he was enamored with is seen in his room. She walks over to him and affectionately strokes his chin, implying a happy ending for the poet.
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This article is about the award winning animated short film For the musical instrument see cat organ This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Cat Piano news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Cat Piano is a 2009 Australian animated short film directed by Eddie White and Ari Gibson and narrated by Nick Cave The Cat PianoFilm posterDirected byEddie WhiteAri GibsonWritten byEddie WhiteProduced byJessica BrentnallNarrated byNick CaveEdited byJeremy Hill BrooksMusic byBenjamin SpeedRelease date2009Running time8 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Crew 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe Cat Piano is narrated by the main character an anthropomorphic cat It is clear that the narration is a poem which the poet is typing on a typewriter In the beginning we are introduced to his city s love of music and musical prowess The poet singles out one female singer of whom he is clearly enamored quoting her singing as A voice that made all the angels of eternity sound tone deaf Shortly afterwards we are introduced to an overbearing structure beyond the sea appearing to be a lighthouse Its light quickly goes out foreshadowing malevolence Singers and musicians begin to disappear into thin air Like sailors lost at sea As police investigate the missing cats they find human shoeprints The main character begins to explain the Cat Piano and its terrible function We are informed that the Cat Piano is an instrument much like any ordinary piano or harpsichord The terrible reality is that instead of using strings and hammers to produce the desired noise the Cat Piano produces noise by striking a nail into the tails of one or more cats that are caged in the piano Immediately after discovering this the main character rushes to warn the female singer and arrives seconds too late His heart broken the city falls to pieces around him fights break out and music becomes forbidden For a short while the poet is tortured of thoughts of The Cat Piano and can t get the sounds of screaming cats out of his head He motions shooting himself with his hand and with the word Snap we are shown a glimpse of what appears to be a nightmare In this nightmare a dark humanoid figure holds up a cage with the aforementioned female singer and pricks her with a needle The poet wakes up in a cold sweat and decides to take action He observes the lighthouse from a hill which now casts a red beam of light and he can hear the terrible screams of the cats from a distance A makeshift army of the city s citizens is shown behind him He and the army head over to the lighthouse in boats and upon their arrival begin to scale the lighthouse They break into the lighthouse and we are given a glimpse of the mad pianist The instrument he is playing resembles more of an organ than a piano but nevertheless it is a terrifying torture machine equipped with hundreds of needles The poet meets eyes with the singer who is placed at the very top of the organ The man playing the organ turns around and the army of cats attacks him They bite scratch and claw at him until he stumbles out of a window and falls to his death They free the imprisoned cats set fire to the lighthouse and leave with the prisoners for home The mood immediately becomes lighthearted again as the city regains its artistic merit The poet is sure to point out that he is no more famous or revered as he was before the incident just an anonymity He is just glad to be able to listen to the sounds of music coming from the streets As he finishes his typing just before the story ends the singer he was enamored with is seen in his room She walks over to him and affectionately strokes his chin implying a happy ending for the poet Crew editProduction Company The People s Republic of AnimationInvestors Adelaide Film Festival South Australian Film CorporationExecutive Producers Nick Cave Sam White amp Hugh NguyenArt Director Jason PammentAnimators Ari Gibson Makoto Koji Alex Grigg Benjamin Drake amp Brodie McCrossinProduction Manager Renee BoucherCharacter Design Ari Gibson Eddie White director Makoto Koji amp Alex GriggSupervising Sound Designer Robert MakenzieSound Designer Tom HeuzenroederSound Mixer Pete SmithCompositing and VFX Ben Steele Raynor Pettger amp Leath MattnerSupport WACOMEditor Jeremy Hill Brooks jeremyhillbrooks comAwards and nominations edit49th Festival International du Film d Animation d Annecy Official Selection Nomination 2009 1 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Short Animation 2009 Inside Film Awards Best Animation 2009 58th Melbourne International Film Festival Best Animation Short Film 2009 56th Sydney Film Festival Dendy Award Best Animation Short 2009 2009 Adelaide Film Festival Audience Award Best Short 2009 APRA Screen Music Awards Best Music in a Short Film Nomination 2009 Benjamin Speed The film won two prizes at Bo Animasjonshelg in Norway 2 3 4 5 6 7 References edit Previous Winners 2000 2009 Archived from the original on 28 January 2010 Retrieved 10 January 2010 Annecy Official Selection Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Cat Piano Australian Film Festival Awards 2009 Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards Archived 4 July 2009 at the Library of Congress Web Archives 2009 IF Awards nomination 2009 APRA AGSC Screen Music Awards Nomination 2009 AFI Awards Nomination2009 AFI Awards NominationExternal links editThe People s Republic of Animation website with the whole film Information about The Cat Piano at the Short Film Central database The Cat Piano at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cat Piano amp oldid 1216806644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
