Scoring the Past is an ongoing personal project by Ian Somers that explores the emotional power of music and memory. Using archival Super 8 footage of Vancouver, it’s intimate, imperfect, and deeply nostalgic. Ian creates original scores designed to reframe these captured moments and evoke the feelings they carry.

Each piece is less about historical accuracy than it is about mood and emotional resonance. Through layered textures, melodic fragments, and evolving harmonies, Ian transforms everyday scenes of the past into cinematic reflections on time, place, and how we remember. The result is an immersive audio-visual experience where sound and image work together to bring memories to life.