In 2017, in celebration of Northern Ireland’s coastal life, and as part of the BFI's Britain on Film: Coast and Sea project,musician Stevie Scullion (aka Malojian) was asked to research, compose, record and produce a musical response to the content of the Digital Film Archive.

Working with filmmaker Colm Laverty, the result is 'Some New Bones'. Combining footage filmed on location at Rathlin East Lighthouse, alongside classic archive, the video showcases our profound relationship with the sea and how the coastal experience continues to shape how we live, work and dream. Stevie was so inspired he created an entirely new album and this song is taken from that album, Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home. On the album, Malojian collaborated with Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M., Atoms For Peace, Roger Waters), Gerry Love (Teenage Fanclub), Jon Thorne (Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Lamb) and more.

In letting artists delve into the Digital Film Archive, new interpretations of old stories are created. The original films retain their authenticity but new works bring these beautiful stories to a wider audience. Other artists to respond in this way to the archive include Matt McGinn, poet Stephen Sexton and Elma Orkestra.