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 Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound is a music documentary that seeks to stand out. Following the band during the creation of their tenth studio album in the midst of a pandemic, the film opens up beyond the usual scope of this type of music documentary, showcasing the community that has made Mogwai the success it is today. It begins just as Mogwai is on the cusp of an unexpected UK number 1 with their latest album, As the Love Continues, and flashes back to the late 1990s, where they are committed from the outset to creating the same guitar landscapes in widescreen format. Alex Kapranos, who first introduced them on stage at the 13th Note Café, speculates that these emotional exercises express what the taciturn Glaswegian men don't usually express. By recalling that the band recorded a version of the Jewish prayer "Avinu Malkeinu" (the 2001 single "My Father My King"), producer Arthur Baker inadvertently points to the religious and ecstatic nature of Mogwai live....