I was the orchestrator and music copyist for Ruy Folguera on a film called L’imbroglio nel Lenzuolo which stars Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Over the last two days we recorded the orchestra with Gustavo Borner at Igloo Music here in Los Angeles, and it sounds fantastic. It takes place at the turn of the century in Italy when film was newly invented and not yet widely known. Maria Grazia unknowingly becomes the star of a nude film, and the naked beauty quickly becomes the most famous person in town.
Score for Long After Midnight finished
Director Robert Rollins and I completed the final dub of his film “Long After Midnight” today. I recorded my film score here in Los Angeles, mixed the music at Igloo Music, and I did the final surround mix of the film at my studio.
Recording Manu Pereyra album in Prague
For the last week I have been the orchestrator and music copyist for Ruy Folguera. We are orchestrating an album by Argentinean artist Manu Pereyra, and we will be recording with the City of Prague Philharmonic at the famous Smecky Studios on the 11th.
Orchestrating for Tyler Bates
Yesterday I completed orchestrations for composer Tyler Bates and his score for The Day The Earth Stood Still. I orchestrated around 1/3 to 1/2 of the score along with Tim Williams and Ruy Folguera. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly.
Orchestrating for Diego Schoening
Diego Schoening is a Mexican musician and actor best known for his role in the group Timbiriche, with whom he recorded 19 albums and sold 20 million copies. I spent the last couple of days working as an orchestrator and music copyist for Diego’s newest solo album and his arranger Ruy Folguera. We are adding string orchestra to his songs throughout the new album, which is titled “Lo Que Soy.” It will be released on Fonarte Latino early in 2009.
Knightfall wins a Telly award
I was the film composer for Robert Rollins’ new film “Knightfall”, and today it won a Telly Award in the non-broadcast category. We are honored to be among the winners. The film will ultimately be part of a larger package of films called Dream Country.
Choral arrangement for El Camino College women’s choir
I completed an arrangement today for the El Camino women’s choir that will be sung in their Christmas performance Dec 7.
Second Ridley Scott film – Body Of Lies
For the last couple of weeks I have been working on the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. The film score was composed by Marc Streitenfeld. I was his studio tech and did some music preparation for the movie also. We’ll record with a massive orchestra at Warner Brothers here in LA and it will be in theatres soon.
The Razor playing at Wisconsin Film Festival
For those of us living on the coasts, the Wisconsin Film Festival is surprisingly large and active. A film I scored titled The Razor, directed by Ryosuke Kawanaka, plays there today as part of the 220 films they will screen over the next 4 days. The film score was written using a small jazz ensemble and a string orchestra.