Well, it's official, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin Texas has selected Necropolis Reborn to be part of the Zombie Film Fest!
I love this because the Alamo is so cool! It is my favorite place to watch movies.... a magical place to go and escape! And hey, with all the beer they have on tap doesn't hurt anything either.
For those of you unfamiliar with the infamous Alamo Drafthouse, here are a couple of videos to give you an idea of what goes on there.
And don't forget all the Alamo Drafthouse special events like these!
And now comes our film "Necropolis Reborn" Yahh!!!
Ok all you Zombie Film fans...I am working on the score for a "Over The Top" Zombie short film called "NECROPOLIS REBORN". This film has it all from car chases - Machine Guns with a little added CHEESE! Designed for the die hard zombie lover, it won't disapoint! See the trailer below:
I decided to build a score with symphonic/orchestral and synth sounds co-mingled. I wanted a raw driving beat to meld with the action. Building a snare drum rythem from scratch, seems to accomplish the sonic flavor for this project....Now let's hope the Director likes it! Hehe
First of all let us state the definition of CHAOS. 1. "The disorder of formless matter and infinate space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe. 2. Any great confusion or disorder. 3. An Abyss, chasm" (as defined by websters)
The perception of Chaos is generally negative in content. However, there seems to always be ORDER following Chaos. I Think of it in terms of the fall of any great empire..first came disorder/warfare/chaos, then eventually a new empire forms with a new ORDER. This can be applied to most things..relationships, feelings, life, death and so forth....So what about music?
Chaos Theory is something I have been studying for the past year. I am by far not an expert, but for some reason I have been diving into this subject. I thought I would post a visually stunning video that seems to capture the spirit of Chaos in animation form. See below:
Ok, so what does Chaos have to do with music. In my opinion...everything! Out of disorder/Chaos, comes ideas/ORDER from the Ether/formless/ or Chaos state. First comes Chaos then comes ORDER.
I will be incorporating Chaos Theory into my new projects and allowing some very unique formations of music to take place..Chaoticlly. With a little bit of a "LET GO" spirit, I think this can be accomplished quite nicely. Let us see what developes..hehe.
Some of my recent work (such as "I AM I" "ID" "CLOSE YOUR EYES" "THRESHOLD OF IT" has Chaos Theory influence.
Here is another cool demonstration of Chaos Theory in progress. See below:
HOT OFF THE PRESS....
Ok, here is my latest song that is inspired from Chaos Theory as described above. It is called "Ether Rising".
If Chaos was painted, what would it look like? Maybe like this? Below:
(Side note on Chaos) In his film "The Dark Night" Christopher Nolan brings the Joker Character back to life and pens him in as an Agent Of Chaos. Chaos Theory brilliantly runs rampant with the style and storyline of this film. Great film..Great music..
Joker, Agent Of CHAOS
Some great dialog can be seen from the 2:37 - 4:08 portion of the movie below:
Using powerful sonic landscapes can be most impresive when combined with film. Notice how emotionally stirring it is simply using still pictures set to a sonic landscape I created. I incorporate occasional melody into the sonic landscape in order to achieve a duality in emotion.
When you pick music for your scene, taking a moment to ask "what is the point of view?" can make the difference.
Stanley Kubrick commissioned Alex North to create a score for 2001: A Space Odyssey. Midway through Kubrick cut North loose and decided to use temp tracks selected from classical music.
And Richard Strauss' Thus Sprach Zarathusra fanfare became really, really famous.
Comparing the two versions of the scene shows how point of view of the music can make (or destroy) a scene.
Strauss' fanfare was called "Sunrise" and was just the opening of a suite inspired by Nietzsche's writings. The music is shooting for the eternal and and omnipotent, and those pounding tympanis lend the scene more than a dash of violence (music starts about 0:20):
North's music, wonderful as it is, now sounds dated and a little bit naive. It's bouncy and enthusiastic, and occasional strings and woodwind colors lend a shrieking human quality. The human element diminishes the scene - something far bigger than us is at work here:
One could argue that Strauss' music is simply better (Kubrick himself said so). The fundamental problem is the point of view. North's music looks up at the scene as if audience is feeling awestruck.
Strauss' fanfare, not written for the film, looks down on the moment, as if omnipotent forces, as inevitable as the sunrise, are in control.
Torrey Desmond Rogers - Film Composer TorreyDesmondRogers.com
