From the Waterphone to a four-headed double bass made with forks and spoons, composers have been experimenting with weird and wonderful instruments over the years for film soundtracks. Now, Alex Heffes has been bashing a bike for Stephen Frears's new Lance Armstrong biopic.
The as-yet-untitled film charts the rise and fall of the infamous American cyclist as he won seven Tour de France titles, only to have them stripped away when it was proven that he was using performance-enhancing drugs. Ben Foster is playing Armstrong, alongside Chris O'Dowd as David Walsh, the journalist who exposed him, while Hollywood legend Dustin Hoffman also makes an appearance.
The film will inevitably be packed with dramatic episodes both on and off the cycling track, calling for a powerful, thematically-resonant score to back them up. This is where renowned composer Heffes (State of Play) stepped up with a suggestion.
"We decided to mount...
The as-yet-untitled film charts the rise and fall of the infamous American cyclist as he won seven Tour de France titles, only to have them stripped away when it was proven that he was using performance-enhancing drugs. Ben Foster is playing Armstrong, alongside Chris O'Dowd as David Walsh, the journalist who exposed him, while Hollywood legend Dustin Hoffman also makes an appearance.
The film will inevitably be packed with dramatic episodes both on and off the cycling track, calling for a powerful, thematically-resonant score to back them up. This is where renowned composer Heffes (State of Play) stepped up with a suggestion.
"We decided to mount...
- 5/31/2014
- Digital Spy
Celebrated filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani today, in one of his fewer appearances at a filmi event, launched the music of Girish Malik’s highly anticipated film ‘Jal’. While Saga Music has been signed on as the films music partner, it will be digitally distributed by sister concern Unisys InfoSolutions. One of the key highlights of the evening was a special performance by the film’s debut music director duo, comprising of the legendary singer Sonu Nigam and world renowned percussionist and table maestro Bickram Ghosh.
Held at a suburban stared hotel amongst much fanfare, the special event was attended by the film’s Director-Producer Girish Malik, Producers Puneet Singh and Yogesh Mittal, Co-Producer Ajay Swami, Associate Producer Arun Tyagi, Mr. Diljit Singh – VP-Technology Unisys Infosolutions and Mr. Gaurav Arora – Head- Mobile Business Unisys Infosolutions, Writer Rakesh Mishra, its cast Purab Kohli, Kirti Kulhari, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jules and Yashpal Sharma, and esteemed members of the media,...
Held at a suburban stared hotel amongst much fanfare, the special event was attended by the film’s Director-Producer Girish Malik, Producers Puneet Singh and Yogesh Mittal, Co-Producer Ajay Swami, Associate Producer Arun Tyagi, Mr. Diljit Singh – VP-Technology Unisys Infosolutions and Mr. Gaurav Arora – Head- Mobile Business Unisys Infosolutions, Writer Rakesh Mishra, its cast Purab Kohli, Kirti Kulhari, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jules and Yashpal Sharma, and esteemed members of the media,...
- 3/21/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The writer of the scores for Quantum of Solace, Hot Fuzz and more how he tackles his work – and what John Barry told him
David Arnold, the James Bond composer and musical director of the London Olympics closing ceremony, is talking ghosts. The north London studios where we meet, he tells me, are haunted. Doors slam shut and footsteps are heard in studios that he knows to be empty.
In one part of the building – a former school and church – electrical equipment never works and people report sightings of two spectral schoolchildren dressed in Victorian clothing. "I'm halfway between being a real cynic and totally convinced by it," says Arnold. Our conversation is made more disconcerting by the lights switching off every 15 minutes (an eco-friendly device, not an otherwordly one).
If it sounds like a case for BBC1's Sherlock then that would be entirely appropriate – Arnold is currently working,...
David Arnold, the James Bond composer and musical director of the London Olympics closing ceremony, is talking ghosts. The north London studios where we meet, he tells me, are haunted. Doors slam shut and footsteps are heard in studios that he knows to be empty.
In one part of the building – a former school and church – electrical equipment never works and people report sightings of two spectral schoolchildren dressed in Victorian clothing. "I'm halfway between being a real cynic and totally convinced by it," says Arnold. Our conversation is made more disconcerting by the lights switching off every 15 minutes (an eco-friendly device, not an otherwordly one).
If it sounds like a case for BBC1's Sherlock then that would be entirely appropriate – Arnold is currently working,...
- 8/5/2013
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
When Only God Forgives premieres next month at Cannes, listen carefully. Some films are employing very strange instruments to get the sounds they want
Cristal Baschet
Only God Forgives (2013)
What is it? It looks a bit like a large glockenspiel with sculpted metal tear drops attached.
Who built it? French instrument-makers and artists Bernard and François Baschet, in 1952.
How does it sound? It creates "a unique sense of melancholy and foreboding", says Cliff Martinez, the ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer who worked with Nicolas Winding Refn on the soundtracks for Drive (2011) and Only God Forgives – which also stars Ryan Gosling, and premieres at Cannes the week after next. Both scores rely on the Cristal Baschet, which Martinez first saw at MoMA in New York when he was 10.
How do you play it? Martinez says it is "an art object that doubles as an all-acoustic, experimental instrument played with moistened...
Cristal Baschet
Only God Forgives (2013)
What is it? It looks a bit like a large glockenspiel with sculpted metal tear drops attached.
Who built it? French instrument-makers and artists Bernard and François Baschet, in 1952.
How does it sound? It creates "a unique sense of melancholy and foreboding", says Cliff Martinez, the ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer who worked with Nicolas Winding Refn on the soundtracks for Drive (2011) and Only God Forgives – which also stars Ryan Gosling, and premieres at Cannes the week after next. Both scores rely on the Cristal Baschet, which Martinez first saw at MoMA in New York when he was 10.
How do you play it? Martinez says it is "an art object that doubles as an all-acoustic, experimental instrument played with moistened...
- 5/10/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Kolkata, Dec 16: Terming his contribution to five James Bond films as a "day job", renowned British percussionist Pete Lockett feels composers should use technology in music and employ it in their melodious vision.
"You can use technology to your own benefit. There is nothing negative about it. Everything's positive, you can use them for your musical vision. It's what I do," Lockett, who was in the city for an event, told Ians.
Famed for his effortless juxtaposition of acoustic and electronic sounds, the tech-savvy drummer is also known as the "Bond rhythm man" by his peers for lending his drumming expertise to five films -.
"You can use technology to your own benefit. There is nothing negative about it. Everything's positive, you can use them for your musical vision. It's what I do," Lockett, who was in the city for an event, told Ians.
Famed for his effortless juxtaposition of acoustic and electronic sounds, the tech-savvy drummer is also known as the "Bond rhythm man" by his peers for lending his drumming expertise to five films -.
- 12/16/2012
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
The fourth edition of the Jodhpur Riff, a festival that has among its patrons legendary Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger and His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Jodhpur, is all set to take place from October 21 to 25 at Jodhpur. And this time, along with renowned musicians like percussionist Pete Lockett, Flamenco gypsy-jazz guitarist, Augustin Carbonell, and Indian classical stalwart Ashwini Bhide, Mumbai’s desi soul singer Sona Mohapatra will also take main stage at the prestigious event for a two-hour gig on October 23.Teaming upMohapatra, who has worked on songs with the likes of rock band Inxs and ...
- 10/17/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Indi-band Bandish have launched their second album after a break of four years and amalgamations with popular musicians are in the offing. Bollywood singers Kk and Krishna have both contributed vocally, while internationally acclaimed percussionist Pete Lockett features on a Hindustani classical track.Speaking on the Usp of the album, composer and drummer Chris Powell says, “I don’t think you see collaborations like these everyday. It was risky for us because these acclaimed artistes could well steal the spotlight from us. But Krishna’s presence did justice to the Sufi track. Similarly, having a foreigner sing Hindustani classical vocals was something unique ...
- 7/27/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mumbai, July 20 – Popular Indian rock band Bandish is out with its second self-titled album, for which it has collaborated with popular English percussionist Pete Lockett.
‘We are very happy that Pete has worked on this album. He is one of the best in the world and the track ‘Bandish’ on which he has worked has come out to be great,’ band member Chris Powell told Ians.
The band has also collaborated with Bollywood singers K.K. and Krishna Beura for the album.
When asked what took.
‘We are very happy that Pete has worked on this album. He is one of the best in the world and the track ‘Bandish’ on which he has worked has come out to be great,’ band member Chris Powell told Ians.
The band has also collaborated with Bollywood singers K.K. and Krishna Beura for the album.
When asked what took.
- 7/20/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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