Post by Slinger on May 28, 2021 21:48:57 GMT
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Marco Beltrami used Shepard tones to create tension on A Quiet Place Part II
Marco Beltrami has never been a fan of horror films. But ever since he started working with the late director Wes Craven on the Scream franchise, he has become Hollywood’s go-to composer for shock and gore. Not that he minds. “So be it," he says over Zoom. "It's a path that chooses you."
The American musician, 54, is wildly prolific with more than 140 TV and film credits to his name including Hellboy, I, Robot, The Wolverine, Long Shot, and Snowpiercer. Not to mention two Oscar nominations for The Hurt Locker and 3:10 to Yuma.
Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, John Moore, Robert Rodriguez, and James Mangold are some of the filmmakers who have been drawn to his ability to make music that is as elegantly refined as it is audaciously experimental. He sees the potential for creating sound in the most unlikely of objects. While scoring World War Z, he turned javelina (a type of wild pig) skulls into instruments.
Throughout his long career, Beltrami has switched effortlessly between genres but has always found his way back to horror. His latest project isA Quiet Place Part II, a sequel to the blockbuster 2018 hit directed by The Office star John Krasinski. Starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, and Millicent Simmonds, it follows a family's desperate fight for survival in a dystopian future where terrifying monsters attack if they hear sound.
It’s taken many years but Beltrami has finally gotten over his fear of scary films. “I used to be terrified,” he laughs. “It took me a while to settle down.”
Read On
Follow the above link for the rest of the interview, complete with musical examples. There's also a link to an interview with Jeff Russo, who was responsible for the sound of, amongst others, Fargo, and Star Trek, both Discovery and Picard.
Marco Beltrami used Shepard tones to create tension on A Quiet Place Part II
Marco Beltrami has never been a fan of horror films. But ever since he started working with the late director Wes Craven on the Scream franchise, he has become Hollywood’s go-to composer for shock and gore. Not that he minds. “So be it," he says over Zoom. "It's a path that chooses you."
The American musician, 54, is wildly prolific with more than 140 TV and film credits to his name including Hellboy, I, Robot, The Wolverine, Long Shot, and Snowpiercer. Not to mention two Oscar nominations for The Hurt Locker and 3:10 to Yuma.
Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, John Moore, Robert Rodriguez, and James Mangold are some of the filmmakers who have been drawn to his ability to make music that is as elegantly refined as it is audaciously experimental. He sees the potential for creating sound in the most unlikely of objects. While scoring World War Z, he turned javelina (a type of wild pig) skulls into instruments.
Throughout his long career, Beltrami has switched effortlessly between genres but has always found his way back to horror. His latest project isA Quiet Place Part II, a sequel to the blockbuster 2018 hit directed by The Office star John Krasinski. Starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, and Millicent Simmonds, it follows a family's desperate fight for survival in a dystopian future where terrifying monsters attack if they hear sound.
It’s taken many years but Beltrami has finally gotten over his fear of scary films. “I used to be terrified,” he laughs. “It took me a while to settle down.”
Read On
Follow the above link for the rest of the interview, complete with musical examples. There's also a link to an interview with Jeff Russo, who was responsible for the sound of, amongst others, Fargo, and Star Trek, both Discovery and Picard.
