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Photos from Crooked Arrows orchestra session.

webmaster — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:30:17 +0000

Brian has completed his work on scoring the film Crooked Arrows. The film will have a limited theatrical release on May 18th in some specific lacrosse focused markets and then on June 1st…the film will be released in hundreds of theaters nationwide.

Brian conducted his score, performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony orchestra and it was recored at The Bridge Recording in Glendale, CA. Photos from the orchestra session are below.

If you would like to read more, the official film website is at: www.crookedarrows.com
and if you would like to help spread the word to your facebook friends, the film’s facebook page is at: www.facebook.com/crookedarrows

Crooked Arrows Theatrical Poster

webmaster — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:05:43 +0000

Coming to Theaters nationwide on May 18th.

Crooked Arrows in theaters May 18th, 2012.

webmaster — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:50:55 +0000

Crooked Arrows in Theaters May 18

Brian scoring lacrosse film Crooked Arrows

webmaster — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:54:29 +0000

Nice mention at the Film Music Reporter that Brian is currently scoring the upcoming sports drama Crooked Arrows. The movie directed by Steve Rash (Can’t Buy Me Love, The Buddy Holly Story) follows a rag-tag Native American high school lacrosse team that is forced to join the elite New York Prep League, which is comprised of better trained and equipped rivals. The film starring Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Crystal Allen and Chelsea Ricketts is written by Brad Riddell and Todd Baird. J. Todd Harris (Bottle Shock) and Mitchell Peck (Priest) are producing the project, which is co-produced by Sports Studio (Miracle). Brian will be recording his Native American influenced score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony next month. Crooked Arrows will be released in theaters this spring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqSi-_cXeE

SCOREcast Episode 31: Total Request (Sorta) LIVE!

webmaster — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:37 +0000

Original Air Date: October 1, 2011
This Episode: SCOREcast Episode 31: Total Request (Sorta) LIVE!
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden & Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
iTunes RSS Link

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In this episode, the boys answer your questions in our very first social media-centric episode of SCOREcast. Nothing is sacred—topics include samples versus live instruments, composer copyright issues, dealing with your first film project, handling directors, where to live when starting a film scoring career, and much, much more. We’ll also give you a sneak peek into what we have planned for SCOREcast’s 5th Anniversary, and how you can get the full scoop coming up on what’s ahead for the website and podcast. Check it out!

http://www.scorecastonline.com/2011/10/scorecast-31-total-request.html

SCOREcast Session: Music Editing AVATAR

webmaster — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:17:06 +0000

Original Air Date: September 18, 2011
This Episode: SCOREcast Session: Music Editing AVATAR
Co-hosts: Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In this SCOREcast Session episode originally recorded on June 4, 2011, Brian Ralston sat down with composer James Horner’s long-time music editor Jim Henrikson and Cuetime software developer and music editor Dan Brock to discuss the role of the music editor in the Hollywood feature filmmaking process. Get ready for an incredibly entertaining episode full of stories from some of filmmaking’s greatest moments, including a behind-the-scenes rundown on how the music for James Cameron’s 3D sensation Avatar was recorded. This is one episode you will not want to miss!

http://www.scorecastonline.com/2011/09/scorecast-session-music-editing-avatar.html

VOYAGER to premiere at LA Shorts Fest’s Opening Program July 21 @ 1pm

webmaster — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:29:41 +0000

Very exciting news regarding the Sci-Fi short film VOYAGER that Brian scored as part of the University of Arizona film scoring workshop back in April. VOYAGER has been accepted into the largest short film festival in the world for its world premiere. The prestigious Los Angeles International Short Film Festival later this month.

Voyager will open the festival in program number 1 at 1pm on Thursday July 21, 2011 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theaters in Hollywood. (8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood CA 90046). Tickets (which go on sale beginning July 14th) are $12 per person for each short film “program”…which will buy you a screening to about 60-90 minutes of the best short films from around the world.

Brian will be in attendance supporting the film as will director Jared Potter who will be traveling down from Seattle that week. So…for anyone who can come out on a Thursday afternoon to support the film and see it…please do come by.

One of the challenges with opening the festival in program #1 is that you have to get the word out to everyone to come see the screening before the festival begins via the internet and other marketing tools, rather than inviting everyone attending the festival at the various social events that take place all week long. So please help spread the word.

More information on the film can be found at the film’s new official website:
www.voyagerfilm.com
(This website should go live any day now).

Below is a short trailer director Jared Potter put together for the festival. The film is already generating some preliminary buzz by the few industry folks who have privately seen it thus far. And Jared’s incredible CGI work in Voyager has certainly impressed some important industry folks. A glimpse of some of that work can be seen in the trailer below. The film will also premiere in the LA Short fest with a new surround sound mix by sound designer Lisa Fowle at Dragonfly Sound. This film is going to look and sound amazing.

Brian is extremely excited to have contributed the score to this impressive project. The last film Brian scored that premiered at the LA Shorts fest was The Rece!pt in 2005 which went on to win Best Comedy at that festival, qualifying it for Academy consideration in 2005.

Click the play button below to see the trailer stream from Vimeo:

Voyager Trailer from Jared Potter on Vimeo.

Trailer for the short film Voyager. Directed by Jared Potter.

Official Selection LA Shorts Fest 2011

Voyager One Sheet Poster

webmaster — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:46:56 +0000

Jared Potter’s sci-fi film Voyager has a new “one sheet” poster. Take a look. Exciting festival premiere news coming soon!

Voyager One Sheet

Teaser video from VOYAGER scoring session

webmaster — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:04:08 +0000

Brian’s recent trip to Arizona to conduct the film scoring workshop and live scoring session was a complete success. Director Jared Potter’s film VOYAGER will premiere at the Fox Theater in downtown Tucson on Saturday, May 14th at 7pm. Below is a little teaser of Brian’s score edited together with live footage from one of the sessions in AZ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Bck8pK3gA

Brian to guest speak at the University of Arizona.

webmaster — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:55:09 +0000

Brian has been invited to speak next week, April 15th at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television, the Hanson Film Institute an Xerox presents a film scoring seminar/workshop and recording session to be headlined by Brian on April 15th, 2011. The presentation will take place in the Harvell Bldg, Room 104 at 10:30am – 12:00 noon and is open to all students. Followed by a pizza lunch. At 1:30pm – 5:00pm, a live demonstration film scoring recording session will take place in the School of Music recording studio, music room 57 (basement). NOTE: Due to limited space in the recording studio, to attend the recording session, you must have signed up for a 30-minute slot during the previous session.

The lecture portion of the event will be focused on the process of scoring music for film and television. Topics will be discussed from both a music viewpoint and a filmmaking viewpoint. So both film students and music composition or performance students interested in film scoring are encouraged to attend. Brian will also answer any questions students might have about the process and provide some audio/video examples and demonstrations of the process of scoring a scene.

For the recording session in the afternoon, the event will not only serve the purpose of recording music for Jarrod Potter’s thesis film VOYAGER…but it will also serve as a live demonstration of the recording process of cues with live musicians.

Many thanks to Dan Brock who has put a lot of time and effort in organizing this event, to the U of Az School of Theater, Film & Television, professor Jeff Haskell and the School of Music and Wiley Ross from the U of Arizona recording studio.

U of AZ Film Scoring Seminar flyer