Early on in the development of our sophomore motion picture we made the conscious choice to reunite with our 'resident' composer James Richardson, notable for his elongated fingers perfect for playing the piano and of course his elongated chin. His work on our film last year was acclaimed and so there was no other option than to request his input once again.
The key difference this time, however, is that the music has been composed prior to shooting of the trailer. This was done for a number of reasons. Firstly, to speed up the post-production process (as last year the opening was already edited and there was somewhat of a rush for our composer to come up with a soundtrack) and to provide inspiration for our shots and editing - as with trailers the use of music is key in establishing and maintaining the pace of the action. We asked James to use the same sort of style he had done so well previously but also to experiment with other ideas.
Below is the initial demo for the trailer soundtrack, which we were very pleased with. We have, however, requested the reworking of some parts in order to fit our envisioned structure of the trailer. The last part of the music will also have to be faster paced though this could be easily achieved with added percussion and strings. We also intend to utilise the musical skills of some of our other cast members such as Lee Davidson who is a master of the guitar and Richard Young, who is proficient on the drums.
