"Jeff Grace again shows he’s got a exceptional handle on horror, while exploring other sides to his musical persona; all of which confirm my initial thoughts that this is a composer to take very seriously." - Music from the Movies
"This is a very fine score from a little-known composer, gracefully done in every respect, and highly recommended." - Movie Wave
"Grace uses strings in haunting manner with abundance of minor-key harmonies, then adds low brass clusters for striking, scary effect. Fresh, effective timbre. Sanko contribution (especially "What God Wants") lends aura of mysticism, serenity to score. Two disparate musical elements actually compliment each other to perfection!" - Intrada
"It demonstrates Grace's ability to express beauty as well as utter chaos through the use of a string quartet and shows a certain kinship with Howard Shore's music." - Soundtrack.net
Making masterfully eerie use of sound and original score..." - The Horror Review
"The original score by Jeff Grace ("Joshua") envelopes the whole with beauty, yearning and discord, suggesting both the emotions of the characters and the nature that surrounds them." - Reeling Reviews
The Last Winter takes place in the Arctic region of Northern Alaska where an oil company's team is drawn into a world of disorientation and mysterious fear following the death of one of the members. The Last Winter is written and directed by horror genre specialist Larry Fessenden, who has been acting in films such as Headspace and The Roost, and produced genre titles such as Zombie Honeymoon and The Off Season. The Last Winter stars Golden Globe Award-winning actor Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Alien: Resurrection, The Name of the Rose), Kevin Corrigan (The Departed, Goodfellas, True Romance), James LeGros (Enemy of the State, Zodiac, Psycho) and Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights).
The music for The Last Winter is special in that it actually features two original scores by different composers - one orchestral and one electronic. "I invited two different composers to illuminate different aspects of the story: Anton Sanko I wanted to provide an ambient score to suggest the encroaching mental stress the characters are going through. Jeff Grace I wanted to provide a more romanticized interpretation of the story, to track the emotional aspect of the characters' journey," explains director Larry Fessenden.
MovieScore Media reunites with composer Jeff Grace, whose much acclaimed score for the independent horror film The Roost was released by the label last year. It was hailed as "one of the most satisfying and memorable horror scores of the past few years" by noted web site soundtrack.net. Jeff Grace has quickly emerged as a truly original and very interesting new voice in the film music business. With The Last Winter he returns to the bold avant garde experimentalism of The Roost, but he also showcases another side of himself: a restrained beauty rooted in traditional harmony and instrumentation, heard in the main theme of the film. The electronic score by Anton Sanko provides an eerie contrast to Jeff's music and as a whole, The Last Winter is, in terms of its musical approach, one of the most original horror films in recent years.
SPECIAL NOTE: We are now lowering the price of our CDs! Suggested retail price for The Last Winter and all forthcoming MovieScore Media releases is $17.95 (previous price: $19.95).
