James Peterson: THE RED CANVAS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• WINNER OF 'BEST FEATURE SOUNDTRACK' AWARD AT THE ACTION ON FILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL • NOMINATED FOR THE JERRY GOLDSMITH AWARD AT THE V INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL, UBEDA, SPAIN
"James Peterson has given me what classic film music stands for: not one theme but MULTIPLE themes, an exquisite orchestral complexity and development, a long dramatic line of excellence, passionate performances and an outstanding listening experience in one of the albums of the year." - Main Titles
"Strong, implacable, apocalyptic... lyrical melodies of great beauty... epic, almost operistic." - Mundo BSO
"Being a huge fan of contemporary classical orchestrated scores, I was in heaven listening to James Peterson's soundtrack to The Red Canvas." - Review Graveyard (10/10)
"The Red Canvas soundtrack delivers powerful blows and a knock out punch that packs quite a wallop. If Rosza, Herrmann, North and all of the other film score heavyweights were still with us, they would be on their feet cheering with delight at this score." - Film Score Monthly
"If I sound like I’m gushing, I apologize, but when one hears music this good, and when you compare it to all the anonymous dreck that Hollywood spews out on a far too regular basis, it’s difficult not to be overly-enthusiastic... Buy this. Now." - MovieMusic UK
"In a world where one score can be substituted into another genre without missing a beat, the score for The Red Canvas is an original piece of work that lands firmly in the domain of the film it was written for. Accept no substitutes, this is the real deal." - Scorenotes
Already nominated for the Jerry Goldsmith Award at the V International Film Music Festival in Ùbeda, Spain, and the winner of the award for 'Best Feature Soundtrack' at the Action on Film International Film Festival, James Peterson's score for The Red Canvas will blow fans of big, orchestral movie music away!
A rarity in modern film music, this is a score that is inspired by the legendary Miklós Rózsa – Peterson masterfully writes very maturely for orchestra, with beautiful motifs, themes and counterpoint! Written for large orchestra with an emphasis on brass (eight french horns, six trombones, four trumpets, two tuba) and a large string section (60 pieces), the music is definitely a musical adrenaline fest (the +11 minute 'Ballet for Brawlers' is atosnishing) - but the score never loses its focus on emotion.
As a bonus, this CD (which is over 66 minutes in duration) features Peterson's eight part concert work 'Moving Images Suite', a delightful orchestral ode to film music. Enjoy!
MMS09025 THE RED CANVAS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by JAMES PETERSON Release date (online): November 3, 2009. Release date (CD): November 10, 2009.
FILM TRAILER:
TRACK TITLES
1 Out of the Darkness 1.56
2 Awaiting the News 2.22
3 Death and Resurrection I 3.41
4 A Great Fighter 2.01
5 Jazz Café 1.43
6 Johnny Likes Extortion 0.27
7 The Attic 1.30
8 Grease Monkey Prelude 1.44
9 Grease Monkey Brawl 3.01
10 Maria Cries 1.37
11 Calling All Gladiators 1.08
12 The Meeting 1.32
13 Death and Resurrection II 3.28
14 Bills and Tears 1.27
15 Jungle Rumble 1.36
16 Prayer 1.09
17 A Not-So-Conjugal Visit 2.50
18 Ballet for Brawlers 11.29
Moving Images Suite (bonus)
19 Moving Images Fanfare 0.31
20 The Sorcerer 1.56
21 Americana 3.35
22 A Quirky Machine 2.46
23 Moonlit Desert Chase 2.32
24 Pastorale 4.35
25 Transylvania: 1955 2.56
26 Epilogue 1.54
