"To say that Grace impressed me would be an understatement: these two scores made me realize that there were still fresh plots to be dug in the dark cemetery of horror film scores... The performances are great; the writing is nothing short of amazing and defies description... I have no problem calling The Roost one of the most satisfying and memorable horror scores of the past few years." - Soundtrack.net
"Captivating, unique, and extraordinarily fresh in its approach and in its sound." - Cinescape
"Nostalgic and brilliantly inventive, Grace goes beyond the physical limitations of his string quartet to create an extraordinarily organized collage of shrilling violins, nasty celli and close-mic'ed Celtic percussion." - Rue Morgue
"The dark score by Jeff Grace and the array of creepy/freaky sounds at play gave me the heebie-jeebies!" - Arrow in the Head
"At times, Jeff Grace’s score reminded me of both the screeching violins of Bernard Herrmann’s score for Psycho and the menacing cues from Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead." - Severed Cinema
Composer Jeff Grace spent three years of his life exploring Middle-Earth, working as the assistant to composer Howard Shore who created the musical world of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Since then, Grace has pursued a career as a film composer in his own right – and now, MovieScore Media proudly announces Grace's debut soundtrack album featuring his innovative score for the acclaimed horror film The Roost, directed by Ti West. In addition to this score, the album also features the highly original music Grace recently wrote for another horror film, Travis Betz' Joshua.
Grace's music is refreshingly modern. Both The Roost and Joshua are written for string quartet using many experimental avant garde techniques, augmented by eerie electronic sound design and, in the case of Joshua, the very striking voice of soprano Joanna Mongiardo. Grace is a classically trained composer who, besides film scores, was selected for American Opera Projects’ 2005-2006 Composers and The Voice Series. He has also worked with composer Robert Ruggieri on his ballet scores and as an orchestrator for trumpeter Roy Hargrove. In terms of new film scores, Grace has just finished work on Larry Fessenden’s The Last Winter starring Ron Perlman.
The Roost, which was ranked as one of the top-10 films of 2005 by the Bloody Disgusting web site, opened theatrically in the US and UK earlier this year and will be released on DVD in the USA in October. Joshua was released on DVD by Hart Sharp Video in February.
MMS06010 THE ROOST: Original Motion Picture Score
Music composed and conducted by JEFF GRACE
Release date: July 25, 2006
