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The Journey
20 seconds of
orchestral excitement (mp3) 21 secs, 0.5MB to accompany a fast cut clip
of sword-fighting rehearsals for The Journey (apologies for the sudden
ending, but the video just stopped!)
Dark Music
mp3, 31 secs, 0.75MB - dark tense thematic development of the
brutal reel used at the end of Trailer 2B music (see below). Written as the
menu music of the promotional DVD for The Journey.
Trailer 2B Music mp3,
57 secs, 1.345MB - tense, sustained opening build as two sword fighters
prepare to engage. Then a distant march as we see a montage of contenders
preparing for their Journey. Then a brutal Scottish
reel as the contender engage in mortal combat - there is only one victor at the
end of The Journey.
"A band of men and women fighting
for their perception of Valhalla. We follow each of the characters through
their personal journeys trying to find a sense of perfection in an imperfect
world, a place in which rules are made to be broken.
We follow them through the
underground world of sword fights, as they showcase their skills, striving
for a warrior status in a treacherous world of violence. Follow the journey
as each strives to become a legend in the underworld." - Fraser Coull,
writer/director
Production
 The latest project by exciting young writer/director
Fraser Coull and his first full length feature. A
mystical tale of three people on a journey to the same place, facing their own
demons and learning more about themselves. They Journey to Scotland, like so
many before them, for the ultimate in swordsmanship competitions.
It is expected to go into production during the
first half of 2006. This is the music I wrote to underscore the promotional
trailer.
Official Website
Visit the
Official Journey Website and forum
Description
20 seconds of
orchestral excitement (mp3) 21
secs, 0.5MB to accompany a fast cut clip of sword-fighting rehearsals for The
Journey (apologies for the sudden ending, but the video just stopped!)
Dark Music
mp3, 31 secs, 0.75MB - dark tense thematic development of the brutal
reel used at the end of Trailer 2B music (see below). Written as the menu music
of the promotional DVD for The Journey.
Trailer 2B Music mp3,
57 secs, 1.345MB - tense, sustained opening build as two sword fighters prepare
to engage. Then a distant march as we see a montage of contenders preparing for
their Journey. Then a brutal Scottish
reel as the contender engage in mortal combat - there is only one victor at the
end of The Journey.
Trailer-b Music mp3, 1 min 2 secs, 1.46MB - warm opening lifting into a
short section of driving rhythms before melting into a tense slow build and then
letting fly to close. This is a longer version of "trailer-a".
Trailer-b VIDEO
wmv, 2.609MB - with music and sound effects. Sorry about the low quality but
when it is released I will put a link to it on this site.
Trailer-a Music mp3, 39 secs, 919KB
- warm mellow opening releasing into epic driving orchestral rhythms to a climactic
finish (video this goes to will be available shortly)
Liam, another one of our main characters, is seen here fighting Albert,
another contender who seeks glory in the tournament. The two are locked in
battle as they practice their sword fighting skills.
Composition (trailer-a)
Though simple in itself, the video work in this trailer is just pregnant with
story and this provided a gift from the point of view of composition.
The opening is an artistic shot of sunlight glistening through summer leaves
blowing in the breeze. I chose a warm sound with "twinkling" texture at the
tempo derived from the movement of the leaves.
At the end of this shot, the video x-fades to our hero walking purposefully
along a beach, with sheathed sword. I use the x-fade to crescendo into the next
shot which is heroic, purposeful and epic. This is where the production of the
video really helped the composition. The lead character's movements were so
purposeful, forcing himself into the driving wind. The wind itself driving
snaking sand drifts and give the tempo of the piece.
The next shot is a long shot of our hero, standing head into wind and with a
bad-tempered sea as his backdrop. This shot I thought was totally neo-classical,
so here I introduced a shouting male voice choir into the driving texture.
The next shot shows our hero thrusting his sword triumphantly into the air, I
let the timps fly here and conclude the piece with choral chord and large
tam-tam smash.
Can't wait to the locked-picture, I reckon this is going to be brilliant to
work on. The script is great and Fraser is putting quite a team around him. |
