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Marco Beltrami Used WHAT For The World War Z Score???
World War Z was a book that I bought because people kept talking about it, much like The Da Vinci Code. However, whereas the latter was a steaming pile of junk, World War Z was an expertly crafted and brilliantly written book that I will happily reread over and over.
Coming to the soon-to-be-relased film (which comes out June 21st), I want to talk about something I just learned that is pretty odd, to say the least. Turns out composer Marco Beltrami based the melodies and harmonies off of the U.S. Emergency Broadcast siren.
Oh, that’s right, that’s not weird. What is weird is that he also used animal teeth being mashed together during the composition. I’ve heard of some strange percussive instruments, but actual skulls and teeth? That’s definitely adding a macabre twist to the sonic landscape.
Beltrami comments, “The sound of the skull became the basis for the percussion in the score…it added a new intensity.”
Beltrami also worked on the score for two years, collaborating with director Marc Forester as the film was being shot. The score will be released June 18th via Warner Bros. Records. Head on below for the trailer.
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The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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