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1) “Dabka,” the film directed by Bryan Buckley and starring Al Pacino and Evan Peters. John, my partner, and I composed nearly 70 minutes of music. The most significant challenge we had during this process was taking this beautiful film set in Somalia and coming up with an authentic original score without sounding contrived or fake. Not an easy task from two guys in Venice Beach, CA! It was a valuable lesson to learn that by continuing to push yourself into areas that seem scary you will be surprised what you can come up with.
2) We are extremely proud of the way the music came out in “Dabka.” We didn’t chase a temp score nor try to sound East African. What we did do was embrace ourselves in the process. Going back to pen and paper and experimenting to push to make something that was felt and not heard.
3) Beacon Street Studios, as a company tries to evolve, create, and be fresh in our approach. What’s funny about most agencies role is that it has likely evolved more then ours. At the end of the day we still compose original music, create sound design, and mix. Notably as the terrain has changed in the agency world we have noticed work coming from other new sources. We’ve seen projects come in from individuals or even direct from the clients, that being said, we still collaborate the largest agencies and love doing that as well!
4) I can’t stand “overseas” recording. Musicians, much like any other profession that has an organized union, rely upon its residuals to live off of. The general idea of the union is that it protects musicians interests so that they are able to continue doing what they do best. We aren’t talking about a lot of money here and when push comes to shove the music can make or break the commercial, making it stand out or ultimately become forgettable. So, why skimp on the musicians royalties? Whats wrong with American made music? By paying into the union everyone wins in the end.
5) We mix for VR all the time! However, I feel, until the technology, or should I say the access to the technology, increases to the public we won’t see much evolution in the field
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More