‘For All Mankind’, ‘Starman’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Chariots of Fire’, and ‘The Last Wave’. All of these projects have lush, hypnotic scores that really complement each film. And I love them all.
Whenever I begin writing or working on a film I always put a playlist together of music that inspires me, especially for specific scenes. The playlist for CROSSING THE LAKE is full of various ambient and progressive rock like Brian Eno, Vangelis, and Genesis, as well as some Roger Miller, Whitney Mann, and Jenny Lewis. I know it seems an awkward mix, but there are elements within each that are very complementary. They just work really, really well for me together.
Whitney Mann is a friend and agreed from the start to provide a song for a very pivotal scene towards the middle of the film. (You can check some of her music out here.) But as we got into the production I was having very little luck finding a composer who had the right sound for that ambient/progressive score I wanted throughout the film.
That was until I recently discovered Ray Lynch.
Ray is an immensely talented musician and he has just agreed to provide the musical score for CROSSING THE LAKE. I could not be happier about this! His music is currently featured on the FOX SEARCHLIGHT website for the film GENTLEMAN BRONCOS and in the game Grand Theft Auto IV. He has been a composer for over 20 years and you can read and listen to more from him on his website. You can also purchase his music on iTunes here.
Having Ray and Whitney on board for the music really helps us get much closer to our final cut of the film. Their music will fully develop our story and round out the musical elements I’ve been hoping would come into play for this film. (They bring some real talent to the table people, and we will gladly use it.)
We’re very lucky to have them both on this. Very lucky.
More on how that edit is coming in the next post.
- Jer
