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Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:44 pm Post subject: PR: Need for Speed (Nathan Furst) |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS TO RELEASE NEED FOR SPEED SOUNDTRACK
Featuring Original Music By Nathan Furst
(March 17, 2014– Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande Records will release NEED FOR SPEED – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, currently available digitally, and on CD April 15, 2014 via disc-on-demand later in March. The soundtrack features original score composed by Nathan Furst (ACT OF VALOR).
On the heels of last years #1 box office hit, ACT OF VALOR composer Nathan Furst is quickly gaining recognition as one of Hollywood’s elite young composers. Continuing his almost decade long collaboration with director Scott Waugh, Nathan Furst started writing NEED FOR SPEED themes after reading the script in preproduction. The result is a rousing and powerful score with epic themes.
"Scott and I discussed the story, and the role the score should play in telling that story,” said Furst. “We quickly found that big, memorable themes, combining a large orchestra with big broad guitars and synths felt right."
The blending of dream-like guitars and synth elements with memorable and compelling themes surrounded by the strength and elegance of a symphony orchestra has created an exciting American Rock Opera as the sonic backdrop for this emotional story.
The score was written and produced within the production facility of Bandito Bros, where Furst was able to score the film in a very collaborative environment with the director and editor. The score enlists the magic and talents of 90 musicians across 3 recording studios.
Furst is a self-taught musician, and began composing music at a young age. After attending Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), Nathan left college to accept offers to score film and television projects. To date, Nathan has composed the themes and scores to over 50 films and television shows.
Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ NEED FOR SPEED captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ‘70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, NEED FOR SPEED taps into what makes the American myth of the open road so enticing.
The story chronicles a near-impossible cross-country race against time — one that begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to be one of redemption. In a last attempt to save his struggling garage, blue-collar mechanic Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) — who with his team skillfully builds and races muscle cars on the side — reluctantly partners with wealthy, arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Just as a major sale to a car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poot) looks like it will save the business, a disastrous, unsanctioned race results in Dino framing Tobey for manslaughter.
“There are 3 key themes, with one being a long sweeping theme that plays throughout - sometimes in the orchestra, sometimes with a glistening ambient guitar,” described Furst. “We purposefully stayed away from the huge percussion and drum sounds that have come to be expected from this kind of score. Instead, we went with orchestral textures with a lot of ambient, clean guitars.”
Dreamworks Picture presents NEED FOR SPEED, in theaters now. The NEED FOR SPEED -Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Varèse Sarabande Records is currently available digitally and will be released on CD April 15, 2014.
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ABOUT VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS
Founded in 1978, Varèse Sarabande is the industry leading independent soundtrack record label releasing the highest profile film music from the world’s greatest composers. From current box office hits and top television series to classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age, Varèse Sarabande’s 35-year catalog includes new soundtracks and newly recorded albums from practically every composer in the history of film, including Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, Mark Isham, John Powell, Alan Silvestri, Brian Tyler, Christopher Young and Hans Zimmer.
Varèse Sarabande spotlights the best from the past with the Varèse CD Club and Varèse Vintage imprint. The Varèse CD Club releases previously out-of-print soundtrack titles and expanded edition packages put together with an eye for the film music collector.
Varèse Vintage Records specializes in releasing new albums by classic pop, jazz and country artists such as Trevor Rabin, Keith Emerson, Dwight Twilley, Ed Bruce and Billy Cobham, In addition, the label has a long history of reissuing great pop and soundtrack albums such as Flash Harry by Harry Nilsson, The Everly Brothers’ Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, The Family Way soundtrack by Paul McCartney and The Idol Maker, with music by Jeff Barry.
Varèse Sarabande continues the tradition they started by hosting and producing worldwide concerts celebrating film music with orchestras all over the world. Past gala events include the official Abbey Road Studios 80th Anniversary concert in London, the Universal Pictures 100th Anniversary concert in Tenerife, and a series of tribute programs to composers Jerry Goldsmith, Alex North, Bernard Herrmann, Alan Silvestri, Patrick Doyle, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini and John Barry. To celebrate Varèse Sarabande's 35th Anniversary in 2013 there were a number of concerts worldwide, including in Macau (China), three concerts featuring the Golden State Pops Orchestra in San Pedro (CA), with additional events in Poznań (Poland) and Tenerife (Spain).
Varèse Sarabande Records is distributed by Universal Music Group, the largest music distributor in the world. The Varèse CD Club accepts direct orders at www.varesesarabande.com. |
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