David Stone Hamilton is a classically trained film composer based in Los Angeles, known for his emotionally-charged scores and his unique approach to film music, integrating a wide range of musical styles, from rock to electronic to orchestral, throughout his work. Hamilton's projects include music for Dateline NBC, Ancient Aliens, Last Call with Carson Daly, and films such as 88, and The Jurassic Games. He recently scored the the sci-fi-horror film DARK ENCOUNTER which premiered at FrightFest in August 2019. Another recent project was his original score for the sci-fi, feature film SOLIS from writer/ director Carl Strathie.
SOLIS is the emotional story of human survival, where engineer, Dr. Troy Holloway wakes up to find himself trapped aboard an escape pod which is drifting towards the sun. With an ever depleting supply of oxygen and doomed trajectory towards the Sun, a rescue party sets out to save Holloway before it is too late.
In this episode, composer David Stone Hamilton talks about how he looked to match the classic, analog sci-fi aesthetic of the film through his live orchestral score, how Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and Don Davis influenced him on the project and how the original sketch he wrote was used on set by the director to assist the actors.
ANNOTATED TRACKS / SEGMENTS
02:23 - Main Title
04:21 - Coolant Chamber
07:30 - Death
10:00 - Sketch
11:54 - Best Odds I've Had All Day
SOUNDTRACK
The original soundtrack for Solis was released by Moviescore Media on June 14, 2019 and is available digitally on Amazon.com and iTunes. You can purchase the score on compact disc at MoviescoreMedia.com and you can stream the soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music.
MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSERS
You can find out more and hear more music by David Stone Hamilton at his official site http://davidstonehamilton.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @dstonehamilton
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