Ethan Gold is an art rock performer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He performs under his name, as well as under his synth pop moniker Vyprz. While moonlighting as bass player and resident musician in his brother Ari’s celebrity-driven folk party band the Honey Brothers, he scored his twin’s debut film "Adventures of Power". Most recently, Gold released his soundtrack of original songs and score to his brother’s second feature, THE SONG OF SWAY LAKE.

This award-winning feature film, tells the story of a young record collector who, after his father’s suicide, goes to his family’s lake house to claim a valuable jazz recording. While he is there, encounters with his estranged grandmother and a neighbor dredge up years of family suffering. The film released in September of 2018 and was produced and directed by Ari Gold.

In this episode, composer ETHAN GOLD talks about how he, in addition to writing the film's original score, came to write key songs for the film to replace the temp music from the 30s and 40s. He also reveals for the first time, the name of a mysterious instrument he employs; one that no one has been able to guess thus far. Lastly, Gold shares how his suffering a serious head injury during his writing process came to significantly impact the instrumentation and tone of his final score.

ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS

02:21- "Pure Water Opening"

03:35 - "Sway Lake (Big Band Version)"

05:48 - "Blood in the Water"

06:52 - "Dust"

07:23 - "Hidden in the Attic"

09:39 - "Ghost in the Mirror"

10:14 - "Sway Lake Finale"

12:40 - "Sway Lake (Lost Record Version)

15:57 - "Orphan Finale"

SOUNDTRACK

The original soundtrack was release on September 21, 2018 by Lakeshore Records. The score is available on Amazon.com , itunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER

You can find out more about and hear more music by Ethan Gold at his official site https://ethangold.com/ or follow him on twitter @ethangold

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