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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: Rejected Score: Dying of the Light (2014)   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 7, 2014 - 10:36 AM     By:   DS   (Member) This has to be one of the more widely publicized score rejections in recent memory, even though there is no information I can find online about who wrote the rejected score. Paul Schrader, the writer/director of "Dying of Light," said in an interview that the film was taken away from him, "recut and re-scored." Almost every review of the film I've read addresses not only the editing but the re-scoring as well. The new composer is Frederick Wiedmann, but I can't find any information on who wrote the first score. Does anybody know?    Posted:   Dec 7, 2014 - 2:44 PM     By:   Justin Boggan   (Member) Well, this wouldn't be the first time a director has mentioned his film was recut and rescored, in an interview online. The big public ones are and will probably be for a while (until the next one): "King Kong" (Shore) "Timeline" (Goldsmith) "2001: A Space Odyssey" (North) "The Wolfman" (Haslinger) "Troy" (Yared) And some others to slightly lesser degres (or more), including "Love Story" (simply because Jimmy Webb is the only composer I know of that sued over his replacement!).    Posted:   Dec 8, 2014 - 10:43 AM     By:   DS   (Member) I'm more surprised at how many film critics are mentioning the fact that there was a rejected score than I am at the director's statements, but then again the producers rejecting the score was an integral part of Paul Schrader's original quote so that explains it. But yes, this isn't the first time a director has made a public statement about a score being tossed. Schrader, of course, has always been outspoken when he loses a battle with the producers/studio. Has anybody seen this film? It isn't getting positive reviews, but I'm curious how the replacement score sounds.    Posted:   Jan 5, 2015 - 10:21 AM     By:   DS   (Member) Somebody has seen the original cut and wrote about some of the changes, but they didn't mention the music: http://www.filmcomment.com/entry/review-the-dying-of-the-light Still curious about who the original composer was...    Posted:   Jan 14, 2015 - 9:16 PM     By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member) Well, this wouldn't be the first time a director has mentioned his film was recut and rescored, in an interview online. The big public ones are and will probably be for a while (until the next one): "King Kong" (Shore) "Timeline" (Goldsmith) "2001: A Space Odyssey" (North) "The Wolfman" (Haslinger) "Troy" (Yared) And some others to slightly lesser degres (or more), including "Love Story" (simply because Jimmy Webb is the only composer I know of that sued over his replacement!). I believe Maurice Jarre sued or at least threatened to sue over being replaced on "White Squall," claiming he hadn't been paid all he was owed.    Posted:   Jan 14, 2015 - 9:20 PM     By:   LeHah   (Member) "King Kong" (Shore) This doesn't belong on your list. Shore left the project when Peter Jackson himself was dissatisfied with the music during its (unfinished) recording. I'm not sure about Wolfman, since that post-production phase was insane. Ditto Secret Window which went through three iterations of composers and editing.    Posted:   Jan 14, 2015 - 9:33 PM     By:   Justin Boggan   (Member) It belongs on the list in the context which I posted it. Amounts recorded and cuts of films wasn't the issue. What? Nobody's identified the composer yet? It's gonna fall on me, isn't? Well, add another one to the list of a few hundred others I have to look into.    Posted:   Jul 24, 2017 - 12:35 PM     By:   Justin Boggan   (Member) For the second time since 2016, Schrader has hired the duo We Are Dark Angels (Nicci Kasper & Deantoni Parks/AKA: Brian Williams/AKA: Lustmord/AKA: Whatever name he goes with next). I'm going to go ahead and go out on a limb and say they may have been the original choices for this film.     General Discussion: Rejected Score: Dying of the Light (2014)    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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