Justin Melland – Director Peter Nicks’ documentary ‘The Force’ looks at the long-troubled Oakland Police Department and goes deep inside its struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson, and an explosive scandal. Justin also scored another 2017 Sundance documentary ‘Water & Power: A California Heist,’ as well as the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary short ‘Extremis,’ and currently scores Showtime’s ‘Dark Net’.…
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2017 Sundance Film Festival: ‘Water & Power’ – Scored by Justin Melland
Justin Melland scored director Marina Zenovich’s film, ‘Water & Power: A California Heist,’ a documentary about California’s convoluted water system, where notorious water barons find ways to structure a state-engineered system to their own advantage. This examination into their centers of power shows small farmers and everyday citizens facing drought and a new, debilitating groundwater crisis. Justin’s past…
Microsoft Surface Studio – “Pure Imagination” arranged and produced by Nathan Lanier
Nathan Lanier produced the music for the Microsoft’s Surface Studio launch announcement yesterday. He’s arranged and produced the song “Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka)” in the most beautiful and magical way for Microsoft’s one of the most important products in recent years. The video has charted #2 on YouTube trending chart, played over 3.7 million with…
Jeff Rona wins Best Score for ‘Orfaos do Eldorado’
Congratulations to Jeff Rona who won the award for Best Score for Órfãos do Eldorado at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. Jeff Rona’s past work includes ‘Powers’, ‘Traffic’, ‘Dominion’, ‘Phantom’ and ‘Revolution‘. Jeff Rona – http://jeffrona.com
Cris Velasco Scores Hulu Series ‘Freakish’
Cris Velasco scores the Hulu Series ‘Freakish’ premiering October 10th. The show follows a group of high schoolers struggling against predatory mutants who have taken over their town after a chemical plant meltdown. Cris’ past work includes music for ‘Clive Barker’s Jericho’ and ‘God of War’. Cris Velasco – http://www.monarchaudio.com/
Mark Adler Scores ‘Command and Control’
Mark Adler scores ‘Command and Control’ directed by Robert Kenner (‘Food Inc’) and based on 2013 book of the same name by author Eric Schlosser. The new documentary relates the chilling chain of events surrounding the near-catastrophic explosion of a Titan-II nuclear missile in Damascus, Arkansas, in 1980. The film features the minute-by-minute accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and…