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VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS TO RELEASE SULLY
MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE
A Musical Collaboration by Clint Eastwood, Christian Jacob and the Tierney Sutton Band
(September 27, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande will release the SULLY – Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture digitally October 7th and on CD on October 28, 2016. The album features the original music composed by Clint Eastwood (GRACE IS GONE, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), Christian Jacob and the Tierney Sutton Band.
“One day he [director Clint Eastwood] called and very casually asked if Christian Jacob and I would come down and see how he had provisionally used some of our music in the rough cut of SULLY,” Sutton recalled. “We thought he was interested in just using a few bits of our recorded music—or perhaps asking us to recreate some of that mood in a new piece for the film. But after screening the entire film, we were asked to score the whole thing. Two days later, the whole band was in the studio creating cues to picture, with Clint giving us input. I also co-wrote the lyrics to a theme that Clint wrote that will be a song heard during the end credits of the film.”
Since the Tierney Sutton Band has been together for over 20 years and has been known for its collaborative process of arranging music, the scoring process was improvisational in approach. “The scoring began over several themes written by both the director, Clint Eastwood, and myself,” Christian Jacob stated. “Every member of the band was watching scenes on the screen and improvising their own parts by following a basic lead sheet. We know each other so well, that our musical ideas fell beautifully in place.”
Sutton added, “Clint was with us every step of the way — and in fact, the band created the framework of the underscore, pretty much live to picture, in two 12 hour sessions, with Clint directing each cue.” Sutton continued, “The soundtrack album will give people a real, deep idea of the collaboration that occurred.”
SULLY is set in 2009 on January 15th when the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. SULLY also stars Aaron Eckhart (OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, THE DARK KNIGHT) as Sully's co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar® nominee Laura Linney (THE SAVAGES, KINSEY, Showtime's THE BIG C) as Sully's wife, Lorrie Sullenberger.
Taken together, the Tierney Sutton Band is a force to be reckoned with. The group functions as a true collaborative (and legally incorporated) unit, making all musical and business decisions as equal partners. This collective, and creatively fruitful, way of doing things was inspired by Sutton’s Baha’i faith and the example of her father, a civil rights attorney. Sutton made her recording debut with the 1998 album Introducing Tierney Sutton. It was the start of what has evolved into a rich, thematic discography. Embracing both massive hits and more obscure, deep album tracks from Sting’s catalog, The Sting Variations is the latest studio triumph from the Tierney Sutton Band, released earlier this summer. Past TSB projects have addressed Americana (American Road, 2011), Materialism (Desire, 2009), The Pursuit of Happiness (On the Other Side, 2007) as well as the musical legacies of Bill Evans (Blue in Green, 2001) and Frank Sinatra (Dancing in the Dark, 2003).
Warner Brothers presents SULLY, currently showing in theaters worldwide. Varèse Sarabande will release the SULLY – Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture digitally October 7th and on CD on October 28, 2016.
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Crickets...
anyone?...
anyone?...
Anyone have this and can comment on it?
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I've heard great things about the movie but the score? Yeah, I listened to it today. As a jazz record it's very nice but I'm finding it puzzling to try to imagine, based on the cue titles, how that music would fit over those scenes. I'll keep my mind open but at this point it's not an automatic purchase for me.
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I watched the movie 2 days ago. There were times when I thought the score conveyed emotions that were just the opposite of what I was watching and not for any ironic purpose. I felt like Eastwood and company sat down at a piano and doodled around a bit and added a touch of jazz. Then he shoved it into a serious dramatic movie. It might be okay as a stand alone listen, but I found it totally at odds with the movie.
You just described almost every single Eastwood movie score since Niehaus retired (?). Even the Niehaus scores were gigantic snoozers, for the most part. Shocking, given his jazz roots, that the Niehaus scores are almost completely bereft of a memorable melody to hang your hat on. I liked Eastwood's theme from Unforgiven and some of the Madison County stuff, though.
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Yep, Shaun. I think Eastwood is a good actor in certain parts and a decent director; however, his major weakness, in my opinion, is his view of himself as a film composer. He has been in movies with great scores by real composers like Shifrin and Morricone, but he won't use them. I thought Mystic River was a fine movie that would have been elevated to a great movie had he used Morricone.
See, I actually think Eastwood's scores for both MYSTIC RIVER and MILLION DOLLAR BABY fit beautifully for those two intimate, intense dramas. Otherwise, I wish he'd get out of his own way and give his film scores over to a really great composer. Unlikely at this late a time in his filmmaking.
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The most offensive of all his film compositions has got to be Jersey Boys. I came in expecting to hear all of the classic tunes of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, but every time the film's Frankie opened his mouth to sing, three plaintive piano chords were played eleven seconds apart from each other while a cymbal was lightly brushed in between. Very distracting.
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From Sully to Hitler in 11 posts. Impressive.
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Just watched Sully and loved it. Even when you do the right thing, the establishment will try to shit on you seems to be the take away.
Also liked the score. So nice not to have the usual Hollywood cliche scoring for this kind of film. The reflective jazz approach is refreshing.
Just downloaded the Varese album from Qbuz, which, btw, comes with a digital booklet. Going to have a listen with a couple of glasses of red.
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Have now listened to the album and it's tremendous. More music than is in the film but this is beautiful reflective jaxx.
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Sully choosing to bring the plane down in the Hudson was the correct decision based on decades of experience. Good movie. Clint produces the goods for his audience......and what a lovely score.
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