Title: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Darkness on Oct 23, 2007, 11:32:57 PM
Post by: Darkness on Oct 23, 2007, 11:32:57 PM
Corporal Hicks got the chance to interview music composer Brian Tyler about his work on AvP Requiem. He just finished recording the score last week and we even have some pictures of them recording the AvPR score.
AvPGalaxy – How long did it take you to actually write the score…?
Brian Tyler – The great thing about this film is that we were all on the same page in what we wanted musically. We wanted it gritty, scary, adrenaline pumping, anxiety ridden, huge as well as quiet and creepy, epic, with a wide dynamic range. We wanted the score to reflect the tradition of the aliens and predators. So it was intensely hard work but in lock-step. The Brothers Strause, Fox, John Davis, Robert Kraft, Mike Knobloch, and the editor Dan Zimmerman were all awesome in pushing forward towards the same goal: let’s make this score kill!
The interview covers a lot of different areas about composing AvP Requiem as well as the processes involved in composing. Check the rest out here.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 10:35:25 AM
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 10:35:25 AM
cool, good interview :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Oct 23, 2007, 10:46:50 AM
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Oct 23, 2007, 10:46:50 AM
The best news is that there are opening credits. Takes us back into Alien territory after AvP went the "titles only" route a la Predator/2.
Oh, and someone threw an extra 'E' into Giger. :)
Oh, and someone threw an extra 'E' into Giger. :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 10:48:54 AM
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 10:48:54 AM
he used some fancy words when he summed up some of the tracks "Decimation Proclamation" :P
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Gates on Oct 23, 2007, 11:15:10 AM
Post by: Gates on Oct 23, 2007, 11:15:10 AM
I have to say...that interview closed me...I'll definitely be looking forward to this...
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Oct 23, 2007, 11:16:54 AM
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Oct 23, 2007, 11:16:54 AM
Quote from: karhan on Oct 23, 2007, 10:48:54 AM
he used some fancy words when he summed up some of the tracks "Decimation Proclamation" :P
That's the name of the cue itself. I like when composers name their tracks a bit more inventively than "fight scene" or "finale"
Check out the tracklisting on Alien3 for a good example.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 11:56:22 AM
Post by: KARHAN on Oct 23, 2007, 11:56:22 AM
aaa ok, it looks like the score is gonna be very good :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 12:56:06 PM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 12:56:06 PM
Great news!! But im not understand something. My english is not perfect yet! :)
Brian told this:
"Well, there is a section of the movie that is 44 straight minutes of music. To tell the story musically and have ebb, flow, dynamics, while continue to ratchet up the tension is extremely difficult. But of course, that is why composing films is such a great job."
That means the music in the film will be only 44 minutes long? :-\ Or i just missunderstand something?!
Brian told this:
"Well, there is a section of the movie that is 44 straight minutes of music. To tell the story musically and have ebb, flow, dynamics, while continue to ratchet up the tension is extremely difficult. But of course, that is why composing films is such a great job."
That means the music in the film will be only 44 minutes long? :-\ Or i just missunderstand something?!
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Don Dorris on Oct 23, 2007, 01:34:25 PM
Post by: Don Dorris on Oct 23, 2007, 01:34:25 PM
Quote from: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 12:56:06 PMWhat he means is there are a number of tracks he had to record for the film. One of them was 44 minutes long. The others weren't.
Great news!! But im not understand something. My english is not perfect yet! :)
Brian told this:
"Well, there is a section of the movie that is 44 straight minutes of music. To tell the story musically and have ebb, flow, dynamics, while continue to ratchet up the tension is extremely difficult. But of course, that is why composing films is such a great job."
That means the music in the film will be only 44 minutes long? :-\ Or i just missunderstand something?!
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 01:56:12 PM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 01:56:12 PM
Thank you Lovely Man!
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 04:02:57 PM
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 04:02:57 PM
That interview is the first to have shown me the guys truly understands the sort of themes which are necessary. Good stuff, Hicks!
Shall have to wait to hear what the music is like, but if nothing else, 'Decimation Proclamation' seems to show he has a knack for inventive language. "Ear-laceratingly violent" might become one of my favourite phrases now. :)
Shall have to wait to hear what the music is like, but if nothing else, 'Decimation Proclamation' seems to show he has a knack for inventive language. "Ear-laceratingly violent" might become one of my favourite phrases now. :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 23, 2007, 04:04:24 PM
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 23, 2007, 04:04:24 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 04:02:57 PM
Good stuff, Hicks!
I have my moments.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Aeus on Oct 23, 2007, 04:10:49 PM
Post by: Aeus on Oct 23, 2007, 04:10:49 PM
The music for this film seems like it's going to be great.
And for the Predator fans out there, he pretty much confirmed that the tribal drums are back. Best news of the film so far to me. Very happy.
And for the Predator fans out there, he pretty much confirmed that the tribal drums are back. Best news of the film so far to me. Very happy.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Master Chief on Oct 23, 2007, 04:16:37 PM
Post by: Master Chief on Oct 23, 2007, 04:16:37 PM
^ Yes sir.
One would think that Hicks does this for a living. Great interview.
Nice!
One would think that Hicks does this for a living. Great interview.
QuoteBrian Tyler - Humans prepare yourself.
Nice!
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Demonio Cazador on Oct 23, 2007, 04:18:52 PM
Post by: Demonio Cazador on Oct 23, 2007, 04:18:52 PM
Quote from: Aeus on Oct 23, 2007, 04:10:49 PM
The music for this film seems like it's going to be great.
And for the Predator fans out there, he pretty much confirmed that the tribal drums are back. Best news of the film so far to me. Very happy.
I agree, great news indeed!
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 23, 2007, 04:42:40 PM
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 23, 2007, 04:42:40 PM
Nice Interview, thanks for the news.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: PHANTOM on Oct 23, 2007, 04:47:02 PM
Post by: PHANTOM on Oct 23, 2007, 04:47:02 PM
Music is so important! Especially for a movie like this one. 44 minutes of straight music?! So I guess the movie will either be 2 hours or very close to two hours ;D
I hope this movie is a 2 hour 10 minute film personally. I'm gonna cry if they say it's 1 hour 30 minutes ::)
A film like this needs to be epic, it needs to be 2 hours or more of pulse pounding,electrifying, heart stopping action adventure stuff.
I hope this movie is a 2 hour 10 minute film personally. I'm gonna cry if they say it's 1 hour 30 minutes ::)
A film like this needs to be epic, it needs to be 2 hours or more of pulse pounding,electrifying, heart stopping action adventure stuff.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: StealthHunter on Oct 23, 2007, 05:05:29 PM
Post by: StealthHunter on Oct 23, 2007, 05:05:29 PM
I've never had any doubts about the quality of Tyler's music for AvP-R, the dude has consistently created one great score after another. In fact I'd go as far to say that he's the best young up & coming composer out there. Picking him to score the film is one of the best decisions the Strauses have made so far.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Invisible Darkness on Oct 23, 2007, 05:12:54 PM
Post by: Invisible Darkness on Oct 23, 2007, 05:12:54 PM
The score of this film is going to help pull us into each scene of the movie. More-so when we hear some of the homages from the original scores.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: That Yellow Alien on Oct 23, 2007, 05:14:07 PM
Post by: That Yellow Alien on Oct 23, 2007, 05:14:07 PM
That interview definitely got me pumped for the music. I can't wait to hear it.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:17:26 PM
Post by: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:17:26 PM
I've always wanted to hear the Predator and Aliens themes together ;D
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Hybrid PM on Oct 23, 2007, 05:25:30 PM
Post by: Hybrid PM on Oct 23, 2007, 05:25:30 PM
It looks to me that we might be having an Alien 3 type of opening credits.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 05:31:20 PM
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 05:31:20 PM
Quote from: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:17:26 PM
I've always wanted to hear the Predator and Aliens themes together ;D
Find an old copy of the original 'Aliens Versus Predator' game. It has the entire soundtrack on its own CD. The best attempt to merge the themes, I've ever heard. :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:34:01 PM
Post by: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:34:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Oct 23, 2007, 05:31:20 PMI remember hearing that, my dad downloaded it, I'll have to look for it again.Quote from: WisePredator on Oct 23, 2007, 05:17:26 PM
I've always wanted to hear the Predator and Aliens themes together ;D
Find an old copy of the original 'Aliens Versus Predator' game. It has the entire soundtrack on its own CD. The best attempt to merge the themes, I've ever heard. :)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Vader the White on Oct 23, 2007, 05:59:08 PM
Post by: Vader the White on Oct 23, 2007, 05:59:08 PM
Brian Tyler is good. I listened to some of his work, and they were good. If you listen, you can kinda hear Jerry Goldsmith-style in it, which is weird, since he has done sequals to movies Jerry has done (Alien, Rambo) and replaced Jerry for Timeline.
NOTE: Aliens also used music from previous movies (remember when Ripley and Newt were stuck by the elevators ? Same music from Alien when Ripley left Jones after seeing the Alien at the end.).
NOTE: Aliens also used music from previous movies (remember when Ripley and Newt were stuck by the elevators ? Same music from Alien when Ripley left Jones after seeing the Alien at the end.).
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: pred_alien on Oct 23, 2007, 07:41:04 PM
Post by: pred_alien on Oct 23, 2007, 07:41:04 PM
hicks did you actually meet brian taylor for the interview???
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 23, 2007, 08:03:21 PM
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 23, 2007, 08:03:21 PM
No, no. I'd be bankrupt if I ever had to fly out to talk to all the folk I interview. It's done by email. I know other sites sometimes do it by phone too.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 08:06:42 PM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 23, 2007, 08:06:42 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 23, 2007, 08:03:21 PM
No, no. I'd be bankrupt if I ever had to fly out to talk to all the folk I interview. It's done by email. I know other sites sometimes do it by phone too.
Thy for the interview anyway! 8)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: shakermakerman on Oct 24, 2007, 12:08:28 AM
Post by: shakermakerman on Oct 24, 2007, 12:08:28 AM
Very nice ;D
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 24, 2007, 12:11:21 AM
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 24, 2007, 12:11:21 AM
Good interview
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Rhys on Oct 24, 2007, 01:23:57 AM
Post by: Rhys on Oct 24, 2007, 01:23:57 AM
He seems to generally know what he's doing in terms of direction for the score. Great news, whilst I kinda enjoyed the first, it was kinda bland in places, so here's to hoping Tyler can pull it off. I'd love some Alien3 like tones, but that's me.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Deco on Oct 24, 2007, 02:22:42 AM
Post by: Deco on Oct 24, 2007, 02:22:42 AM
Why O why, (not just for this film but for all highly intense action movies) dont composers use big battle themes with a chanting choir anymore?!!!! It is single handedly the only element that can transform a fight scene from a good one, to a truely great one.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 02:22:57 AM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 02:22:57 AM
Great news!! But im not understand something. My english is not perfect yet! Smiley Brian told this: "Well, there is a section of the movie that is 44 straight minutes of music. To tell the story musically and have ebb, flow, dynamics, while continue to ratchet up the tension is extremely difficult. But of course, that is why composing films is such a great job." That means the music in the film will be only 44 minutes long? ??? Or i just missunderstand something?! ;D
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 02:28:43 AM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 02:28:43 AM
"Why O why, (not just for this film but for all highly intense action movies) dont composers use big battle themes with a chanting choir anymore?!!!!" The AvPR is not the movie what it needs the "chanting choir" music. That is Star Wars and it already has.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: zen on Oct 24, 2007, 02:37:19 AM
Post by: zen on Oct 24, 2007, 02:37:19 AM
csutkakoma:He means that the one track is 44 minutes long.And theres going to be other tracks as well.And personaly i dont think a choir whould work.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: zen on Oct 24, 2007, 02:44:51 AM
Post by: zen on Oct 24, 2007, 02:44:51 AM
csutkakoma:I was agreeing with you by the way.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 03:21:52 AM
Post by: csutkakoma on Oct 24, 2007, 03:21:52 AM
Thx zen! ;D
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 24, 2007, 03:56:56 AM
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 24, 2007, 03:56:56 AM
RE: Rhys. yeh some Alien 3 type tones would be cool! but Alien has the best score ;D
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Mr. Teal on Oct 24, 2007, 04:00:18 AM
Post by: Mr. Teal on Oct 24, 2007, 04:00:18 AM
"chanting choir" is good, but it can only work for some films but not AvP, i think the score in AvPR will b better than AvP.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Starkiller on Oct 24, 2007, 04:02:47 AM
Post by: Starkiller on Oct 24, 2007, 04:02:47 AM
Cool! I really hope the music is like the first two alien movies with a hint of alien 3 and the predator 'tribal' theme .
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 24, 2007, 04:48:00 AM
Post by: Xenomorphine on Oct 24, 2007, 04:48:00 AM
'Alien 3' was far from being 'Star Wars' and it probably has the most obvious chanting choir of all.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 24, 2007, 05:02:44 AM
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 24, 2007, 05:02:44 AM
Oh, I do love the vocal bits after the fire stuff in A3. I forget the track name. The tracks are so long I can't remember what comes where.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: predator rocks on Oct 24, 2007, 05:08:00 AM
Post by: predator rocks on Oct 24, 2007, 05:08:00 AM
Tyler is a legend!!!!!! loved his Bubba Ho-Tep score 8) ;D ;)
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: zen on Oct 25, 2007, 01:12:27 AM
Post by: zen on Oct 25, 2007, 01:12:27 AM
OMG!.I saw Bubba-Ho -Tep!.That thing is so messed up!.
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: zen on Oct 25, 2007, 01:42:45 AM
Post by: zen on Oct 25, 2007, 01:42:45 AM
Its funny.I said about Brian Tyler months ago and i never got a thank you :( .
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Deco on Oct 25, 2007, 05:05:32 AM
Post by: Deco on Oct 25, 2007, 05:05:32 AM
Totally disagree guys, the chanting choir adds a different dimension to battle scenes. Epic is what we need, and that sort of music brings Epic. Dont get me wrong, I agree that parts of AVP needs the themes weve gotten so far but AVP is a different movie to Alien and indeed predator. Its time to break the mould; the chanting choir would be great I think. Anyway, thats just my opinion
Title: Re: AvPGalaxy Interview with Brian Tyler
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 25, 2007, 09:32:28 AM
Post by: Optimus Virus on Oct 25, 2007, 09:32:28 AM
go to www.briantyler.com its got samples of all his soundtrack's including Constatine and another one that i cant remember sounds cool...check it out