He approaches each movie from its own unique perspective to create an original sonic pallet and score that is truly born from the film’s characters and story. Whether working with modular synthesizers, orchestras, multifarious ensembles, peyote singers, or bespoke electronics, BC is one of those rare composers not bound by genre or convention. The score adopts that metaphor by using sounds that don’t normally go together like acoustic guitars and modular synthesizers, or sounds that seem familiar but actually something else entirely.”įrom his first film score, Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie’s SMOKE SIGNALS (Sundance Film Festival Audience Award & Filmmaker Trophy winner), to horror master Tobe Hooper’s final film DJINN, to Steven Cantor’s Hulu documentary BALLET NOW, composer BC Smith’s unique talent as a musical storyteller has enhanced an incredibly diverse and eclectic collection of films. The Stairs represent a malignant evil, incongruous to the serenity of the forest. The characters struggle to comprehend what they’re seeing and the music helps to subliminally enhance that uncertainty, absurdity and terror.
There is nothing normal or ordinary about what the characters encounter which proved fabulous inspiration for the music. Says Smith: “Scoring The Stairs was a creative joy. Also Produced by Amanda Rae Jones, with additional Executive Producers Andrew Nevils, Christopher Hill & Amy Bovenkamp, John Kritsonis, Karl Lindor, Thomas Lowe, Wesley Barker and Scott Riefler. Written by Tiemann and Jason L Lowe, both men took on additional roles for the film Tiemann Producing and Lowe working as an Executive Producer. What started as a week-long adventure with friends, quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival as they come face to face with the thing that nightmares are made of.ĭirected by Peter “Drago” Tiemann, The Stairs blends the sweeping natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest with the stomach-churning gore of Hollywood, in this modern-day monster movie.
Twenty years after the mysterious disappearance of an 11-year-old boy and his grandfather, a group of friends find themselves along the same trail, unaware of a long-forgotten evil lurking just beyond the tree line. Soundtrack Available Now: Ī frightening tale about a group of hikers hunted by a sinister presence in the woods. Subscribe to Soundtracks, Scores and More to stay in the loop for forthcoming The Stairs news! Dread Central premiered the tracks, “Jessie” and “ShroomSexKill,” which you can also listen to below.Ĭinedigm and Fathom Events screened the film in theaters for one night only on August 12 in 700 theaters! Keep reading to access the soundtrack listening links and more. The 21-track album is available now digitally on all major music services across the globe. The score by BC Smith ( Smoke Signals, Skins), utilizes both acoustic and electronic instrumentation that subtly adds to the different characters and events in the film-a range that spans from idyllic to horrific. Lakeshore Records has released the soundtrack for The Stairs, the independent horror film released by Cinedigm.
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