All The Kings Men Sneak PreviewMy husband, violinist extraordinaire Clayton Haslop, has just returned from scoring the latest Hollywood movies. In fact he’s off again in six days to lead the orchestra for the upcoming epic All the King’s Men.
Today, I asked Clayton to share the inside story of what it’s like to arrive at a huge, cavernous recording studio with no idea about the music he’s about to put on record for millions of fans.
“We come in and don’t know what the music’s going to be like at all. Then we have to learn it very fast, because recording starts immediately.”
My, it sure sounds like these world-class pros know how to focus.
“It’s all about being relaxed and alert at the same time. To be mindful of what you’re doing in the moment and have an eye out for what’s coming up and no thoughts for what’s happened.
“In other words, if you make a mistake, you have to immediately move forward and not dwell on the past. With challenging music, it’s inevitable that small mistakes will be made the first time through. But if you keep yourself in the moment and looking forward instead of back, they don’t lead to breakdowns in the overall flow of the music.”
Here’s a sneak peak of the music for the ‘All The King’s Men’ soundtrack. In this case, Clayton knows he’ll be scoring some solo tracks on his old Italian violin. But not the classical music kind.
Clayton’s going to bike over to the Folk Arts Center here in Asheville today to buy some good ole fiddling music CDs. In the next few days he’ll be priming the pump by listening to real Appalachian players, because ‘All the Kings Men’ is about Huey Long and takes place in 1930’s Louisiana.
Now get this. Clayton was told a few days ago that he’ll be doing lots of Solo fiddling for this movie. Next week. And he’s never fiddled before. Tall order, but if anyone can do it he can.
The soundtrack is being composed by James Horner, of ‘Titanic’ fame. Horner was already enlisting Clayton’s gifts while they were both at the University of Southern California together - Clayton as a full scholarship violin prodigy and Horner as fledgling film composer.
So, when you go watch the movie this September, listen out for those solo violin riffs. That’s Clayton playing.
And, since you won’t want to wait to hear this maestro before then, get The Secret Power of Words and Music CDs and indulge in his violin mastery right now.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French |
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