JAMES WESLEY STEMPLE: Bukowski: BORN INTO THIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

James Wesley Stemple

Bukowski: BORN INTO THIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Bukowski: Born Into This is a subtle, yet eclectic soundtrack featuring principal players from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Miami Sax Quartet, and a sensational vocal by Diane Schuur. This special collector's edition of the original movie soundtrack

tracks

1 the shoelace (excerpt) read by Charles Bukowski
2 main title (piano sonata no.8 op.13 adagio cantabile (excerpt) l
3 boozing montage
4 roaming
5 back in l.a.
6 bukowski resigns
7 lots of trouble
8 payday
9 mean to me
10 cheating death/a rough trip
11 stream of poetry
12 discipline
13 first impulse
14 civil servant: the post office
15 closed doors
16 guardian angel
17 piano solo #1
18 battle of the sexes
19 the stink of l.a.
20 john martin
21 more book covers
22 piano solo #2
23 pamphlets
24 hollywood
25 move to san pedro
26 tuberculosis
27 conusmmation of grief read by charles bukowski
28 end credits (piano sonata no.8 op.13 adagio cantabile ludwig van

notes

Website: www.jamesstemple.com

Two time Emmy Award Nominee, James Wesley Stemple has had a prolific career composing music for film and television, applying his natural diversity of style and attitude to suit each project's inherent uniqueness.

While his studio represents the state-of-the-art in technology, James still prefers handcrafting his manuscripts on actual paper. "I prefer working on a surface that I can spill coffee on-safely," he smiles dryly.
James is comfortable working both domestically and internationally, and has crafted music for features, television, documentaries, animation, commercials and live performance. Sparked by the challenges of exploring new directions and diverse styles, the projects he pursues are usually ones he feels strongly about, despite box-office projections.

His most recent work, "BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS," is a testimony to his deep commitment to a project he believes in. Please, take a few moments to sample some of the music from this rare and piercing look into the complex heart and soul of a literary iconoclast, whose work continues to resonate with each succeeding generation through its clarity and truth.

On The Scoring Process:

"Greatness doesn't come from asking for 'the same thing, only different.' Find someone whose aesthetic you admire and work with them to create something new and exciting."

"The task of composing music for a film is a complex one which requires a musical solution that can consider many different (and sometimes competing) elements and respond with an organizing thread that can be woven throughout. This musical thread may be called upon to take an aggressive role in the case of main titles and highly emotional moments, or may best serve the picture by merely supporting what is already being said on camera in a very subliminal and transparent manner. Sometimes the music may act as narrator (hopefully without editorializing). Sometimes its most powerful message is silence. The important fact is that it sets a tone for the film that acts as a unifying element."

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  • beautiful, moody, thoughtful music...Bukowski would have approved. Best is "Mean
    author: liz crew

    A pleasure to listen to...wish "Mean to me" was a bit longer! The whole CD is a pleasure to listen to, and the poetry was thoughtfully chosen, and even more meaningful if you are a Bukowski fan. I enjoyed the music, it has a haunting quality to it.

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