Stay Alive: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

John Frizzell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 24, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Nicabella Records
• ASIN: B000FOT8CM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,506 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Enter The House 1:51

2. Loomi’s Funeral 2:18

3. Playing The Game 6:03

4. Finn Plays Alone 1:55

5. Strange Things... 1:21

6. Investigation 3:01

7. Phinn Dies 1:21

8. Mourning Phinn 2:04

9. Hutch’s Story 1:39

10. Loomi’s House 2:07

11. Meet The Counters 2:34

12. End Of October 1:10

13. Winning By A Rose 3:25

14. Abigail Is Captured 1:39

15. Going Below 2:05

16. Countess and Abigail 1:36

17. Final Encounter 2:12

18. In Stores Now 0:45

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Composer John Frizzell has written scores for a variety of genres, and has proven his musical talent and versatility. He recently completed work on “The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio,” starring Julianne Moore as the mother of ten who, in the 1950s, supported her family by writing jingles and entering them into contests. For that score, Frizzell teamed up with newgrass band Nickel Creek, whose latest album hit number one on Billboard’s Internet Sales and Independent Album charts

Product Description

There’s a new game in town as newly launched soundtrack label Nicabella Records releases composer John Frizzell’s score to Touchstone Pictures’ “Stay Alive” in a special limited collector’s edition of 1,000 copies. Written and directed by William Brent Bell and starring Frankie Muniz (“Malcolm in the Middle”), the film tells the story of a group of teens who stumble upon a new video game called Stay Alive, detailing the grisly true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as "The Blood Countess." A chilling connection is made when the gamers are murdered in the same method as the character they played in the game. The “Stay Alive” score is a hybrid of electronic and orchestral recordings manipulated using Logic Pro sequencing software. The themes show a range of tone and purpose, including an agitated string line for “Kill” and a romantic and cinematic for “Countess” that features a piano melody. Each theme was recorded in many keys and different registers, recorded using aleatoric techniques where players randomly drifted in and out of tune and improvised. Multiple versions of the themes were recorded and manipulated during the composing-to-picture process and afterward, an additional unmanipulated orchestral recording was done to hold the score together and give it depth. “Stay Alive” revisits the composer’s talent for suspense films, adding to a repertoire that includes “Ghost Ship” and the thriller “The Woods.”

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great music if you liked the movie, November 22, 2011

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This soundtrack wasn't available when the movie first came out. I guess someone needed cash and put this out for sale. Well they made a little cash off of me because I had to have this. The movie is one of my favorites and the music here was written especially for the movie, (except the "Sweet Dreams" cover) and you can't hear this music anywhere else.