Long Distance

This was a project that took a long time to emerge, but was a lot of fun to do.  Very much a product of the Covid pandemic in 2020/21, the film saw Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott stranded on a barren alien planet, endeavouring to find each other and survive the various bizarre creatures that are hunting them down.  I worked on the film in England, whilst the directors and other filmmakers were all in LA, and all meetings were conducted via zoom.  Even the recording sessions were remote, with me sitting in my studio directing the orchestra performing at the Sony stage in LA.  Recording percussion overdubs at 4am in the morning is certainly an interesting experience, and, I have learnt, makes virtually everything sound very funny indeed.  However, despite this literal sense of distance, the sessions were enormously successful and I remain very proud of the score, which allowed me to mix synths and orchestra into a sci-fi score that both paid its respects to the melodic science fiction scores I grew up loving, whilst also forging a sound all of its own.  Unfortunately the movie proceeded to rather drift after we finished, with several release dates coming and going over the following few years.  Finally, in mid 2025 and to the surprise of everyone involved, it emerged pretty much unannounced on the Hulu service.  I was pleased it finally found its way out into the world, and excited to finally get the score heard.