Brian's story was featured today in a USC Daily Trojan column on Dreammaking. The article talks about Brian's past with being an EMT and working toward a medical career before deciding to follow his passion in music. Check it out.
http://dailytrojan.com/2010/08/30/leaving-behind-medicine-for-music/
Brian recently wrote an article for SCOREcastonline.com. It is the first in a series of articles that will be written by Brian. SCOREcast is an interactive news website that serves as a centralized hub of discussion and debate for all professional working members of the film music industry. It currently receives over 37,000 hits per day. The site is recognized as an official “film music news provider” by the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and is a part of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) press core in 2010.
Check it out!
http://www.scorecastonline.com/2010/04/brian-ralston-10-lessons-on-breaking-in.html
The first international trailer for DON'T FADE AWAY has been released by New Films International.
Read MoreBrian just completed scoring the dramatic feature film DON'T FADE AWAY directed by Luke Kasdan. The film stars Mischa Barton, Ryan Kwanten, Ja Rule and Beau Bridges.
Read MoreBrian recently guest lectured to students in the Peter Stark producing program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Brian's lecture focused on discussing the process of creating music in film and the post-production process.
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From one of the most influential horror novels of all time … Lust. Power. Deception. And lots of labyrinthine plot twists.
Brian's music returns to the stage this month for the stage play THE MONK at the Exit Theatre in San Francisco presented by NO NUDE MEN PRODUCTIONS. Brian last worked in theatre in 2003 on the staged musical SnEauX! - The SINsational Gothic Figure Skating Musical at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles where Brian served as the orchestrator and arranger for that musical.
For THE MONK, Brian was approached by longtime friend and collaborator Lisa Fowle (www.dragonflysound.com) about working with her on the music for the show. Lisa was already on board for the show's sound design and music. Brian's music is dark, classical and gothic inspired with a little inspiration from Enya and other celtic like qualities. (See the music page for show excerpts).
The play revolves around a Spanish monk, Ambrosio (Ryan Hayes), whose life is crossed by a pair of young women: the tragic nun Agnes (Lisa Swanson) and the impoverished aristocrat Antonia (Margery Fairchild), both of whom will be key in the arrogant cleric's fall from grace. As Ambrosio is guided down a path of dissolution by a mysterious beauty named Matilda (Cassie Powell), the story weaves in and out of the quest for Antonia's hand by the handsome cavalier Lorenzo (James Tinsley) and the desperate search by Don Raymond (Cordell Wesselink) for the missing mother of his child. Along the way, ghosts and demons intervene, bandits attempt murder on hapless travelers, and nothing short of the Spanish Inquisition turns up for the finale.
THE MONK will play at the Exit Theatre in downtown San Francisco Thursday Oct. 9th (preview) then Friday and Saturday nights thru NOV 22. Tickets: $10 first weekend, $15 - $20 subsequent performances. For reservations email ambrosioandmatilda@gmail.com or call 415-994-1367.
9/Tenths was released on August 28, 2008 on DVD in the Benelux territories including The Netherlands and Belgium. The title has been changed for those regions to "The Survivors". Most likely due to the fact that the phrase "possession is nine tenths of the law"...where the film's original USA title comes from...does not have the same meaning in other languages as it does in U.S. english.
Of Brian's score, Dutch Filmworks says "The sizzling soundtrack by Brian Ralston makes 'The Survivors' an unusually nerve-racking film experience."
GRADUATION will have its hi-definition television premiere this week on the HDNet Movies channel. HDNet Movies is usually a part of a high definition package on the various affiliates. So, you have to be subscribed with your cable or satellite provider to receive HD programming to receive the channel. (Note: "HDNet Movies" is a different channel than its sister channel "HD Net"). HDNet Movies is available in the US on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV (ch. 78) , DISH Network (ch. 9423), Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable (ch. 1858), Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. The networks are available in Canada via Bell Express VU, Cogego, Shaw Cable, Star Choice and more. For more information visit www.hd.net.
The film will be broadcast twice in glorious 1080i HD with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround on the evening of Wednesday, May 28th, 2008.
Air Dates:
Wed, May 28th - 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
Wed, May 28th - 11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT
So, mark your calendars and reserve a spot on the couch this wednesday night, as it is a chance to see GRADUATION presented looking better than the standard definition DVD and for the bargain price of free.
The GRADUATION DVD comes out in stores today. You should be able to find it at most Best Buy, Circuit City, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart and Target locations. It will also be available at Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video and Netflix.com rental chains.
The GRADUATION Premiere went off without a hitch on Thursday May 1, 2008 at the Landmark Embarcadero Theater in San Francisco. Brian attended along with director Mike Mayer, cinematographer Matt Urhy, actors Aimee Garcia, Riley Smith and Brandon Hanson, Producer Scott Hanson and Executive Producer Jason Blum. Below are a couple pics from the event and from the theatre. Note to anyone attending any 'red carpet' event. Don't ever not smile and/or smirk at all the camera flashes. Because inevitably, the one picture chosen to be immortalized forever on WireImage will be the one with the goofy smirk...and not the dozen other photos where you had a nice smile.
Graduation Posters at the Premiere Theatre.
Brian Standing next to one of the GRADUATION posters at the Shattuck Theatre in Berkeley, CA.
Actress Aimee Garcia at the GRADUATION Premiere.
Photo by WireImage.
Actor Riley Smith at the GRADUATION Premiere.
Photo by WireImage.
The Landmark Shattuck Theatre Marquee across the Bay in Berkeley, CA. This was the other bay area location where GRADUATION was playing.
GRADUATION rocketed up to #68 on the IMDb movie meter this week as the release date for the film approaches closer. May 2, 2008 is the date folks. Brian will be attending the premiere this Thursday evening up in San Francisco at the Landmark Theatre Embarcadero Center location.
The GRADUATION trailer began showing this week on the HDNet channel. You will find the trailer on the show 'Nothing But Trailers' that plays on the channel periodically throughout the week. The next showing of 'Nothing But Trailers' is Saturday April 26th at 7AM PST and should continue throughout the next month. On DirecTV, HDNet is channel 79 for Hi-Definition subscribers.
The GRADUATION theatrical poster has been released and finalized. And it's pretty cool!
The official website of film and TV composer. Features biography, projects, news / updates blog and contact information. Brian Ralston is a Los Angeles based film/TV composer of such films as Crooked Arrows (20th Century Fox) , Graduation (Magnolia Pictures), Don't Fade Away and 9/Tenths Of The Law.
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