2002    

Film Score

Music by Anthony Marinelli

DIRECTOR  Alan Jacobs

PRODUCERS  Brent Morris

Distributor  Buena Vista Pictures

MUSIC SUPERVISOR  Linda Cohen

ACTORS   James Coburn, Barbara Bain, Virginia Madsen, Alexandra Holden, Ryan Locke

About the Score

Instrumentation  San Francisco Boys Choir, String Trio, Piano,

Soloists Choir Boy, Violin, Cello, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Glass Harmonica, Prophet 5

Style  Modern Classical

Film Synopsis

Living out his twilight years in a dreary, snowbound Vermont town, tragedy strikes Martin Tillman (James Coburn) when his beloved daughter (Virginia Madsen) returns home for the holidays. While out doing some last minute shopping, she is shot and killed, seemingly by a nameless local thug. Crushed by her tragic and sudden death Coburn's hard-working everyman falls to pieces and decides to set out on in search of the weapon that laid the final blow. Also in search of his estranged granddaughter, Coburn crisscrosses the country as he comes into contact with the various owners of the titular weapon, hearing each of their diverse stories.

Reviews/Press

"There is an excellent score, the work of the underrated Anthony Marinelli, which enhances much of the film's tone. Marinelli's spare note clusters, floating in dead air as it were, emphasise the silence and loss in lives touched by the gun.”  FULL ARTICLE

-Richard Bowden, VideoVista.net

"...Anthony Marinelli contributes an outstandingly melancholic soundtrack..."

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-Andrew Wright, Portland Mercury Cinema 21

“...scenes are composed to a beautiful score by Anthony Marinelli.”  FULL ARTICLE

-Dennis Landmann, Amazon.com