2000

Film Score, Original Song and Soundtrack Album

Music & Original Song by

Anthony Marinelli & Mike Figgis

DIRECTOR  Mike Figgis

PRODUCERS  Mike Figgis and Annie Stewart

Distributor Columbia/TriStar

MUSIC SUPERVISOR  Louise Hammar

ACTORS  Xander R. Berkeley, Golden Brooks, Saffron Burrows, Viveka Davis, Richard Edson, Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Leslie Mann, Laurie Metcalf, Stellan Skarsg, Jeanne Tripplehorn

About the Score

Instrumentation  Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Sampled Strings, SFX, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Drums, Bass, Organ, Piano, Female Vocals, Sampling, Drum Machine, Synclavier

Style  Classical/Jazz

Song  “Comfort of Strangers”

Music by Anthony Marinelli & Mike Figgis

Lyrics & Vocals by Skin

Film Synopsis

Director Mike Figgis helmed this ground-breaking experimental feature, filmed with four synchronized digital video cameras in four separate locations. The story, outlined in advance but otherwise improvised, was enacted in a single continuous take, like a stage play, with the unedited images from all four locations presented on the screen at once. Figgis and his crew chose the best single run-through, and the result is the film's final release version. The story focuses on four main characters around the casting sessions for a film called Bitch of Louisiana to be directed by Lester Moore (Richard Edson): Alex Green (Stellan Skarsgard), the studio executive overseeing Moore's project; his wife Emma (Saffron Burrows); gangster Lauren Hathaway (Jeanne Tripplehorn); and her unfaithful lover Rose (Salma Hayek). These characters' paths cross as murder, infidelity, and dirty dealings are interrupted by an earthquake and its aftershocks. Time Code 2000 also features Kyle MacLachlan, Holly Hunter, Julian Sands, Steven Weber, Danny Huston, Viveka Davis, and Laurie Metcalf.

Reviews/Press

“This is music that will appeal to fans of Angelo Badalamente, Mark Isham or of Elliot Goldenthal's Heat. The female vocals seem to recall the work of Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance and Gladiator. Figgis and Marinelli also collaborated on a song, which is seemingly the main theme of the film.  Comfort of Strangers as sung by the female vocalist Skin - catchy and very contemporary." FULL ARTICLE

-Sean Adams, FilmScoreCentral.com

"There is a real flow to the film, which is greatly supported by a score (co-written by Figgis and Anthony Marinelli) that maintains a consistent tone for all four quadrants." FULL ARTICLE

-Matt Hefferman, Filmhead

“While many film soundtracks are random pop compilations or sterile by-the-numbers genre throw-downs, Time Code comes off as an almost perfect piece of work. The music translates the moods and ambience of the on-screen action perfectly, being subtle but still making a vivid impression. At the same time, it stands on it's own apart from the film and gets stronger with repeated listenings. “FULL ARTICLE

-Robert F. Gaydos "MS Victim", Amazon.com

Trumpeter and keyboard player Mike Figgis along with co-composer Anthony Marinelli have scored a mixture of low-key jazz compostions to classical, from rock to International World music, with a touch of trance just to give it the perfect blend.

FULL ARTICLE

J. Lovins "Mr. Jim", Amazon.com