Having worked non-stop these last 15 months writing, shooting, scoring and editing the film, the Thanksgiving holiday provided a good excuse to power down, recharge the batteries and take a look at Beautiful Noise with a fresh perspective. It was time well spent. Not only does the rough edit of the film look better than it did before the break, I also discovered two great songs from a new member of our Soundtrack Team that perfectly fills a couple of musical gaps I've been wrestling with for a few weeks. Suncoast singer-songwriter Dean Johanesen was a 'band member' Extra I met on the set on the very last day of principal photography. Dean approached me after the concert scene we shot and let me know that he loved the experience and was willing to help out any other way he could. A few weeks later I called him out of the blue to thank him again for his time and to ask if he had any original songs I could listen to, as I am deep into writing the BN prequel and sequel and on the lookout for new tunes. Deans' new CD was chocked full of great music, but when I heard "Godspeed" & "Last Dance", I knew immediately I had spots for them in the film. Danielle cut an incredible version of "Godspeed" this week in the studio and Jay is set to record "Last Dance" soon. Both songs are just fantastic and add immeasurably to an already hit-laden Soundtrack album.
So the Countdown is on. After we shoot one more day of pickup scenes with Jay & Danielle, Marc and I will have the rough edit ready to submit to select Film Festivals around the country, just in time to meet the early January deadlines. Then the final post-production work of color correction, ADR looping, Foley sound effects and the final sound mix of the Soundtrack and film audio all comes together early next year. And then - the world premiere of Beautiful Noise will be upon us in the Spring. What once seemed a long way off is suddenly rushing toward me. I'm ready for the embrace.
Steve
