Music Composer
MIKE PETERS
Composing the score for Spring was a fun process. Before they even begam filming, the writer and director, Lynne Kamm, gave me her ideas as to what kind of musical styles, moods, and even the specific instruments she had in mind for each part of the film. We sat down and thoroughly discussed the direction the music should take and using her notes, we adjusted a few things here and there and agreed on a plan. The intro and ending score is celebratory, happy, carefree, uplifting, feelgood music, in the style of the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, mixed with old Hollywood Jazz Christmas songs, holiday sounds, and a marching beat. It’s got drums, bass, harmonium organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, sleigh bells, and coconuts. Lynne was actually at the recording session one night and helped me overdub both the sleigh bell percussion tracks for some holiday spirit and some spontaneous percussive coconuts for the hooves of reindeer. For the fast cut sequence with the ball hockey distilled clarinet and stand-up bass adds elements of classic comedic cartoon music, accenting the cuts and movement on-screen. It also kept the desired Jazz sound. When I thought about what guitar music to compose for the animation sequence flying down the mountain with our hero, I immediately suggested to Lynne the that Surf Music would be naturally akin to boarding. It’s the sound of the speed, movement, and feeling of any kind of board sport. Before I knew it I had a few surf guitar riffs, and then added the bass and some wild and climactic rock/rockabilly/surf drums to achieve the right attitude for our hero. This film and it’s music are about loving winter sports and celebrating the Olympic dream of heroic athletes. I hope kids and folks gain some Olympic spirit and enjoy this film.
Biography: Mike Peters is an up and coming composer who feels like he’s already scored a medal because he has not one, but two projects that will grace the Cultural Olympiad screens during the Olympics. Mike also scored the music and sound designed on “I Love a Luger,” web series. The two projects incorporate a variety of musical styles ranging from cartoony musical comedy to symphonic art rock and both include random zany instruments such as the glockenspiel, music box, and coconuts.
