UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Original score from the 2022 fantasy romance feature film directed by Pece Dingo, starring Jackson Rathbone, Janel Parrish and Michael Madsen, produced by RoadReady Productions and Stairway Productions, released by 1091 Pictures (USA).

THE STORY: A woman discovers that her new house is inhabited by the ghost of a passionate young concert pianist who died tragically thirty-five years earlier.

THE SCORE: “Crafting the score for this film was a joyous experience, as it allowed me to explore four distinct sonic realms interwoven throughout the narrative. Initially, the music accompanies moments of suspense as we follow Lisa Wagner’s eerie discoveries in her haunted home. The introduction of the whimsical “soul collectors” adds a lighter, comedic touch. As Lisa’s connection with the ghost, Eddie Conway, deepens, the score evolves into a tender romance. Eddie, a talented pianist and composer, finds inspiration in Lisa, leading to the creation of his piano concerto, “Variations on an Afterlife”. The consistent element running through these sonic landscapes is the presence of strings and piano, serving as the backbone of the score and reflecting the emotional depth of the characters’ journeys. Writer/director Pece Dingo’s love for music guided our creative process, with a focus on the string orchestra and piano. We recorded a string orchestra and I had the pleasure of performing the piano parts in the film. One of the highlights of composing the score for me was writing the piano concerto piece for the end of the film and then working backwards, gradually revealing Eddie’s progress as he crafted the piece throughout the storyline. Initially, only a few notes were heard, evolving into additional bars until the piece was performed in its entirety by Lisa on piano at the film’s conclusion. The fully arranged version, featuring the string orchestra, is played during the end credits. It brings me great satisfaction to reflect on this score.” ? Emir Isilay

THE COMPOSER: Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Emir Isilay now resides in Los Angeles, where he works as a composer, pianist, producer, arranger and engineer. He has composed music for many movies and TV shows appearing on SyFy, WB, Lifetime, Hallmark, Starz, and others including Uncharitable featuring Dan Pallotta and Edward Norton, Epic Games’ worldwide phenomenon videogame Fortnite, Country Crush, Earthfall and Random Encounters as well as the 9-episode digital series, Dead Women Walking produced by Blackpills and directed by Cannes Filmmaking alumnus Hagar Ben-Asher. Emir has composed additional music for Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Paramount Pictures’ The Lost City and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Lionsgate’s Shotgun Wedding, SyFy Channel Original TV Series Krypton, Netflix Originals The Angel and Family Switch. He worked on Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel, Netflix’s Slumberland and the Pixar short Purl as an arranger.
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