Original score from the 2024 action feature film directed by Thomas Vincent, starring Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo and Connie Nielsen, produced by Studiocanal and released by Amazon Prime.
THE STORY: Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey. She also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband Dave discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
THE SCORE: “Much like Emma’s double life, we had very varying roles to play in writing this soundtrack. First there is the family side of the story. Dave and Emma have a recurring theme which connects them together, piano doubled with softly plucked autoharp, close and intimate. We hear a sad version of this in ‘My Wife, My Everything.’ Then there is a very different side to Emma ? an incredibly capable assassin. Fight sequences are accompanied by stark prepared piano and a wide range of hand percussion. There is often a thread of comedy woven into these sequences, accompanied by melodic fragments of marimba and piano in the track ‘Rampage’ for example. Our main antagonist, Carver, is a creepy, almost maternal presence. Her influence over Emma is depicted with a quiet female voice, like a twisted lullaby. We hear this in the ‘Carver’s Theme’ tracks.” ? Rael Jones
THE COMPOSERS: Rael Jones is an Emmy and Ivor Novello nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written scores for a diverse range of films and TV including Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, My Cousin Rachel, Suite Francaise, The Salisbury Poisonings and Harlots, as well as crafting the music for the Oasis and Coldplay feature documentaries. Earlier in his career, Rael filled many other film music department roles (producer, editor, programmer, additional composer, orchestrator and musician) on projects such as Les Miserables, Quantum of Solace, The Inbetweeners movies, The Alan Partridge Movie and the BBC Series Sherlock. His writing centres around live instrumental playing across all genres.
Most musicians, if they are lucky, will master one craft or field within their career. For Michael Price, he’s managed three, with his music spanning across piano, orchestral and soundtrack work. The soundtrack work ? for TV shows such as Sherlock, Dracula and Unforgotten, and films such as Eternal Beauty, Cheerful Weather and Wild Child ? has seen Price win an Emmy, as well as receive countless nominations (including a BAFTA nomination and an Ivor Novello nomination earlier this year for his work on Dracula, with David Arnold). His work as a solo artist takes the form of beautiful improvised piano works, as heard on albums like Diary (2017), or via lush, grand, hyper-detailed orchestral work, as heard on critically acclaimed releases such as Entanglement (2015) and Tender Symmetry (2018).
トーマス・ヴィンセント監督、ケイリー・クオコ、デヴィッド・オイェロウォ、コニー・ニールセン出演、Amazon Primi配信の長編アクション映画『ロールプレイ ～妻は殺し屋!?～』(2024)のオリジナル・スコア。
トラックリストストーリー： エマ(ケイリー･クオコ)とデイブ(デヴィッド･オイェロウォ)は結婚記念日の夜、ニューヨークの街でロールプレイをして盛り上がる。だがデイブの知らない、国際的暗殺者としてのエマの隠された顔がボブ（ビル･ナイ）によって暴かれ、家族が危険にさらされると、事態は危険な方向へと向かっていく。自らのスキルと決意を頼りに、エマはどんな犠牲を払ってでも家族を守らなければならない。
スコア： “エマの二重生活と同じように、私たちはこのサウンドトラックを書くにあたって、実にさまざまな役割を演じなければならなかった。まず、家族の物語がある。デイヴとエマは、ピアノと柔らかく弾かれるオートハープの二重奏という、親密で緊密な、ふたりを結びつける繰り返しテーマを持っている。My Wife, My Everything」では、その悲しいバージョンを聴くことができる。そしてエマには、信じられないほど有能な暗殺者という、まったく異なる一面がある。戦いのシークエンスには、峻厳なプリペアド・ピアノと幅広いハンド・パーカッションが伴う。 例えば「Rampage」では、マリンバとピアノのメロディックな断片が添えられ、これらのシークエンスにはしばしばコメディの糸が織り込まれている。主な敵役であるカーヴァーは不気味で、ほとんど母性的な存在だ。エマに対する彼女の影響は、ねじれた子守唄のような静かな女性の声で描かれる。カーヴァーのテーマ "のトラックで聴くことができる”。- ラエル・ジョーンズ
作曲家： ラエル・ジョーンズは、エミー賞とアイヴォア・ノヴェロにノミネートされた作曲家であり、マルチ・インストゥルメンタリストでもある。『ミセス・ハリス、パリへ行く』、『レイチェル』、『フランス組曲』、『 ソールズベリ 毒殺未遂事件』、『Ｈａｒｌｏｔｓ／ハーロッツ 快楽の代償』など様々な映画やTVの音楽を手がけ、オアシスやコールドプレイの長編ドキュメンタリーの音楽も手がけた。キャリア初期には、『レ・ミゼラブル』、『007/慰めの報酬』、映画『The Inbetweeners』、『The Alan Partridge』、BBCシリーズ『ＳＨＥＲＬＯＣＫ（シャーロック）』などのプロジェクトで、プロデューサー、エディター、プログラマー、追加作曲家、オーケストレーター、ミュージシャンなど、多くの映画音楽部門の役割を果たした。あらゆるジャンルの楽器の生演奏を中心に執筆活動を行っている。
ほとんどのミュージシャンは、運が良ければ、キャリアの中でひとつの技術や分野を極めることができる。マイケル・プライスの場合は、ピアノ、オーケストラ、サウンドトラックの3つの分野で音楽を極めている。 『ＳＨＥＲＬＯＣＫ（シャーロック）』、『ドラキュラ伯爵』、『埋もれる殺意』などのテレビ番組や、『Eternal Beauty』、『Cheerful Weather』、『ワイルド・ガール』などの映画のサウンドトラックでは、プライスはエミー賞を受賞し、数え切れないほどのノミネートを受けている（デヴィッド・アーノルドと組んだ『ドラキュラ伯爵』では、BAFTAノミネートと今年初めのIvor Novelloノミネートを含む）。 ソロ・アーティストとしての彼の作品は、『Diary』（2017年）などのアルバムで聴けるような美しい即興ピアノ作品、あるいは『Entanglement』（2015年）や『Tender Symmetry』（2018年）などの絶賛されたリリースで聴けるような瑞々しく壮大で超細密なオーケストラ作品という形をとっている。
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Original score from the 2024 action feature film directed by Thomas Vincent, starring Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo and Connie Nielsen, produced by Studiocanal and released by Amazon Prime.
THE STORY: Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey. She also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband Dave discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
THE SCORE: “Much like Emma’s double life, we had very varying roles to play in writing this soundtrack. First there is the family side of the story. Dave and Emma have a recurring theme which connects them together, piano doubled with softly plucked autoharp, close and intimate. We hear a sad version of this in ‘My Wife, My Everything.’ Then there is a very different side to Emma ? an incredibly capable assassin. Fight sequences are accompanied by stark prepared piano and a wide range of hand percussion. There is often a thread of comedy woven into these sequences, accompanied by melodic fragments of marimba and piano in the track ‘Rampage’ for example. Our main antagonist, Carver, is a creepy, almost maternal presence. Her influence over Emma is depicted with a quiet female voice, like a twisted lullaby. We hear this in the ‘Carver’s Theme’ tracks.” ? Rael Jones
THE COMPOSERS: Rael Jones is an Emmy and Ivor Novello nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written scores for a diverse range of films and TV including Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, My Cousin Rachel, Suite Francaise, The Salisbury Poisonings and Harlots, as well as crafting the music for the Oasis and Coldplay feature documentaries. Earlier in his career, Rael filled many other film music department roles (producer, editor, programmer, additional composer, orchestrator and musician) on projects such as Les Miserables, Quantum of Solace, The Inbetweeners movies, The Alan Partridge Movie and the BBC Series Sherlock. His writing centres around live instrumental playing across all genres.
Most musicians, if they are lucky, will master one craft or field within their career. For Michael Price, he’s managed three, with his music spanning across piano, orchestral and soundtrack work. The soundtrack work ? for TV shows such as Sherlock, Dracula and Unforgotten, and films such as Eternal Beauty, Cheerful Weather and Wild Child ? has seen Price win an Emmy, as well as receive countless nominations (including a BAFTA nomination and an Ivor Novello nomination earlier this year for his work on Dracula, with David Arnold). His work as a solo artist takes the form of beautiful improvised piano works, as heard on albums like Diary (2017), or via lush, grand, hyper-detailed orchestral work, as heard on critically acclaimed releases such as Entanglement (2015) and Tender Symmetry (2018).