Roger Bourland
writes about music and life

Today, POSSUM DEATH SPREE was released by AtomFilms.com. Atom Films is an internet movie company that is a showcase for young filmmakers. They commissioned Gareth Smith, Michael Horowitz, and Ari Sachter-Zeltzer to make a pilot film in consideration of making a series. They made POSSUM DEATH SPREE and asked me to do the music for […]

I watched “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” last night, and noted that the score was composed by Jack Nitzsche. This was a name I first saw in the dreamy cut, “Expecting to Fly” from the Buffalo Springfield’s second album, AGAIN. Jack’s orchestral accompaniment alone brought a magical sophistication to the group that outdid […]

The Wolf at the Door (1986)
Motion picture with music composed and conducted by Roger Bourland
Henning Carlsen, director; starring Donald Sutherland as Gauguin.

Main Title
Gallery Reflections
Dejection
Tahiti
Judith’s Bath
Leaving Mette
Juliette
Juliette and Germaine
Anna Arrives
On the town
Brittany
Slashed Painting
Tahiti Hopes Fade
Judith’s Present
End credits

I landed this film in an amusing way. The producer decided to throw out the existing score. I have to […]

For those who wish to know more about the master composer for motion pictures, Bernard Herrmann, Here is a 45 minute, 6-segment rip of the 1992 documentary recorded on VHS, digitized, and uploaded to YouTube by Andrew Hawke. A must see for young film composers.
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