Lost on the B Side
the dark side of the music industry
Lost On The B Side is not just about music—it is music. Just ask the audio team: international recording artist and music supervisor Trey Gunn, Emmy-winning Sound Editor Scot Charles and his partner, Len Delorey, the talented film composer John Richard Eastep, and the film’s writer-director Lyle Holmes.
The soundtrack for Lost On The B Side includes music from the hottest garages around the world. Twenty-six independent bands from nine countries, including: France, Germany, Denmark, Russia, England, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, and, of course, the United States.
The music was compiled by the film’s Music Supervisor, and international recording artist, Trey Gunn (formerly of the Robert Fripp Quintet and King Crimson). As a professional musician, Trey has made over 100 recordings, including his work at the Royal Albert Hall of London. The selection of music from such diverse musical corners of the world as Tokyo, Moscow, Seattle, and Mexico City reflect Trey’s own incredible ear for talent and his international experience.
Writer-director Lyle Holmes, found great inspiration in the music while writing the screenplay and also during production. Many of the recordings used in the film were loaded onto his iPod which he listened to constantly during the 15-hour days which were the norm for production.
Typically, Lyle began each production day at 3:30 in the morning, over a plate of steak and eggs at his favorite dive. He reviewed and rewrote the scenes to be shot that day. His iPod and the film’s soundtrack were his constant companions during this daily ritual.
The amazing score for Lost On The B Side is more than just a series of cuts of great music. The songs were chosen, in part, for their contribution to story and theme. Lyle played an unusual role in the scoring of the film. Unusual for most directors, but understandable given the relationship he developed with the music during the months of editing that followed production.
DENMARK
USA
JAPAN
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FRANCE
RUSSIA
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WORLD
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GERMANY
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JAPAN
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ENGLAND
IRELAND
MEXICO
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26 Bands from 9 countries have contributed their unique music to the amazing soundtrack that is
Lost On The B Side.
To learn more about each band click on any of the links below.
A Talented Team
During production film editor Krk Nordenstrom and assistant editor Bevin Flynn constructed the assembly edit of the film. Two days after principal production wrapped, Lyle began editing the final cut. Often working for ten hours at a stretch, alone in the Directors, Ltd. editing suite, he relied on the music for inspiration.
Lyle weaved the songs into the story, matching a song’s lyrics, temp, and emotional pitch with a particular scene. He laid down more than thirty tunes on to the movie’s score.
Composer John Richard Eastep composed all of the original music in the film that wasn’t provided by 26 bands or artists. John (who had previously worked with Lyle on Last Stand) also did the heavy lifting of smoothing out the cues and preparing the individual files for the Emmy award-winning audio editing team.
John is an accomplished musician in his own right, playing the sax and studying music at the age of seven. As a once successful touring band member, John brought his own unique interpretation to the score.
The task of pulling together the dialog, sound effects, and the extensive score into one cohesive soundtrack was given to Emmy winner Scot Charles and his partner, Len Delorey. The final mix, of course, is more than just aiming for an even balance. Scot used his own musical background and well-tuned ear to provide the production’s final sound.
Lyle says it best, “The music is integrated with the story. The story is music.”
Lost on the B Side
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