Mark McKenzie - THE GREAT MIRACLE

[Thomas Nofz]

Überraschenderweise und sehr versteckt ist die Musik von Mark McKenzie zu einem Animationsfilm mit dem Titel EL GRAN MILAGRO / THE GREAT MIRACLE erschienen. Leider erneut nur als Download... obwohl der großartige Score sicherlich eine CD-Veröffentlichung mehr als verdient hätte.

Bislang konnte ich noch keinerlei Informationen zu dem dazugehörigen Film ausfindig machen, aber hier könnt ihr euch schon mal einen kleinen Eindruck von der Musik verschaffen:

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[Beaverhausen]

Nur download? Schande!

[Thomas Nofz]

Neue Infos zum Film (Quelle: maintitles.net):

Its been over three years since Mark McKenzies last score was released. With THE GREAT MIRACLE / EL GRAN MILAGRO the wait is over. The film is the first Mexican 3D computer animation ever. It tells the story of how three average people get caught up in a battle of good against evil that involves angels and demons. The animation looks to be about as good as a cheap Saturday morning cartoon. I really wonder how McKenzie came be involved with such a project.

For Mark Mckenzie fans and soundtrack enthusiasts, it has been a long wait for another Mark McKenzie score. 4 years has it been since we tasted the wonderful goods of The Last Sin Eater and Saving Sarah Cain, but now the wait is over. The Great Miracle or El Gran Milagro is a 3D animated film directed by Bruce Morris of Disney fame, and tells the story of 3 characters who are facing differing life struggles, and end up in a Cathedral to attend daily Catholic Mass. All kinds of amazing and miraculous things happen in the Cathedral, resulting in a tremendous outpouring of love, hope, and ultimately redemption. Needless to say, only this will make any fan of Mark Mckenzie drool.

The film will be released October 2011, but already today the music's available on itunes, amazon, and at most other digital outlets. Sadly it will remain with this digital release, considering there is no word of an official CD release of The Great Miracle.

[Markus Wippel]

wow

wirklich sehr schöne musik - McKenzie ist wirklich unterschätzt!!!!!

[Gast Stefan Jania]

Interview mit McKenzie zum Score:

Mark McKenzie on Creating THE GREAT MIRACLE

[horner1980]

SO BSX Records bringt den Score (limitiert auf 1500 Stück) nun auf CD raus....

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents the original soundtrack to THE GREATEST MIRACLE, also known as EL GRAN MILAGRO, featuring music composed by Mark McKenzie (THE ULTIMATE GIFT, BLIZZARD, DRAGONHEART: A NEW BEGINNING) for the 2011 3D animated film produced by Dos Corazones Films, directed by Bruce Morris (HERCULES, POCAHONTAS, FINDING NEMO) and written by Luis De Velasco.

THE GREATEST MIRACLE is an animated film that tells the story of three characters who are facing different struggles in their life and how they find solace, love, hope and redemption through a series of mysterious encounters that take place during a beautiful Cathedral morning Mass.

The music for THE GREATEST MIRACLE was composed for large symphony orchestra and choir and mixed on the famed 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring Stage in Hollywood. The orchestra and choir material is supplemented by pre-recorded piano, pipe organ, celesta and various percussion tracks. All of this is augmented with a large choral contingent, including a 32-voice mixed choir, 24-voice women’s choir and the acclaimed 17-boy soprano ensemble Libera. The final result is a rich, harmonically colorful composition that radiates a palpable emotional depth.

The positive elements expressed within the film immediately appealed to composer Mark McKenzie and his own personal religious faith, which resulted in composing heartfelt music of sublime passion and beauty that is captivating regardless of the listener’s persuasion. Like the finest film scores, his music for THE GREATEST MIRACLE transcends its visual counterpart to exemplify the shared need for meaning and acceptance that lies within each of us. Mark McKenzie’s gift for melody, color and harmonic sensitivity as well as the profound emotional and spiritual elements in his writing made him the perfect choice to compose the music for THE GREATEST MIRACLE.

Mark McKenzie received his Masters and Doctorate in Music Composition from USC after studying with composers Pierre Boulez, Witold Lutoslawski and Morten Lauridsen. During his formal training, Mark was recognized with the prestigious Hans J. Salter Composition Award, The Norman Cousins Award and ultimately was honored as the USC Outstanding Doctoral Music Graduate. After briefly teaching at USC, he turned his interest towards film and began composing and orchestrating on a wide variety of scores.

As an orchestrator, McKenzie has worked with composers such as John Barry, Bruce Broughton, Danny Elfman, Mark Isham, Jerry Goldsmith, John Powell, Marc Shaiman, Alan Silvestri and John Williams, helping to flesh out their musical ideas into performances for full orchestras. As a composer, Mark has scored feature films such as SON OF DARKNESS: TO DIE FOR II, WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON, FRANK & JESSE, DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF GARCIA LORCA, DOWN PERISCOPE, MI FAMILIA, DRAGONHEART: A NEW BEGINNING, THE ULTIMATE GIFT, BLIZZARD, THE LAST SIN EATER and SAVING SARAH CAIN, television films such as DURANGO, THE LOST CHILD, SILVER BELLS, IN FROM THE NIGHT and an episode of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE from the second season.

Previously released digitally on iTunes, BUYSOUNDTRAX Records now presents the original motion picture soundtrack to THE GREATEST MIRACLE for the first time on compact disc, which includes additional music exclusive to this release. The booklet features notes by author Randall Larson, including an afterword by the composer and the music has been newly mastered for the highest fidelity by James Nelson of Digital Outland.

The first 100 copies purchased through our website will be autographed by the composer.

Quelle: http://buysoundtrax....mielgrmior.html

[Issy72]

Mensch bin ich froh, dass ich den noch nicht runtergeladen habe. Ich hatte das mp3 Album nämlich schon länger auf meiner Merkliste bei amazon.de.

Gut ist man manchmal etwas vergesslich...

[Csongor]

Wird wohl meine erste BSX CD werden

[Jan T.]

Für alle, die es noch nicht gelesen haben: Hier ein längeres Interview, dass ich vor circa einem Monat mit Mark McKenzie geführt habe:

http://www.original-score.de/index.php/site/interview/dances_with_notes_ein_interview_mit_mark_mckenzie/

[hitchcock]

Geniales Interview. Man merkt, dass der Interviewer Filmmusik-Fan ist. Und das wiederum schmeichelte dem Komponisten.

Viele Grüße

hitch

[Osthunter]

Woe, großartige Musik, gefällt mir sehr! Und dass BSX die CD trotz Download-Angebots diesen Score veröffentlicht, empfinde ich als besonders positiv. Da kann man ja bei anderen Musiken, z.B. Beltramis Soul Surfer oder Youngs Priest ja auch noch hoffen...

[ronin1975]

und dazu noch 12 min länger! aber wasn das fürn Film? findet man nirgends was zu... wieder son Jesus-Film?

[Siddl]

Urteile selbst... habe mich sehr gewundert... aber naja, wie McKenzie schon sagt, Story ist im Vordergrund (...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN8wa20m4Jc

[ronin1975]

omg... wo die die Kohle dann noch herhatten für son grosses Orchester und so? Debney hätt da sicher auch gern mitgemacht... haha.. oh man...aber gut, an der Musik kann man sich ja erfreuen... im Film passt das doch sicher null, viel zu fett für so billige Animationen...

[Siddl]

Gab vor einer Zeit das PC Game "THE MOVIES". Konnte man sich eigene Filme mit eigenen Darstellern und viel mehr machen. War 'n klasse Ding.

Die Filme sahen optisch besser aus als das hier!

[santa]

Höre den Score gerade zum ersten Mal und hab so einen ähnlichen Wow Effekt wie bei Copernikus Star! Eine wundervolle Musik:) Danke für die schmackhafte Empfehlung:)