Scoring: chamber orchestra: fl, cl, asax, bn, hn, perc (mba, glock, timp, 3 toms, wblk, tamtam), pf, synth, 2vn, va, vc, cb jazz quintet: tsax, tr, traps, pf, cb

Duration: c.24 mins of 34 cues

Premiere:  film opened in NYC 20 September 2001.  
The official Rocky Road website is available here.

Session: Orchestra conducted by Vin Calianno
Recording engineer - Rob Reich

Cues: (* = not used in film) also links to sound samples
1. main title*
2. main title edit*
3. the beating
4. john and talias theme
5. sad horrible father
6. kiss
7. move in music
8. john/talia (interruption)
9. the second beating
10. funky rodney
11. funky rodney 2
12. jazz source music (5)
13. sad/uplifting music*
14. victoria?
15. ho music 1*
16. the demise of larry bird
17. ho music 2*
18. im not sure i love him anymore
19. the photograph
20. determined talia
21. determined talia (post office)
22. determined tension builder (post kitchen)
23. garage music
24. leaving john's house
25. tension with automobilic strenua
26. tension with who the hell is driving the car?*
27. climax
28. the ambulance
29. the end?
 

 

 

La Passion de Jeanne d'arc
silent film score
viola sola, digital audio playback & film
[Carl Theo. Dreyer, 1927]
(2003)

 

in blue and white
silent film score
[Russell Calianno, 2003]
(2003)

 

Das Kabinet des Dr. Caligari
silent film score
2 violas, 2 celli & contrabass
[Robert Weine, 1920]
(2000)

 

In bed...
short film original score
[Kevin McShane, 2000]
(2000)

 

Rocky Road
feature-length film original score
chamber orchestra / jazz ensemble
[Geoff Cunningham, 2001]
(1999)

 

Death was an angel parading for an apocalypse
silent film score
speaker, piano, viola, 2 celli, bass
[Vin Calianno, 1997]
(1999)