Ad Astra – Project Details

2019
AD ASTRA, 2019, Directed by James Gray

FILM CREDITS

Music by Max Richter

Additional Music by Lorne Balfe

Music Supervisors: Randall Poster & George Drakoulias
Executive Music Producer: Jason Ruder
Music Legal Services: Christine Bergren
Supervising Music Editors: Jason Ruder & Katrina Schiller
Music Editors: Terry Wilson & Lena Glikson
Additional Music Editors: Sam Zeines, Richard Ziegler & Will Kaplan
Temp Music Editors: Darrell Hall, Daniel Pinder, Philip Tallman & Katherine Miller

Lorne Balfe Score
Score Produced by Lorne Balfe
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Music Production Coordinator: Queenie Li
Additional Music: Max Aruj, Steffen Thum, Steven Davis & Sven Faulconer
Orchestrators: Mike Ladouceur & Sam Jones
Score Technical Assistants: Joseph Cho & Michael Bitton
Score Mix Engineer: Seth Waldmann
Asisstant Mix Engineer: Jacob Moreno
Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions
Conductor: Johannes Vogel
Recording Engineer: Bernd Mazagg
ProTools Operator: Martin Weismayr
Score Recorded at Synchron Stage Vienna

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019 126'48
Release date : 10/18/2019
BOOKLET CREDITS (LORNE BALFE SCORE)

Composed & Produced by Lorne Balfe

Recording Engineer: Bernd Mazagg
Mixed by Seth Waldmann
Mastered by Götz-Michael Rieth
Recorded in July 2019
Recorded at Synchron Stage Vienna
Additional Musicians Recorded at Synchron Stage Vienna
Electronics: Lorne Balfe

Executive Producer Deutsche Grammophon: Christian Badzura
Product Manager Deutsche Grammophon: Nanja Maung Yin
Project Coordination Deutsche Grammophon: Rafael Walchshofer
A&R Coordination Deutsche Grammophon: Anusch Alimirzaie
Creative Production Deutsche Grammophon: Nicole Albring

01 – To The Stars (3:30)
Max Richter
02 – Encounter (5:18)
Max Richter
03 – Cosmic Drone Gateway (2:57)
Max Richter
04 – I Put All That Away (3:27)
Max Richter
05 – A Trip To The Moon (4:36)
Max Richter
06 – Terra Incognita (2:49)
Max Richter
07 – Ex Luna Scientia – Requiem (5:17)
Max Richter
08 – Journey Sequence (3:20)
Max Richter
09 – The Rings Of Saturn (2:57)
Max Richter
10 – The Wanderer (4:50)
Max Richter
11 – Erbarme Dich (3:38)
Max Richter
12 – Forced Entry (2:27)
Max Richter
13 – Preludium (4:02)
Max Richter
14 – Resonantia (3:00)
Max Richter
15 – Let There Be Light (2:18)
Max Richter
16 – Ursa Minor – Visions (3:14)
Max Richter
17 – Event Horizon (6:13)
Max Richter
18 – Musurgia Universalis (3:05)
Max Richter
19 – You Have To Let Me Go (5:57)
Max Richter
20 – Tuesday (Voiceless) (21:07)
Max Richter
21 – Opening (2:37)
Lorne Balfe
22 – Briefing (2:32)
Lorne Balfe
23 – Space Journey (2:39)
Lorne Balfe
24 – Rover Ride (2:51)
Lorne Balfe
25 – Pirate Attack (2:48)
Lorne Balfe
26 – Orbs (3:44)
Lorne Balfe
27 – Underground Lake (2:15)
Lorne Balfe
28 – Trip To Neptune (5:02)
Lorne Balfe
29 – Says (8:17) 
Nils Frahm 
Ad Astra (Single)

Ad Astra (Single)

2019 2'06
Release date : 11/22/2019
01 – Prayer (2:06)
Lorne Balfe

10 Comments

  1. scoregod96 November 8, 2019 at 12:09 am - Reply

    Beautiful Score!

  2. Stéphane H. October 21, 2019 at 7:43 pm - Reply

    "In the third one he writes the "father and son" theme, it's okay but it's harmonically basic and the melody is UNMEMORABLE"

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaand your whole analysis falls flat right there ! :P

  3. Aplusle October 21, 2019 at 7:32 pm - Reply

    Thanks Edmund.

    @PaulH I am not meaning to say that Balfe cannot compose good music. There are compositions that I like: the Picasso theme is creative and well-written. Just that I find his arrangements of others more compelling usually than his own material.

    An example that is good of this is kung fu panda. His arrangements of themes are really fun and energetic. In the third one he writes the "father and son" theme, it's okay but it's harmonically basic and the melody is unmemorable. Contrast to Hans: the Po theme and Spirit theme are precise, fun, harmonically clever, and memorable. But his score cues sometimes feel lacking: his transitions are clunky, the bridge material is uncreative and basic.

    It must be so much fun to work on those projects together. Coming up with idea and hearing what someone can turn it into, or getting to play with someone's idea without the pressure of starting from scratch.

  4. Anonymous October 20, 2019 at 6:56 am - Reply

    I really liked Richter’s score over balfes

  5. Cercei October 19, 2019 at 6:03 pm - Reply

    btw, you're saying Lorne recomposed and reworked the entire score. as i haven't seen the movie yet, did the producers end up with not using richters score for it at all and just used the score from Lorne?

  6. MrZimmerFan October 19, 2019 at 5:21 pm - Reply

    Was the producers

  7. Ahmad October 19, 2019 at 1:59 pm - Reply

    It’s definitely Balfe. I’ve seen the film for the second time two weeks ago so my memory is kind of hazy but luckily I decided to record the end credits for reference and I think it plays in Balfe’s section / variation of one of his themes played on a solo string instrument.

    I think we got most of Richter cues as it was mainly his release. I feel that Lorne has moved on from this project – he didn’t even mention the release so an extended release of his material seems unlikely to happen :(

    For those interested the credits suite plays as follows:

    “A Trip To The Moon” (synth part)
    “I Put All That Away”
    Variation on the theme in “Underground Lake” at 0:14
    Variation on the theme in “Trip To Neptune” 0-1:00
    “To The Stars”

  8. Ds October 1, 2019 at 9:09 pm - Reply

    @MrZimmerFan: exactly, Bad Boys 2 is basically "Michael Bay: A Summary". Over the top, borderline humor, no shit given, lengthy AND funny AND thrilling action sequences (yes that's possible to combine all 3, despite what Kevin Feige has to say about that). And a visual masterclass, the way each shot is framed is a delight for the eyes. And from that perspective, Six Underground looks breathtaking.

    Now… 2,5 months to wait :-p

  9. Bayhem October 1, 2019 at 10:54 am - Reply

    Finally! The SIX UNDERGROUND trailer comes out in a few hours. According to Mike Bay himself. Can't wait! Balfe and Bay are a good team and the last time they worked together we got the powerful 13 HOURS score.

    I really have high hopes for SIX UNDERGROUND.

    Any news on the score, folks? Anything on Lorne's social media? (I'm asking because I'm not on Twitter and Facebook).

  10. Stargazer_21 September 23, 2019 at 4:48 am - Reply

    @HybridSoldier

    Hope so. Will see the movie this thursday.

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