{"id":845,"date":"2013-07-29T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T15:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=845"},"modified":"2013-08-06T05:57:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T05:57:06","slug":"michael-wandmacher-crafting-the-nightmarish-sounds-of-the-haunting-in-connecticut-2-ghosts-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"Michael Wandmacher: Crafting the Nightmarish Sounds of The Haunting in Connecticut 2 &#8211; Ghosts of Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HauntingInConnecticut2_poster_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-852 alignleft\" alt=\"HauntingInConnecticut2_poster_b\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HauntingInConnecticut2_poster_b-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Michael Wandmacher is one of horror\u2019s most in-demand composers, and this year\u2019s he\u2019s scored the latest entries in two successful franchises: <strong>The Last Exorcism Part II<\/strong>, and <strong>The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia<\/strong> for director Tom Elkins, who began his career as an assistant editor for Wes Craven.<\/p>\n<p>Wandmacher has maintained a collaborative relationship with director Patrick Lussier, himself a former editor on Craven\u2019s <strong>Scream<\/strong> (1996), <strong>Cursed<\/strong> and <strong>Red Eye<\/strong> (both 2005), and Lussier\u2019s own directorial efforts \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/dvd_reviews\/m\/3451_MyBloodyValentine2009.htm\">My Bloody Valentine 3D<\/a><\/strong> (2009) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/dvd_reviews\/d\/3743_DriveAngry3D.htm\">Drive Angry 3D<\/a> <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=2395\">M<\/a>] (2011) \u2013 have resulted in a pair of very strong and distinct scores.<\/p>\n<p>In out latest podcast, Wandmacher touches upon working with first-time director Elkins, and how horror scoring no longer includes straight music, but elements of sound design.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2415997\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the time of our conversation, a label had been approached to release the soundtrack to Lionsgate\u2019s <strong>The Haunting in Connecticut: Ghosts of Georgia<\/strong>, and I\u2019ll post further details when Wandmacher\u2019s shape-shifting work is available.<\/p>\n<p>Prior interviews at KQEK.com with Michael Wandmacher include discussions on scoring the video game <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/cd_lp_reviews\/t2u\/MP3_360_TwistedMetal2012.htm\">Twisted Metal<\/a><\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4607\">M<\/a>] in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/exclusives\/Exclusives_Wandmacher_2012_1.htm\">2012 <\/a>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4612\">M<\/a>]; scoring Lussier\u2019s 3D film <strong>Drive Angry<\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/exclusives\/Exclusives_Wandmacher_2011_1.htm\">2011 <\/a>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=2424\">M<\/a>]; composing the score for Alexander Aja\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/dvd_reviews\/p2r\/3689_Piranha3D.htm\">Piranha 3D<\/a><\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=5477\">M<\/a>] in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/exclusives\/Exclusives_Wandmacher_2010_1.htm\">2010 <\/a>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=904\">M<\/a>]; and writing music for <strong>My Bloody Valentine 3D<\/strong> and his large orchestral score for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/cd_lp_reviews\/p2r\/CD_0144_PunisherWarZone.htm\">The Punisher: War Zone<\/a><\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqek.com\/exclusives\/Exclusives_Wandmacher_2008_1.htm\">2009 <\/a>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=907\">M<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0910800\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Wandmacher<\/a>, and Albert Tello at <a href=\"http:\/\/costacomm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Costa Communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast is also available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mondomark\/kqek-digital-michael\" target=\"_blank\">Sound Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"__mceDel\">\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark R. Hasan<\/strong>, Editor<br \/>\n<strong>Big Head Amusements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark R. Hasan<\/strong>, Editor<br \/>\n<strong>Big Head Amusements<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Wandmacher is one of horror\u2019s most in-demand composers, and this year\u2019s he\u2019s scored the latest entries in two successful franchises: The Last Exorcism Part II, and The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia for director Tom Elkins, who began his career as an assistant editor for Wes Craven. 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