This past spring, composer Lorne Balfe recorded his score The Naked Gun at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. The fourth film in the comedy series, this sequel directed by Akiva Schaffer stars Liam Neeson as Lt. Frank Drebin, Jr., the son of Leslie Neilsen’s character from the original trilogy. We’re thrilled to be able to share exclusive photos from the scoring sessions with our readers!
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The string section of the Hollywood Studio Symphony performing on The Naked Gun at Warner Bros.’ Eastwood Scoring Stage
The saxophones and brass performing on the score
Jeremy Earnest conducting The Naked Gun at Warner Bros.
Jeremy Earnest, who has worked with Balfe for a number of projects, conducted the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Stage. Strings were recorded separately from piano, brass and wind over a couple of days of scoring. Featured soloists performing on the score include trumpet player Wayne Bergeron and saxophonist Katisse Buckingham.
The French horn section (Ben Jaber, Teag Reaves, Jaclyn Rainey and Laura Brenes) performing on The Naked Gun
The brass section on The Naked Gun
Jacob Braun and the cello section
The view from the booth
Balfe attended the sessions remotely from his studio in the UK, and so inside the booth, co-score producer and music editor Peter Myles was making sure everything was running smoothly. Lead orchestrator Yaron Eignstein and additional music composer Peter Adams were also there to give feedback, joined by Pro Tools recordist Larry Mah and stage recordist Tom Hardisty. Also present were orchestra contractor Peter Rotter, supervising copyist Booker White, and Lorne Balfe’s agent, Darrell Alexander from Cool Music Ltd.
Orchestrator Yaron Eigenstein and additional music composer Peter Adams
Co-score producer and music editor Peter Myles gives feedback to the orchestra
Rob Schaer, Wayne Bergeron and Dan Rosenboom on trumpet
Composer Lorne Balfe was attending the session remotely from the UK
Score recordist Tom Hardisty
Balfe’s score brings back the return of Ira Newborn’s classic “Police Squad” theme, and the album features a new arrangement by Gordon Goodwin.
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The Naked Gun is now playing in theaters, and a soundtrack album is available digitally from Milan Records. For the full album credits and musicians listing, check out the Paramount Music website!
Special thanks to Kaya Savas of Film.Music.Media for getting the photos for us.
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