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"The 'Cowboys and Aliens' song that I wrote with San Diego musician Justin Werner is going to be the theme song for the upcoming Platinum Studios Cowboys and Aliens animated motion picture," Scott West tells the Reader.
The song “Cowboys and Aliens” was inspired by the same-named 2006 graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, which provided the genesis for the 2011 film starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg. The upcoming animated version will reportedly stake different territory from the live action adaptation.
"It will be an animated version of the graphic novel. Scott said that our 'Cowboys and Aliens' theme would be great way to end the movie and to be playing as the credits roll, which is what Justin and I had in mind when we wrote it."
West wrote the song’s first incarnation in 2007, later teaming up with O.B.-based Justin Werner to revise it as an acoustic guitar-centered tune. “Justin co-wrote half of the song with me. I made the cool alien craft sounds with a backwards bell sound and a backwards gong. I then used a Starbucks paper cup and plastic drinking straw with ice water in the cup to make the alien laser blast sounds. Everyone thinks that I used keyboard patches, when we did everything organically.”
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Other locals involved in the recording include bassist Marcia Claire, guitarist Mark Huls, and studio mastermind Ben Moore (Switchfoot, Pinback).
"The animated movie is already in production by Platinum Studios," says West. "Platinum is also going to use our song in the Cowboys and Aliens sequel trailer." The C&A graphic novel sequel publishing date is around ten months away. West's own YouTube video for the song has so far racked up around 1.2 million views.
Last year, the song led to West landing his first publishing deal with Greenlight 360, a Boston company that specializes in placing music on television and in movies. “As a result, we already have several songs being set up for various TV shows...we originally hoped that signing a publishing deal would help us place the song in the [2011 Cowboys and Aliens] movie, but that [soundtrack] was already filled up beforehand.” The Greenlight 360 publishing deal includes both West and Justin Werner.
The tune was also re-released on the local music compilation series Staring at the Sun Volume 9, with an accompanying comic book produced by local comic company BloodFire Studios.
In addition, "I'm currently recording music for Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's upcoming movie The Weapon, which is another graphic novel already in development for the silver screen by Rosenberg's studio," says West.
"Scott [Mitchell Rosenberg] is producing it and Fred Van Lente [Cowboys & Aliens] wrote the graphic novel, which is incredibly action packed. I think The Weapon should be an amazing film and has astonishing franchise potential. I'm tracking a cool fast theme for it this week with San Diego guitarist Mark Huls."
"Tesla's lead guitarist Frank Hannon is also recording a theme with me for one of the treatments this month. I'm very happy with the recorded musical themes we've done so far."
Scott West - who studied audio engineering at Mesa Community College - performs regularly with his own Scott West Band as well as with Happy Ron Hill, Tara Nichol, and others. “I’m living near I-5, between La Jolla and P.B., which is handy access for getting around town several nights a week to gigs. I probably play out 15 or 20 times a month.”
In 2008, West’s band was ranked number one on MTV's Best Music On Campus for 36 straight weeks, enabling his album Sex On Sunday to sell 36,000 CDs and over 110,000 downloads.
West’s 2010 album Austin includes guest players Mick Fleetwood, Daniel de los Reyes (the Killers), James Baker (War), and Frank Hannon and Brian Wheat of Tesla.
One song from the album, “Keep It Clean,” was recorded with London singer/songwriter Anton Barbeau and bassist Gabe Nelson from the band Cake. The video for the tune was one of only ten music shorts (among thousands submitted) selected to the London Independent Film Festival in April 2010. The video was directed by 17-year-old Phillip Stucker.
West's 2010 Xmas album California Christmas was recorded with Wheat and Hannon at Tesla’s Sacramento studio. During its first month on sale, one track from the album scored over 34,000 downloads on Myxer.com. “Frank Hannon and I tracked a live version of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ with just piano, MIDI-ed keyboard strings, and electric guitar. We only made one pass, then Frank laid down some harmony electric-guitar lines and we were done with the track.”
On New Year’s Eve 2010/2011, his “Auld Lang Syne” ringtone hit over 127,000 ringtone downloads. It hit number two among all ringtone categories on Myxer, one of the most popular download sites.
In summer 2011, Cowboys and Aliens director Jon Favreau tweeted West's song and video among his favorites. Here's the trailer for the upcoming animated film:
"The 'Cowboys and Aliens' song that I wrote with San Diego musician Justin Werner is going to be the theme song for the upcoming Platinum Studios Cowboys and Aliens animated motion picture," Scott West tells the Reader.
The song “Cowboys and Aliens” was inspired by the same-named 2006 graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, which provided the genesis for the 2011 film starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg. The upcoming animated version will reportedly stake different territory from the live action adaptation.
"It will be an animated version of the graphic novel. Scott said that our 'Cowboys and Aliens' theme would be great way to end the movie and to be playing as the credits roll, which is what Justin and I had in mind when we wrote it."
West wrote the song’s first incarnation in 2007, later teaming up with O.B.-based Justin Werner to revise it as an acoustic guitar-centered tune. “Justin co-wrote half of the song with me. I made the cool alien craft sounds with a backwards bell sound and a backwards gong. I then used a Starbucks paper cup and plastic drinking straw with ice water in the cup to make the alien laser blast sounds. Everyone thinks that I used keyboard patches, when we did everything organically.”
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/14/33495/
Other locals involved in the recording include bassist Marcia Claire, guitarist Mark Huls, and studio mastermind Ben Moore (Switchfoot, Pinback).
"The animated movie is already in production by Platinum Studios," says West. "Platinum is also going to use our song in the Cowboys and Aliens sequel trailer." The C&A graphic novel sequel publishing date is around ten months away. West's own YouTube video for the song has so far racked up around 1.2 million views.
Last year, the song led to West landing his first publishing deal with Greenlight 360, a Boston company that specializes in placing music on television and in movies. “As a result, we already have several songs being set up for various TV shows...we originally hoped that signing a publishing deal would help us place the song in the [2011 Cowboys and Aliens] movie, but that [soundtrack] was already filled up beforehand.” The Greenlight 360 publishing deal includes both West and Justin Werner.
The tune was also re-released on the local music compilation series Staring at the Sun Volume 9, with an accompanying comic book produced by local comic company BloodFire Studios.
In addition, "I'm currently recording music for Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's upcoming movie The Weapon, which is another graphic novel already in development for the silver screen by Rosenberg's studio," says West.
"Scott [Mitchell Rosenberg] is producing it and Fred Van Lente [Cowboys & Aliens] wrote the graphic novel, which is incredibly action packed. I think The Weapon should be an amazing film and has astonishing franchise potential. I'm tracking a cool fast theme for it this week with San Diego guitarist Mark Huls."
"Tesla's lead guitarist Frank Hannon is also recording a theme with me for one of the treatments this month. I'm very happy with the recorded musical themes we've done so far."
Scott West - who studied audio engineering at Mesa Community College - performs regularly with his own Scott West Band as well as with Happy Ron Hill, Tara Nichol, and others. “I’m living near I-5, between La Jolla and P.B., which is handy access for getting around town several nights a week to gigs. I probably play out 15 or 20 times a month.”
In 2008, West’s band was ranked number one on MTV's Best Music On Campus for 36 straight weeks, enabling his album Sex On Sunday to sell 36,000 CDs and over 110,000 downloads.
West’s 2010 album Austin includes guest players Mick Fleetwood, Daniel de los Reyes (the Killers), James Baker (War), and Frank Hannon and Brian Wheat of Tesla.
One song from the album, “Keep It Clean,” was recorded with London singer/songwriter Anton Barbeau and bassist Gabe Nelson from the band Cake. The video for the tune was one of only ten music shorts (among thousands submitted) selected to the London Independent Film Festival in April 2010. The video was directed by 17-year-old Phillip Stucker.
West's 2010 Xmas album California Christmas was recorded with Wheat and Hannon at Tesla’s Sacramento studio. During its first month on sale, one track from the album scored over 34,000 downloads on Myxer.com. “Frank Hannon and I tracked a live version of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ with just piano, MIDI-ed keyboard strings, and electric guitar. We only made one pass, then Frank laid down some harmony electric-guitar lines and we were done with the track.”
On New Year’s Eve 2010/2011, his “Auld Lang Syne” ringtone hit over 127,000 ringtone downloads. It hit number two among all ringtone categories on Myxer, one of the most popular download sites.
In summer 2011, Cowboys and Aliens director Jon Favreau tweeted West's song and video among his favorites. Here's the trailer for the upcoming animated film: