Production Diaries:
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
Recent Entries:
HUNDREDS GATHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MAKO IWAMATSU IN CAGES!
Wed, 14 Nov 2007
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE SCREENING OF MAKO!
Tue, 16 Oct 2007
Perles Acquires Cages Distribution!
Wed, 01 Aug 2007
"CAGES" RUNS 4TH WEEK IN THEATRES!
Fri, 13 Apr 2007
IT'S MY TURN TO FLY!
Mon, 09 Apr 2007
"CAGES" SURPRISES MANY AS IT ENTERS THIRD WEEKEND IN THEATRES!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007
"CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Tue, 03 Apr 2007
LOYAL FOLLOWING TO THANK, AS "CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Mon, 02 Apr 2007
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The Final Cue
08/02/04
Graham and I met several times over the past 6 months to talk about the orchestral music for CAGES. It was clear that the most important cue (a "cue" is a piece of music written for a scene in a film) was the final cue where JONAH plays the piano with an orchestra upon returning to his homeland, Singapore.
He wanted the music to sum up JONAH's life in music. In it would be a theme that would finally appeared in full bloom at the end of the film. In it would be a sense of flight, as well as perhaps a sense of being in a cage. As the music appeared over the next month, we were both in tears as the themes and harmonies tugged at our heartstrings, and because of that, we knew we were onto something special.
The music starts with a 3-note theme that we would have already associated with JONAH in earlier scenes. The theme is then repeated an octave higher, and then the orchestra comes in with a gorgeous romantic statement of the theme while Jonah "flies" above the theme with his virtuosi piano playing.
The cue will premier and be recorded live on October 21, 2004 at UCLA, Schoenberg Auditorium at 8 pm with Jon Robertson conducting the 70 piece UCLA Philharmonic. Walter Ponce will perform on piano.
Roger Bourland
Composer
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