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Peter Calandra establishes himself as a dynamic and highly-talented composer who is able to emotionally fuse a film's story-line to its score. "Unknown" should be on every score-fans list for its rousing jazz pieces and dramatic underscore. Soundtrack Lovers Peter Calandra is presented here as a
impressively capable composer, with broad musical horizons. An evident
feeling of passion, love and commitment is spread throughout his music,
as it can be clearly extracted from the accurate and heartfelt piano performances
and of the overall musical ensemble. Unknown Soldier's jazz score highlights
bravery and the human social fracture in our society.
Jazz
Review PETER CALANDRA wrote one of last year’s finest scores for an independent feature, Unknown Soldier, the debut feature by director Ference Tóth. An accomplished jazz musician who released a fine genre album entitled ’Sunrise Over New York’ in 2003, Calandra wrote an infectious urban jazz score for this film that won several awards on the film festival circuit. Those of you who remember Don Was’ fantastic jazz score for Backbeat back in 1993 has in that something similar to Calandra’s Unknown Soldier music. No, I wouldn’t say Mark Isham – like Isham’s music, this has a unique voice driven by Calandra’s piano playing and sensitive harmonies. Sometimes reflective, sometimes urgent and driving, this is a score that definitely deserves a commercial CD release. |
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Buoyed by sharp performances, a note-perfect jazz score and crack editing, Toth.s debut feature displays promising talent. - LA WEEKLY Peter Calandra's score draws on diverse music choices. - VARIETY The film seems like a merging of Jean-Luc Godard (energetic street camerawork set to a rousing jazz score) and neorealism (a simple plot sketched in broad strokes emphasizing its urban setting and the people and faces that inhabit it). - FILM JOURNEY Below are links to some additional reviews: |
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