NEWS
October 2010 | "UNKNOWN" SCORE
Jason and his twin brother Nolan completed orchestrating the score for composer John Ottman (Superman Returns, X-Men2, Valkyrie) on the upcoming thriller "Unknown" starring Liam Neeson and Frank Langella. Jason and Nolan conducted the scoring sessions at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London.
May 2009 | "THE RESIDENT" SCORE
Jason and his twin brother Nolan completed orchestrating the entire score for composer John Ottman (Superman Returns, X-Men2, Valkyrie) on the upcoming thriller "The Resident" starring Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Christopher Lee. Jason and Nolan also produced the recording session and conducted the orchestra for the score. "The Resident" is to released later this year.
10/3/2009 | "ASTRO BOY" SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED
Jason recently arranged and orchestrated the "Theme from Astro Boy" for composer John Ottman (Superman Returns, X-Men2, Valkyrie). The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with the London Symphony orchestra, and the soundtrack will be released by mid-October. "Astro Boy" opens in theatres October 23rd (www.AstroBoy-TheMovie.com). Jason's work is presented below:
7/4/2009 | JPF AWARDS - 2009 NOMINATIONS
The 2009 "Just Plain Folks" Music Award Nominations have just been announced. Out of 42,000 albums and 560,000 songs submitted from 100 countries, Jason has received 3 nominations: BOUNTY (Best Soundtrack Album), "Fontana di Trevi" (Best Soundtrack Song), and "Repo People" from THE ZERO POINT (Best Soundtrack Song). www.jpfolks.com
1/19/2009 | PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL
Jason is awarded the DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GOLD MEDAL AWARD for "Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film" for his work on Chasing the Green at the Park City Film Music Festival.
11/18/2008 | AGAINST THE WIND
Jason has composed music for the feature film entitled "Against the Wind" (www.AgainsTheWindFilm.com), a story of the odds of survival as WW1 flyers in the Lafayette Esquadrille risk everything for honor and conquest. "Against the Wind" is soon to be released by Flying Scotsman Productions.
8/08/2008 | ALEX'S HALLOWEEN
Jason just completed the score for a comedic short film entitled "Alex's Halloween" starring Jane Lynch. This is Jason's second collaboration with director Daniel Persitz of Universal Pictures, having first scored the comedy-thriller "Annihilation" in 2005. Due to the humorous nature of the film, the score for "Alex's Halloween" is truly an homage to several classic film music cliches, including an incredibly obvious nod to "The Wizard of Oz" and John Williams' theme from "Superman." Cues from the score are presented below:
7/01/2008 | LIMBO LOUNGE
Jason has begun scoring the independent feature film "Limbo Lounge," a comedic and mysterious drama directed by Tom Pankratz and starring Ronnie Marmo, Tamara Braun, and Robyn Cohen. Jason hopes to complete the score by the end of summer. The film is scheduled to appear in film festivals nationwide. More information is available at www.GambitFilms.com.
6/18/2008 | BURN-E
Jason just finished working on the score for "Burn-e," a Disney/Pixar short to be released with "Wall-e." He assisted the film's composer J.A.C Redford with electronic score production, programming, and session pre-records. The score was recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox Studios this month.
5/01/2008 | CHASING THE GREEN
Jason has just completed the score for the feature film "Chasing the Green," a drama directed by Russ Emanuel and starring Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, and William Devane. The film is scheduled to be released this summer. More information is available at www.ChasingTheGreen.com.
4/15/2008 | THE ROBE
Jason, along with his twin brother Nolan, has begun a collaboration with lyricist Jordan Beck on an epic new musical based on the LLoyd C. Douglas novel "The Robe." A full-scale staged production is scheduled for the spring of 2010. More information is available at www.MySpace.com/TheRobeMusical.
9/15/2007 | BOUNTY
Jason and twin brother Nolan (co-composer) have completed the score to the feature film "Bounty," a classic dramatic western starring Peter Sherayko ("Tombstone"), Austin O'Brien ("Promised Land"), Jarret Lemaster, and Michelle Acuna. The following are thoughts by director Jared Isham: "The musical score for a film is just as important to the story as the picture. It requires just as much attention as the edit and work done on set, if not more. When working with composers Jason and Nolan Livesay on the score for 'Bounty', we started from scratch without the crutch of a temp score, discussing moods and ideas that could be incorporated musically. If I had an idea, I would share it with them, much like I do with actors, in order to discover a feeling for a scene or a mood for a particular moment or character in the film. Every time I heard what they had composed, I was blown away by the detail and emotion they were able to pack into a small amount of music, going beyond what I had envisioned and creating a flavor for the scenes even stronger than what I had expected. I hope you enjoy this score as much as I do."
The score is now available at CDBaby.com and iTunes.
7/20/2006 | ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING
Jason recently assisted composer J.A.C. Redford on the score for "One Night with the King" starring Peter O'Toole, John Rhys-Davies, Omar Sharif, Luke Goss, and Tiffany Dupont. Jason's responsibilites included arranging and orchestrating several cues, as well as composing additional material. The entire score was nearly 2 hours of music, and was recorded in Russia with the Moscow Symphony. The soundtrack is now available at Intrada Records.
