New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Award winning film composer
Benjamin Wallfisch (SUMMER IN FEBRUARY, HAMMER OF THE GODS, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH: THE NASA MISSIONS) scores the much anticipated supernatural horror film LIGHTS OUT, directed by
David F. Sandberg in his major directorial debut based on a short of the same name. Produced by horror maven
James Wan (THE CONJURING), Lawrence Grey (HIDDEN) and Eric Heisserer (VAN HELSING, THE THING), LIGHTS OUT stars
Maria Bello, Teresa Palmer, and Gabriel Bateman. The film follows a woman terrorized by something lurking in the darkness of her home that only comes out when the lights are off. Wallfisch uses his unique musical pedigree to create a thematic emotional score that also taps into the instinctual fear of the dark. LIGHTS OUT screens in the �Limelight Series� at the LA Film Fest June 8th, 2016 with the Los Angeles premiere July 19th, 2016. The film opens in theaters July 22nd, 2016 through Warner Brothers with the soundtrack available July 15th from WaterTower Records.
This is a score that is able to melodically create adrenaline spikes, while also being thematic and graceful. According to Wallfisch, the score was unique for a horror film, �Even though it�s a horror film, it is also a strong family drama in which you really care about the characters. Sandberg (the director) was keen I write a score with very strong themes and emotion at its core, which is pretty unusual for horror films.�
Multi-talented and versatile,
Benjamin Wallfisch hails from a distinguished musical family and at 22 was appointed Associate Conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra and later Assistant Conductor of the Netherlands
Radio Philharmonic. At the same time, he studied under Academy Award winning composer Dario Marianelli where he orchestrated and conducted Marianelli�s Oscar-winning score for Atonement. Wallfisch then worked as sole orchestrator on numerous other movies such as Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, The Soloist, Eat Pray Love, Jane Eyre and
Robin Hood until his scoring debut for Lars von Trier�s Dear Wendy. This earned Wallfisch his first out of four later nominations (Summer in February, Hammer of the Gods, The Escapist) as �Discovery of the Year� at the World
Soundtrack Awards. In 2009, Wallfisch would add an Emmy nomination to his list of accolades for the music to When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. In 2013, he would get his first IFMCA nomination and HMMA win for Summer in February. Last year, Wallfisch garnered his second IFMCA Nomination for the animated feature, Gamba: Ganba to nakamatachi.
