Time to put your movie in a headlock. The superstar wrestler dramatically enters the arena and intensely makes his/her way to the ring. Normally, this entrance is accompanied by theme music specially chosen by the athlete, not only to amp up the crowd but also to help define his/her character. Whether we realize it or not, music plays a pretty significant role when it comes to wrestling cinema. Someone that can attest to this is composer Andrew Gordon Macpherson. Macpherson currently has Season 4 of Vice TV’s hit docuseries Dark Side of the Ring airing and also scored Vice TV’s Tales from the Territories, produced by Dwayne Johnson. Not only has he scored wrestling documentaries, but he also recently scored the RJLE Films feature, Kids vs. Aliens, which also has a heavy wrestling element to it. So what is key to bringing characters to life in this specific genre? We spoke with Macpherson about this and much more in the below interview. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 16 June, 2023