Composer, sound designer, writer and co-lead actor for ‘Flesh and Blood’, a short film entirely completed within 48 hours for the 2024 Take48 film festival. The film was selected as a finalist for the festival.
One track within the film was co-composed with Wen Pei Low (providing vocals, vocal melody and lyrics). All other tracks were solely composed, performed, recorded and produced by Alex Ariel Paterson. The soundtrack features live instruments, digital instruments, modular synthesis and audio processing techniques.
Very much written to follow the beats of the film, hopeful instrumental music devolves into noise as tragedy strikes, leading to a steady, sentimental, slowly building underscoring to a monologue about healing from grief, before giving way to a hopeful reprise of the initial theme, accompanied now by triumphant, lush strings.
Selected excerpts in audio file below: