31 JANVIER 2008
COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER
LENNERTZ FILM “MEET
THE SPARTANS”
#1 AT BOX OFFICE
Composer’s Second Fox Film in 30 days to reach #1
(Los
Angeles, CA) Award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz’s
newest score of Epic proportions to Fox’s spoof comedy
“Meet the Spartans” is #1 at the box office. “Meet the
Spartans” mixes “300” with films like “Stomp the Yard” and
also features its share of celebrity bashing scenarios. The
cast includes Carmen Elektra, Diedrich Bader and Method
Man. The score was recorded using a 94-piece symphony and
an 80-voice choir. Last month, “Alvin and the Chipmunks,”
another Lennertz scored film, hit #1 at the box office and
continues to dominate, grossing over $200 million.
“I
decided to take the score one step further and mix in
sounds from around the world, even beyond the Middle
Eastern elements that people would be expecting,” says
Lennertz. “The lyrics being sung are based on a poem that I
wrote after seeing the final cut of the film, and I had
them translated into Greek. So when you hear a haunting
wail floating above the lush orchestra chords, keep in mind
that the words actually mean ‘Death by Penguin Testicles.’”
His score
for “The Simpsons Game” helped the hit videogame receive a
nomination for Best Action Game of 2007 at the 1UP Awards.
His other music awards and nominations include an Emmy
for the CW’s “Supernatural,” three 2007 Film & TV Music
Awards for “Supernatural” and “Tortilla Heaven”
(collaborating with Ozomatli) the Academy of Interactive
Arts and Sciences Award for “Medal of Honor: Rising Sun,”
and The Don B. Ray Educational Achievement Award.
Lennertz’s additional film, TV and videogame credits
include: “Soul Plane” in which he collaborated with RZA
(Wu-Tang Clan), Fox’s “Brimstone,” and MTV’s “Tough
Enough,” which appeared on the Billboard top 100 charts for
weeks; his powerful, full orchestral score for the Stephen
Spielberg-created videogame “Medal of Honor: Rising Sun”
led him to score more “Medal of Honor” games as well as the
popular James Bond videogame. Christopher Lennertz’ next
project is “Confessions of an Action Star” with Angelina
Jolie and is writing the music for the video game
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