Kaya Savas, who interviewed Giancarlo Vulcano for the website filmmusicmedia.com, has written a thoughtful review of the Unfinished Spaces album. Enjoy it here.
Giancarlo Vulcano Interviewed
November 8th, 2011
Giancarlo Vulcano sat down last week for an interview with Kaya Savas of the website filmmusicmedia.com, and they discussed the score for Unfinished Spaces, working on 30 Rock, all of it.
You can listen to the interview here.
Unfinished Spaces: Review
October 3rd, 2011
All of us here at Distant Second Records are thrilled that our friends at babysue are enjoying the new “Unfinished Spaces” release. They gave it a very nice review, and made it a TOP PICK. They also praised the beautiful packaging by Monica Miranda, which really must be held to be believed.
UNFINISHED SPACES – ON SALE NOW!!!
August 15th, 2011
We are thrilled to announce that the soundtrack to Unfinished Spaces is on sale! Click on the Records page to order via paypal or check. The limited edition cd was designed by Monica Miranda and silk-screened by vg kids. The album is also available on itunes.
The film is being screened at the IFC in NY through 8/18, and has been getting wonderful reviews, most recently in the Huffington Post.
The score is modernist while conveying tropical warmth, and features wonderful performances by Dafnis Prieto, Tom Chiu, Conrad Harris, Caleb Burhans, Alex Greenbaum, Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, Laurie Krein, and Jim Bruening.
Dafnis Prieto attended the Schools of Art in Havana, and is featured on “You Take It or You Leave It.” Enjoy –
You_Take_It_or_You_Leave_ItPay by Check
August 13th, 2011
We here at Distant Second Records heard your requests for a way to pay other than PayPal. For this reason there is now a DSR order form located at the top of the records page. Simply print out this form, mail it in with a check, and enjoy the music while it still exists on physical disks.
Unfinished Spaces at IFC – August 12-18
August 9th, 2011
Save the Date – “Unfinished Spaces” Showing in LA and NY
July 8th, 2011
This documentary, featuring a score by Giancarlo Vulcano, has been getting great reviews. Please try and see it when it plays at IFC theaters this August.
Music from Unfinished Spaces
July 6th, 2011
Distant Second Records in the Press…
June 22nd, 2011
Unfinished Spaces, with a score by Giancarlo Vulcano, premiered on June 19 at the LA film festival. The reviews have been excellent:
And for all our Italian friends, a review of My Funny Detective has just come out in All About Jazz Italia (translated below).
Translation:
The starting point is a script that does not take off, a detective story about loneliness and alcoholism faded, with many false starts, and just as many moments of impasse. Writer Paul Meadows turned to his old friend Giancarlo Vulcano, composer and guitarist who has had a hand in such films as “The Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator,” and “The Departed.”
Magically the story takes shape, but, above all, emotions and characters that were struggling to find expression in print emerge. Conclusion? The film was never made but at least we have inherited thirty minutes of delightful music, absolutely autonomous, that shines its light.
The unusual quintet has a rhythm section with guitar and a frontline consisting of two trombones which move with agility and richness of expression, changing pace and atmosphere, maintaining good taste, and giving voice to characters and images that we seem to see scroll across the screen. “Heartache in the Dark” is as haunting as “Knockin ‘on Heaven’s Door,” “Reflections in a Public Bathroom Mirror” is mysterious, as befits a respectable spy story, “Amos’s Theme” showcases the guitar style of Vulcano, dry, but not without a certain lyricism and bitter-sweetness. Interesting use of dialogue between the two trombones, solos of great interest that create fascinating orchestral backdrops and develop the themes.
DSR Summer Update
June 8th, 2011
Happy summer from all of us here at Distant Second Records. Since the last post many things have happened. Nobody in the office has had a moment to update all of you, and we apologize for this. Here is a list of recent activities:
Giancarlo Vulcano scored episode 517 of NBC’s 30 Rock.
Co-scored (with Jeff Richmond) episode 519 of NBC’s 30 Rock.
Scored 3 animated web shorts for 30 Rock featuring Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Brian Williams, and Al Roker. Check them out…
Other 30 Rock arranger stuff included working with Dr. Condoleeza Rice (ep.522) and detuning a banjo until it became a koto (as per the Steely Dan Song Aja).
Recording sessions for Vulcano’s score to “Unfinished Spaces” took place on March 30 at Kilgore Sound in Manhattan. The stellar string quartet consisted of Tom Chiu, Conrad Harris, Caleb Burhans and Alex Greenbaum. Percussion was by the magnificent Dafnis Prieto. A photo from the session:
Giancarlo Vulcano scored a video by the artist Su-Mei Tse. The video (“Vertigen de la Vida”) was shown at Fundacio Joan Miro at Barcelona. Here is that music for lights
Giancarlo Vulcano worked with Jeff Richmond on music for the ABC “Last Man Standing,” starring Tim Allen.
Producer Hal Willner asked Giancarlo Vulcano to write an evening of arrangements of Nino Rota music to open Gallerist Tim Nye’s show “Venice in Venice,” at the Venice (it) Bienale. The 18 piece orchestra featured oboist Kate St. John (Dream Academy, Van Morrison, Marianne Faithfull and members of the Orchestra del Teatro Olimico in Vicenza. Courtney Love was in town and sang a few pieces with the orchestra.
We are back in the DSR offices now and look forward to updating frequently.