Atli Örvarsson scores Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dan Goldwasser
Last year, composer Atli Örvarsson recorded his score for the hit horror-comedy Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow). The film, which stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton and Famke Janssen, opened on January 25 and has grossed nearly $130 million worldwide.
Recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage, Örvarsson conducted his thematic score, which was supplemented by heavy rock elements (ala Rammstein) and choir.
Atli Örvarsson conducts Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The strings
The brass section
The French horns
Atli Örvarsson conducts the Hollywood Studio Symphony
In the booth, Örvarsson was assisted by scoring mixer Dennis Sands, orchestrators Penka Kouneva and Larry Rench, as well as additional music composer Dave Fleming, music editor John Finklea and digital recordist Adam Olmstead.
Scoring mixer Dennis Sands hard at work on the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters score
Additional music composer Dave Fleming with orchestrators Larry Rench and Penka Kouneva (front row), and music editor John Finklea and digital recordist Adam Olmstead (back row)
Atli Örvarsson conducts the Hollywood Studio Symphony
The soundtrack album for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is available from Paramount Music on iTunes, and on CD from La-La Land Records.
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