Laurent Eyquem scores Copperhead
Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dan Goldwasser
Last winter, French composer Laurent Eyquem recorded his score for Copperhead, the latest Civil War drama from Ron Maxwell, the director of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. The film, which stars Billy Campbell and Peter Fonda, is about a family in upstate New York who is harassed for their pacifism, and was released on June 28, 2013.

Eyquem conducted the Hollywood Scoring Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros..

Composer Laurent Eyquem conducts the Hollywood Studio Symphony on Copperhead

The violins

The cello section: Kim Scholes, Cecilia Tsan, Steve Erdody, and Dennis Karmazyn

The French horns: Gregory Roosa, Allen Fogle, Mark Adams, and Jim Thatcher

The woodwinds
In the booth, Eyquem was supported by scoring mixer Sylvain Lefebvre, as well as music supervisor David Franco, orchestrator Jeff Atmajian, and music librarian Tim Perrine.

Orchestrator Jeff Atmajian, scoring mixer Sylvain Lefebvre, and stage recordist Tom Hardisty

Music supervisor David Franco and music librarian Tim Perrine discuss a cue
The score album for Copperhead is available from Varese Sarabande Records.

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