John Paesano scores My All American

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Dan Goldwasser



Last winter, composer John Paesano recorded his score to the inspirational independent football film My All American. Directed by Angelo Pizzo and based on the true story of Freddie Steinmark, the scoring sessions took place at the Sony Scoring Stage and ScoringSessions.com is thrilled to bring our readers photos from the sessions!


Conductor and orchestrator Pete Anthony records a cue for My All American with the orchestra

Conducted by Pete Anthony, John Paesano’s score was recorded with a 61-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony.


Concertmaster Belinda Broughton and violinist Darius Campo

The woodwinds

The brass section

The cello section

Percussionists Alan Estes, Dan Greco, and Greg Goodall prep their instruments

Pianist Randy Kerber

In the booth, composer John Paesano was assisted by additional music composers Braeden Kimball, Joshua Johnson and Nolan Livesay. Scoring mixer Alan Meyerson ran the console, and music editor Lee Scott and ProTools recordist Kevin Globerman were also on hand for feedback.


Additional music composers Nolan Livesay and Braden Kimball look over the scores for composer John Paesano

Scoring mixer Alan Meyerson listens to the mix

The booth listens to the mix with playback

Music editor Lee Scott and ProTools recordist Kevin Globerman

My All American is currently in limited theaters. A soundtrack album is available from Sony Classical.

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