Tim Wynn scores Final Destination: Bloodlines

Earlier this year, composer Tim Wynn recorded his pulse-pounding score for Final Destination: Bloodlines at the historic Eastwood Scoring Stage on the Warner Bros. lot. Backed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and conducted by Tim Davies, we’re excited to give you peek behind-the-scenes look at the scoring sessions!

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Tim Davies conducts the Hollywood Studio Symphony on Final Destination: Bloodlines

Composer Tim Wynn listens intently to the orchestra

Wynn’s score taps into the series’ legacy of inventive suspense with a bold, modern orchestral palette, with a few nods to the late Shirley Walker’s theme from the original trilogy. The music combines chilling textures with rhythmic drive and sudden, jarring hits designed to keep audiences on edge.

The Hollywood Studio Symphony performs at the Eastwood Scoring Stage

At the console: Orchestrators Michael J. Lloyd and Andrew Kinney, composer Tim Wynn, and scoring mixer Damon Tedesco

“I’m incredibly grateful to Erin Scully and Jenifer O’Malley at New Line for their support in recording the Final Destination: Bloodlines score in L.A.,” said Wynn. “It was important to me to record the full orchestra together to capture the energy and emotion I was after. There’s nothing quite like the sound of 80 of the world’s best musicians playing as one ensemble.”

Conductor Tim Davies leads the ensemble through an intense cue

A view of the stage from the control room as musicians arrive

Inside the control room at the Eastwood Scoring Stage

The sessions brought together a strong creative team, including orchestrators Michael J. Lloyd and Andrew Kinney, and scoring mixer Damon Tedesco. Producers Craig Perry and Sheila Taylor, as well as co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, were also on hand to oversee the process and fine-tune the film’s sonic atmosphere.

Composer Tim Wynn, producers Craig Perry and Sheila Taylor, and co-director Adam B. Stein at the scoring stage

Co-director Zach Lipovsky, composer Tim Wynn, and co-director Adam B. Stein

Final Destination: Bloodlines has emerged as a major box office success, grossing over $186.9 million worldwide within its first two weeks of release. This impressive performance makes it the highest-grossing installment in the franchise to date. Complementing the film’s success, Wynn’s score was released digitally by Lakeshore Records and can be purchased here.

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Photos by Hiroyuki Okino, courtesy of Tim Wynn.