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Larry Groupe- Biography Jack Price Founding Partner / Managing Director Marc Parella Partner / Director of Operations Mailing Address: 520 Geary Street Suite 605 San Francisco CA 94102 Telephone: Toll-Free 1-866-PRI-RUBI (774-7824) 310-254-7149 / Los Angeles 415-504-3654 / San Francisco Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://www.pricerubin.com Yahoo!Messenger pricerubin Contents: Biography Critical Acclaim Credits IMDB Credits Film Lecture Syllabus Larry Groupe- Biography Larry Groupé is one of the most talented and versatile composers working today in the entertainment industry. With an impressive musical résumé in film and television as well as the concert stage, his achievements have received both critical praise and popular acclaim. Larry has completed his latest score for Straw Dogs. Directed by Rod Lurie starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgård. Just prior to this was Nothing but the Truth starring Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon and Alan Alda. A compelling political drama about first amendment rights. Which followed on the heels of Resurrecting the Champ starringSamuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett. All collaborations with writer-director Rod Lurie. Most notably, he wrote the score for The Contender starring Joan Allen, Gary Oldman and Jeff Bridges, a highly regarded political drama written and directed by Rod Lurie, which received multiple Academy Award nominations. This political drama edge led them toCommander in Chief, which became the number one most successful new TV series when launched by ABC. Larry also enjoyed special recognition when he teamed with the Classic Rock legends, YES, co-composing ten original songs on the new CD release, Magnification, as well as writing overtures, arrangements and conducting the orchestra on their Symphonic Tour of the World. In 2004 Larry was nominated for a Primetime Emmy as composer of best original score for ABC's drama series Line of Fire. He also wrote the music for Mike Binder's comedy series The Mind of the Married Man, on HBO, as well as Man About Town starring Ben Affleck. Larry also enjoyed special recognition for his score of Lurie's early release, Deterrence, a doomsday thriller starring Kevin Pollack and Timothy Hutton. Prior to this, a project based on Ed Wood's last script, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, provided him with a unique opportunity to write a most unusual score for a silent movie produced by and starring Billy Zane. Larry recorded his original score for the docudrama, Missions, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The series is to be launched in Europe in the spring of 2005. Larry has two Emmy awards to his credit for the best documentary score Jonas Salk: Personally Speaking, and for Residue a short subject film about the US early involvement in Cambodia. He's also composed the music for a variety of features that have shown at theSundance, Berlin and Toronto International Festivals. A graduate of the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific, he began his senior year as the recipient of the ASCAP award for student composers. He went on to earn his Masters of Music in Composition at the University of California at San Diego where he studied with Roger Reynolds, Toru Takemitsu and Pauline Oliveros. Subsequently, his composing, orchestrating and conducting skills took him to the world of film scoring where he won theNew York Film Award for "Best Score.” Larry has also composed, conducted and produced over eighty CD recordings. His music has been performed by a number of symphony orchestras and his recent composition, Water Unfolding, a fantasy for orchestra commissioned by the San Diego Symphony, has been warmly received by the public as well as obtaining excellent critical reviews. Menagerie, a suite for solo organ, was recently commissioned by the Spreckels Organ Society for its 85th birthday and performed at the world’s largest outdoor Organ Pavilion in San Diego's Balboa Park. Larry Groupe-Critical Acclaim The Contender The film challenges Groupé to create 13 meaningful compositions, and the soundtrack reveals the staggering fruits of this effort: elegiac, moving Americana that reveals Groupé to be a musical chameleon, constantly changing his style while still remaining at the top of his form. The ScoreSheet How sweet and moving it is! This is not a typical, stale score for a political film—this is music that captures the nobility of a leader. Groupé is a maestro who seems to capture all the right notes in his work. Soundtrackstation.com Groupé's score is noble, patriotic, and full of integrity, but never flashy...highlighted by a number of superb instrumental renditions in various cues. Movie Music U.K. Deterrence Groupé is one of the newest (and one of the most talented) composers in the film world... The ScoreSheet This is a beautiful, invigorating score... Cinemusic An orchestral epic, bristling with tense, exciting cues and lots of smooth, intelligent dissonance... Movie Music U.K. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Being a silent movie, Groupé's music as heard in the film is much more... Movie Music U.K. Larry Groupe-Credits This is a small excerpt of the artist's credits Straw Dogs James Marsden, Kate Bosworth,Alexander Skarsgåard. Sony/Screen Gems Hold at all Costs: Outpost Harry, 1953 Korea Glenn Smith - Dini Films Nothing but the Truth Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda Yari Film Group Resurrecting the Champ Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Harnett Phoenix Pictures Yari Film Group The Contender Two Academy nominations Best Actor and Supporting Actor Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Sam Elliot; Battleground Productions DreamWorks Pictures The Search for John Gissing Alan Rickman, Janeane Garofalo Sunlight Productions Mike Binder, Director Deterrence Kevin Pollack, Timothy Hutton Paramount Classics The Nazi James Cromwell, Maura Tierney Rod Lurie, Director Love Lies Bleeding Christian Slater Screen Gems Out of the Black Karl Kozak, Director Deviants Fortress Entertainment Man About Town Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese Media 8/Sunlight Productions I Woke Up Early The Day I Died Billy Zane Cinquanon Pictures Cats Dancing on Jupiter Amanda Righetti Dir. Jordan Alan The Hungry Woman (La Mujer Hambrienta) Dir. Glenn Smith Skid Marks Pathological Pictures In the Morning Danielle Lurie The Unknown Karl Kozak Diversa Films Raven's Blood Perseverance Films Larry Groupe-IMDB Credits 2012 Deconstruction Red ( in production ) 2012 Sleeping with the Lion ( announced) 2011 Straw Dogs 2011 Cats Dancing on Jupiter 2011 The One Warrior 2010 Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (documentary) 2010 Hole in One 2010 Hold at all Costs (documentary) 2010 Bag It (documentary) 2010 Hold at All Costs: The Story of The Battle of Outpost Harry (documentary) 2008/I Residue (short) 2008 Nothing But the Truth 2008 Making the River 2008 Love Lies Bleeding (video) 2007 Skid Marks 2007 The Hungry Woman 2007 Resurrecting the Champ 2006 The Art of the Impossible (video short) 2006 Principles for Success (video short) 2006 The Power of Proclamation (video short) 2006 Lost at Sea (video short) 2006 Relying on the Anointing (video short) 2006 The Matchless Message (video short) 2006 The Man Is the Message (video short) 2006 How I Learned Faith (video short) 2005-2006 Commander in Chief (TV series) – Unfinished Business (2006) – Happy Birthday, Madam President (2006) – The Price You Pay (2006) 2005 The Wraith: Eyes of Judgment (video) 2005 The Unknown 2005 In the Morning (short) 2003-2004 Line of Fire (TV series) – Eminence Front: Part 1 (2004) – Eminence Front: Part 2 (2004) – The Senator (2004) – Mother & Child Reunion (2004) – I'm Your Boogie Man (2004) 2004 Capital City (TV movie) 2003 Gentleman B. (as Lawrence Nash Groupé) 2002 The Nazi (short) 2002 Yes: Symphonic Live (video documentary) 2001 The Mind of the Married Man (TV series) – Cold Splash of Truth (2001) – Lay Down Dancing (2001) – When We Were Nice (2001) – Just Thinking of You (2001) – Wonderful News (2001) 2001 The Search for John Gissing 2001 Out of the Black (as Larry Groupe) 2001 Early Bird Special 2000 Damned If You Do (short) (as Lawrence Nash Groupé) 2000 The Contender 1999 Deterrence 1999 Making Contact 1999 Jonas Salk: Personally Speaking (documentary short) 1998 4 Second Delay (short) 1998 Peter York 1998 Shaking All Over (short) 1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died 1997 Raven's Blood Film Scoring A study of the dramatic art of music with image Larry Groupé, composer A six session course – fall semester, Conservatory of Music – UOP Session 1: Overview/Tone • Presentation overview of my own work in various scoring genres. • Budgets: computer only score vs. live instruments. • Discussion of the current state of the scoring process: demos, deadlines, delivery. • Finding the “Tone”: Starting from a script, rough-cut, or single scene. Assignment: Compose some thematic material from just a script. Assignment: describe the “Tone” of selected film(s) Assignment: Select, from the work print choices, a title that you will compose original score to. You will have the length of the semester to do this. Playback of your final results will be the last day of class. Session 2: Execution and Picture Obligations • Working with the film making team: Director, producer, “the studio”, film and music editors. • Timings: Using click, dealing with free timing and rubato. • Striking critical hits, overall spotting concerns, picking tempos. • Dealing with Temp tracks. Assignment: Create a straight click track that will achieve the most hits possible. Create a rubato click track so changing tempos guide us to the desired hits. Assignment: Compose fresh material in response to a temp track. Session 3: Dramatic Choices/POV • Determining the best dramatic choice: Playing through a scene, playing overview, playing character feeling, playing environment. • Amp up the drama by pushing the pacing.
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