Original score from the 2010 drama romance feature film directed by Tom Hines, starring Nathan West, Colm Meaney and Ashley Johnson.

THE STORY: When a teacher is arrested in Tennessee for trying to teach evolution in 1925, a young ambitious reporter must choose whether to take advice from his sweetheart or the notorious columnist when it comes to his approach to the story.

THE SCORE: Composer John R. Graham says, “Although the score overall is not a period piece, I decided to use instrumentation and recording technique to anchor the music in time and place, and give it some correspondence with the local characters. We used period guitar – a 1920s dobro – and a banjo from the same time frame, along with fiddles, ‘bones’ and other instruments that were available in the 1920s. We used an old ribbon microphone in the recording process as well, to give greater authenticity.” Despite using period instruments, Graham avoided writing period music. “Many people feel that the score should sound like something the characters themselves would listen to, and for some pictures that would be right. However, the filmmakers of Alleged wanted the film to feel very immediate, very current, while also setting very ambitious goals for themselves.”

MMD0014 • ALLEGED (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by JOHN R. GRAHAM
Release date: November 8, 2011