Original score from the 2009 horror thriller feature film directed by Sean McConville, starring Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Marc Blucas, produced by KRU Studios and released by First Look Pictures (USA), Metrodome Distribution (UK) and EuroVideo (Germany).

THE STORY: A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

THE SCORE: Scoring his first major feature film, young composer Carlos José Alvarez impresses with the stylish maturity and elegant orchestral writing of a gifted professional who we believe will belong to the Hollywood film scoring elite in the future. Born of Cuban immigrants, Alvarez is also an accomplished percussionist, but the score for Deadline is very much focused on long melodic lines, beautiful string writing and a very strong sense of atmosphere. Rather than hitting every dark note throughout the story (although there certainly are such moments as well), Alvarez gives this supernatural thriller an emotional quality that makes it shine among thriller and horror scores.

THE COMPOSER: Carlos José Alvarez’s dynamic versatility is evident through his expanding body of work. His first composing break came in 2009 with his acclaimed score to the supernatural-thriller Deadline, starring Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch, and released by MovieScore Media. Since then, the emerging composer has scored numerous feature films including the award winning sci-fi thriller The Quiet Hour (Dakota Blue Richards), romantic comedy Inventing Adam, the critically acclaimed documentary Cubamerican (Andy Garcia and Steven Bauer).

MMS10014 DEADLINE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by CARLOS JOSÉ ALVAREZ
Release date (digital): May 20, 2022