My name is Evan Wise and I'm new to Stage 32. I'm an orchestral composer in Los Angeles that just scored the Ratchet and Clank animated feature that is releasing wide theatrically April 29, 2016. I enjoy meeting new people working in all aspects of film. Send me a message and say hi.
Hi Evan, let me be the first to say hello then. :) I'm a senior web developer for Stage 32, so if you have any questions, problems, or suggestions for the site, I'm your guy. Just took a look at Ratchet and Clank - very impressive cast and it looks like it's your first feature, is it? That's an amazing feat. Congrats. I'm extremely curious to learn how you got attached to it.
Hi Tomasz, nice to meet you and thanks for reaching out and thanks for the nice words on Ratchet. I was on staff as a composer for the company that had the publishing rights to the score and they were in charge of hiring out the composer. I demoed for the job and was vetted quite a bit. After I completed the score It tested very well and was accepted by the distributor. It is my first feature but I've been working for a decade doing orchestral work for television including several discovery channel shows.
Still, it doesn't sound common place, if there was any good time to believe in karma... :) Sounds fantastic. What a great opportunity to shine. Now I have an excuse to watch an animated film, so that I can applaud your work. What's next in plans, did you fall in love in film composition yet?
Oh yes, I studied film scoring so my goal was always to score features. It's a difficult business to navigate but you have to be completely prepared when you get an opportunity. I've got several things in the works I can hopefully discuss soon.