Toy Soldier

Last Wednesday, I met with Alissa Chiaravanond to discuss her short film Toy Soldier. By Sunday I had finished scoring it. It was one of the fastest turnarounds I've worked on. Shot on location in Thailand, the haunting film tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother in the red-light district of Bangkok. I tried to capture both the exotic location and the universality of the story by using synth textures, a handful of Western orchestral instruments and recording various ethnic instruments as well.