New York, NY (February 15, 2005)--G&E composers Glenn Schloss and Erik Blicker pulled out all the stops on a recent project, applying their musical mojo to a 15-minute industrial documentary for Mutual Life Insurance. Very well-versed and rehearsed in writing and producing music for :30 and :60 spots and broadcast sound design, G&E had a blast scoring this much longer form project. Out of numerous community outreach organizations that applied to be featured in the documentary, Mutual chose Streetworks, an organization dedicated to helping homeless youth. Jeff Schwartz, of Primalux Video, directed the documentary, bringing G&E onboard to score and sound design the film.

    The documentary tells stories of individual homeless kids whose lives have been touched by Streetworks, many of which are now giving back as outreach workers for the organization. Scoring scenes of such heavy emotional content, Schloss and Blicker worked closely with Schwartz to establish the musical mood that would best deliver a message of hope. "Jeff reminded us that this needed an uplifting score--the message wasn't that these kids were living hard lives on the streets, but that there are people out there reaching out to them," describes Schloss.

G&E's NYC studio was transformed over a few days, as the guys got downright multi-instrumental, scoring the various segments of the film in a variety of musical styles. An upbeat rock segment flows naturally into a drum-n-bass pass, into a sparse synth soundscape, to some synth-based soft rock, and continues to diversify throughout the film. The soundtrack provides an array of emotional cues, from warm and soulful folk guitar to a chillier, more solitary electronica. "It was wall to wall music," says Blicker. "Out of the 15 minutes, I'd say about 13 minutes of it is scored."

    A musician and music lover, Schwartz camped out in G&E's studios, spotting the entire score with Schloss and Blicker. "There was a real energy working between all of us," notes Schloss. "Having Jeff in the studio while we nailed down the score made our work even more on point, because there are a lot of different ways to look at the same piece of material. What could have been desperate and dark, was in his eyes supposed to sound uplifting and positive."

    The good feelings were mutual, with Schwartz getting a kick out of hanging out in the studio while the guys worked their magic. "I learned so much from their many musical talents and had a great time doing it," the director comments. And, Schwartz was psyched about the results. "G&E's score was much more than a creative companion to some very personal stories that captured the emotional roller coaster of the life of homeless teens," he shares. "The music was a soundtrack of hope and inspiration for those that lived on the street and the Outreach Workers who strived to help them. I look forward to our next project together."

    Blicker mixed the score on G&E's Pro Tools HD2 system in Studio A, a high-end mixing room attracting more and more mixing sessions independent of G&E's original music. A full-service music house, G&E's two-room NYC facility accommodates recording, voice-overs, and mixing. The G&E team is a valued source of original music, sound design, and audio post for short- and long-form commercial, corporate, and industrial projects, working with ingenuity and efficiency to bring musical life to promotional campaigns.