Teaser Trailer for Upcoming Feature Film (Music Composed by Troy Sterling Nies)
'The Whisperer In Darkness'
UPDATE: 'Diabolical Tales 3' score is now complete. The score will be available for purchase here soon. The 'Diabolical Tales' Trilogy will be screening at film festivals very soon. Details will be released as available. For now, click 'Diabolical Tales''for more information.
UPDATE: The N.D. MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) has selected and commissioned Troy to compose a new work for the 2008 N.D. MTNA Annual Conference. The premiere will be held at Bismarck State College, Bismarck, N.D. on June 11-13.
UPDATE: NEW MUSIC STORE! Music is now available for purchase/download through Snocap mystore service. The files are in mp3 format for use on your portable mp3 player. Physical CD
(signed) copies are still available. Click HERE to order!
UPDATE: June 4th, 2007 The North Dakota Council on the Arts selects Troy Sterling Nies for the 2007 Music Fellowship Award! An official press release will follow soon.
UPDATE: Bismarck-Mandan Symphony sets date for performance of music from "The Call of Cthulhu" by Troy Sterling Nies
Saturday, September 29th - Belle Mehus Auditorium, Bismarck, N.D.
Reserve your tickets by calling 701-258-8345 or visit their website:
Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra
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UPDATE!!! - FIRST PLACE IN ELECTRONIC AND FIRST PLACE IN EXPERIMENTAL! at OurStage.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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UPDATE: April 28, 2007 - Dickinson State University Film Festival
I've been invited to speak about composing for film at my Alma Mater. I will be speaking about scoring the music to 'The Call of Cthulhu' as it will be screened.
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UPDATE: April 18, 2007 Rebel Planet Film Festival -
BEVERLY GARLAND THEATER AT THE
BEVERLY GARLAND HOLIDAY INN
4222 Vineland Ave
N. Hollywood, CA 91602
I was asked by filmmaker Kevin McMahon to compose an original score for his film-short, "Suspended". This film has been selected for the 'Rebel Planet Film Festival' and will be screened Saturday, April 21 at 10 p.m. 'Suspended" is a unique story based on real-life events. The score is an electronic-ambient ebb and flow of sound throughout the short. A score example is in the player to the left.
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Ringtones? - 'Diabolical Tales' ringtones are on their way. Currently RAZR or any cell phone that support MP3 format will be able to use these. 'Diabolical Tales Theme' ringtone. Right click to download. This is an excerpt from the 'Diabolical Tales' Theme. Use the ringtone to identify those diabolical and forboding callers...
UPDATE: April 7, 2007 I've recently returned from Cosmic Control Headquarters in Mesa, AZ. Post-Production is nearly complete for "Diabolical Tales 2: Vengenance Of The Men From Within The Earth". Film festival screenings will be posted soon.
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UPDATE: March 18, 2007 I've completed the score to "Diabolical Tales 2: Vengenance Of The Men From Within The Earth". Information on score release to CD available soon.
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New CD releases including 'Vignettes' and 'Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At The Mountains of Madness'. Click on the 'MUSIC' link above.
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UPDATE: I've completed the incidental score for Henry IV, part 1. The score will be available for purchase at Theatre Banshee, Burbank, California for $10. We will be working on making the CD available for purchase via web as well. The segue to Act V, scene 1 is available for previewing in the player to the left.
A special "Thank you!" to Jeffrey Brooks for his mastering expertise on this project and Dan Brooks for his help as well. Dan and Jeffrey run Apocalypse Cow recording studio in the Chicago area. More creative partnerships with this dynamic duo are in the works!
COMING SOON! - Theatre Banshee's Production of Shakespeare's "Henry IV,part 1" I am currently composing/recording incidental music for Burbank, California's Theatre company - Theatre Banshee. Opening night is February 23, 2007 - performances through April 15, 2007. Click on the poster below for more information.
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January 07 - It has been confirmed that the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra will be performing a suite arranged from the music Troy composed for the soundtrack to the world-wide acclaimed film, 'The Call of Cthulhu'. It will be performed in the season-opening Cinema Series concert at the Belle Mehus Auditorium, Bismarck, N.D. The concert is scheduled for September of 2007. More information soon!
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NOW AVAILABLE !!!
An expedition to the ends of the earth resulting in death and madness..."
Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness brings Lovecraft's tale to life as it might have been adapted for radio during his lifetime. In the style of The War of the Worlds and The Shadow, Dark Adventure Radio Theatre dramatizes HPL's story with a cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and original music by Troy Sterling Nies (composer for The Call of Cthulhu). Relive the excitement of 1930s radio with one of HP Lovecraft's most exciting and fascinating stories: At the Mountains of Madness.
In addition to the full 75 minute radio drama, the CD includes clippings from a 1930s newspaper chronicling the expedition's progress in the Antarctic and reproductions of photographs of the ancient city taken by Danforth and Dyer which corroborate their findings. There's even a reproduction from Danforth's sketchbook, depicting the Elder Things and their fantastical murals. And of course it's beautifully produced and packaged with the same maniacal attention to detail that you'll find in other HPLHS products.
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December 06 - I've recently returned from L.A. again after attending a sold-out screening of 'The Call of Cthulhu' and 'Out of Mind' at 'Theatre Banshee' in Burbank. The Dagon Tabernacle Choir provided intermission entertainment. Selections from 'An Even Scarier Solstice' were performed, much to the audience's delight. We also worked on the upcoming project "Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness' for which I composed original music, sound fx, foley and even a voice-over! Release date is tentatively scheduled for early January.
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January 2007 - The Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra premiered ''Scenes From The Achenbach Trail" on January 14, 2007. The concert was held on Sunday, Jan. 14th at 4 p.m. Central Time at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck, N.D. MVCO Board of Directors reported record-attendance.
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More film and CD projects are in the works - updates will be posted as they are available.
