Craftmaster Independent

We are very proud of The Bicyclists soundtrack. It took a lot of earwork to get songs that backed up the storyline, sounded cohesive and were within our reach budget wise. I asked friends for suggestions, watched bands and scoured the internet for appropriate tracks.

After a month of searching I started cutting scenes to different music tracks until just the right track was found. Each piece of music I tried added to the film in ways that I couldn't have predicted when I wrote the script and while several tracks might work for a given scene, in the end only one track would stand out as spot on.

The test edits helped us focus on several bands and musicians like Laura Viers, The Spokes, Buoy LaRue, The Little Sue Band, Morgan Grace, Teri Untalan and Phillip Roebuck. They were mostly “local” musicians, had a sound that fit within the scene and still, while different in style, felt part of a whole.

Morgan Grace - Photo by Jim Aldred

Morgan Grace's name and work quickly popped up to the top of the list. In fact I had a hard time picking which song of hers I wanted to use, because there seemed to be albums full of music that would work for The Bicyclists. Ultimately “The Rules of Dating” made it into the soundtrack for its happy tone that masks the insecurity of the singer about relationships much like the film's character Steve Jones.

Elle Poindexter as Steve Jones

Now its sweet payback time for Craftmaster Independent. We inked a deal with Morgan Grace to create a music video for her new song, “Vampire Love”, it will be on her next album due out in late June. Check out Morgan Grace's Morgan Grace's facebook page and become a fan like me.