APARTMENT 7A: What happened in the Bramford before Rosemary!

Based on the novel Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin, Adam Price and Peter Gregson score APARTMENT 7A. The film is currently streaming exclusively on Paramount+.

Synopsis: An ambitious young dancer Terry Gionoffrio (Julia Garner, Ozark) dreams of fame and fortune in New York City, but after suffering a devastating injury, an older, wealthy couple (Dianne Wiest) welcomes her into their home in the luxury apartment building the Bramford. When fellow resident and influential Broadway producer (Jim Sturgess) offers her another chance at fame, it seems that all her dreams are finally coming true. However, after an evening she can’t fully remember, disturbing circumstances soon have her second-guessing the sacrifices she’s willing to make for her career as she realizes that something evil is living not only in Apartment 7A, but in the Bramford itself. Additional supporting cast includes Marli Siu, Andrew Buchan, Rosy McEwen and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

The film features music by Adam Price and Peter Gregson and produced by Lorne Balfe. The vivid score utilizes strings, keys and echoing atmospherics to create an intricately crafted and ominous backdrop to the psychological horror film. Notes Price: “From our initial discussions with the team, we were drawn to the solo female voice. By its very nature the most intimate and expressive instrument to help capture Terry’s emotional perspective. It became a key element, and we experimented with manipulating the voice recordings, sometimes in subtle, delicate ways and at other times pushing them to those Satanic extremes. We still needed to allow this raw, intimate voice to work with a larger, more expansive orchestral sound when the story asked for it.

The hope is the score can grab you by the hand and walk with Terry every step of the way. There are many ritualistic elements of the score too. Often repetitive and somewhat seductive. Though we were keen to find that balance between keeping the sound fresh, contemporary and unfamiliar while also sitting comfortably as a prequel to the 1968 horror classic Rosemary’s Baby. Of course, at times, we were also keen on making the audience as uncomfortable as possible…”

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