Rick Balentine
MUSIC FOR FILM/TELEVISION/MIXED MEDIA
GOIN' HOME
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Director: Steven Shaw
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Writer: Steven Shaw
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Stars: Hayden Haviland, Keith McNease, Brent Slutsky
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Genre: Western
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Run Time: 90
When a small band of Apache’s escape from their reservation to seek revenge for the unnecessary killing of a young Apache girl, the commander of Fort Bowie is forced to send out a detachment of troopers to track them down. Informed the Apache’s had left the area, and believing no hostile activity was present, Colonel Roberts sends out B Troop – an obnoxious, ill-tempered, and bigoted group of men Roberts is desperate to remove from his command. With this one last patrol, Roberts can muster them out or reassign them, not realizing the fate that awaits them.
Growing up watching re-runs of Bonanza, The Big Valley, and other classic westerns I fell in love with the 'expanse' of the scores from Jay Livingston, classic Americana themes and chordal stacks from Aaron Copeland I have always wanted to score western films, and GOIN' HOME was such a great opportunity to do so.
It was nothing short of a pleasure to work with Writer/Producer/Director Steven Shaw to help make his vision a reality. - Rick