Clear Productions has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Severe Clear. The album includes the original score from the film by composer Cliff Martinez. The soundtrack is available digitally on Amazon and iTunes. To listen to clips from all 15 tracks on the album, check out the box after the jump. Severe Clear directed by Kristian Fraga is based on the memoir by First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The movie was making the festival rounds in 2009 and will be released on BluRay on October 25, 2011. To learn more about the documentary, visit the official movie website.
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. Friction
2. Luke, I Am Your Father
3. Babylon for Real
4. This Is a Special Occasion
5. Let Them Burn
6. In War Bad Things Happen
7. Tempo
8. Trust...
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. Friction
2. Luke, I Am Your Father
3. Babylon for Real
4. This Is a Special Occasion
5. Let Them Burn
6. In War Bad Things Happen
7. Tempo
8. Trust...
- 10/2/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
“This is War” (“Severe Clear” in the Us) isn’t your usual war documentary – it’s filmed entirely by a marine – Mike Scotti – who took his camera while he was stationed in Iraq and filmed pretty much everything he could. It’s certainly the most realistic depiction of war you’re likely to find – and as such, it doesn’t make for easy viewing. Mike doesn’t shy away from showing the horrific realities of warfare, so it’s only recommended for those with the strongest of stomachs. Regardless of its strong content, it’s still a film that should be widely seen because it reveals what really goes on during these dark times, and is therefore an important piece of work. You thought “Cloverfield” was intense, you haven’t seen anything yet. I got the chance to chat to Mike Scotti while he was in England last week. He was a great guy,...
- 10/7/2010
- by Gazz Ogden
- Beyond Hollywood
‘’Killing isn’t natural, but violence is.”
This was the conclusion of my phone interview with Mike Scotti, the Us Marine who brought a rifle, body armour and a video camera onto the battlefields of Iraq and a bunch of other God-awful war zones in the documentary This is War.
“There’s nothing natural about today’s efficient and brutal ways we can kill people, but I believe that violence is a natural act,” says Scotti. ‘’This is what I want to show, I didn’t want to make a political film. I wanted was to show the families of the soldiers what kind of violence that their sons and daughters were exposed to, so they can understand what the reality of these conflicts are like. The strange thing was by doing so, I believe I started a healing process for myself and the other soldiers who have seen the film.
This was the conclusion of my phone interview with Mike Scotti, the Us Marine who brought a rifle, body armour and a video camera onto the battlefields of Iraq and a bunch of other God-awful war zones in the documentary This is War.
“There’s nothing natural about today’s efficient and brutal ways we can kill people, but I believe that violence is a natural act,” says Scotti. ‘’This is what I want to show, I didn’t want to make a political film. I wanted was to show the families of the soldiers what kind of violence that their sons and daughters were exposed to, so they can understand what the reality of these conflicts are like. The strange thing was by doing so, I believe I started a healing process for myself and the other soldiers who have seen the film.
- 10/5/2010
- by Adam Farina
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Reminiscent of Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity, This Is War will astound audiences, thrusting them into the heart of the bloody battle like never before.
In July 2002, First Lieutenant Mike Scotti volunteered to extend his service with the American Marine Corps; six months later, he was propelled to the front line of one of the most notorious and complex military campaigns of our time; Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Marching through the deserts of a crumbling regime, Scotti records the soldiers’ progress to Baghdad on his personal mini Dv-camera. Driven by fear and adrenalin, confronted by Iraqi Paramilitaries and convoys of Republican Guards disguised as civilians, Scotti and his comrades learn that the only people you can trust are members of your own battalion.
On his return from Iraq, Scotti entrusted documentary filmmaker Kristian Fraga (Anytown, USA) with over 60 hours of footage, which Fraga edited down to this first-hand account of the war...
In July 2002, First Lieutenant Mike Scotti volunteered to extend his service with the American Marine Corps; six months later, he was propelled to the front line of one of the most notorious and complex military campaigns of our time; Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Marching through the deserts of a crumbling regime, Scotti records the soldiers’ progress to Baghdad on his personal mini Dv-camera. Driven by fear and adrenalin, confronted by Iraqi Paramilitaries and convoys of Republican Guards disguised as civilians, Scotti and his comrades learn that the only people you can trust are members of your own battalion.
On his return from Iraq, Scotti entrusted documentary filmmaker Kristian Fraga (Anytown, USA) with over 60 hours of footage, which Fraga edited down to this first-hand account of the war...
- 10/5/2010
- by tegan.kniveton@lovefilm.com (Tegan Kniveton)
- LOVEFiLM - Movie Clips
On September 11, 2001 when two airliners were flown into the towers of New York's World Trade Center, the weather over the city was 'severe clear,' the sky a bright blue and cloudless with seemingly infinite visibility. The repercussions of the events of that day eventually contributed to the invasion of Iraq by U.S. military forces in March 2003. One of the marines involved in that offensive was First Lieutenant Mike Scotti, a member of the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines.
When Scotti set out for the Middle East in 2003, he knew that he would be involved in events that would change the course of history. With the intention of documenting his experiences for a book, he decided to capture as much as he could of the on-the-ground wartime incidents he witnessed with a home digital camera.
Upon his return to the U.S. after his tour of duty, Scotti happened by...
When Scotti set out for the Middle East in 2003, he knew that he would be involved in events that would change the course of history. With the intention of documenting his experiences for a book, he decided to capture as much as he could of the on-the-ground wartime incidents he witnessed with a home digital camera.
Upon his return to the U.S. after his tour of duty, Scotti happened by...
- 3/12/2010
- CinemaSpy
Severe Clear is the Iraq documentary I've been awaiting conscientiously if not eagerly. There certainly hasn't been a shortage of retrospective examinations from a position of authority - e.g. the macrocosmic No End In Sight and the microfocused Standard Operating Procedure - or, in lesser quantities, on-the-ground reportage. The best-known of those is probably 2004's Gunner Palace, which could be politely described - in internet slang - as Epic Fail. Well-intentioned though they were in spending time with soldiers both at rest and patrolling, Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein screwed up by including little you couldn't have seen on the news - gore and atrocities discreetly off-screen - and also in basic competence, like providing audible sound. Working from the footage of Marine Mike Scotti, Kristian Fraga</strong ...
- 3/14/2009
- by Vadim Rizov
- Spout
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