Scott Benzie
Composer
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“An impressive, original, sincere
and mesmerising horror film.”
We All Have Our Demons...
When South Korea is ravaged by a massive demon epidemic that nearly wipes out its entire population, four foreigners are forced to stick
together to survive the fallout.
After they encounter a Korean survivor who informs them that a nuclear purge of the country is imminent, they realize that escape is the only option. But nothing comes free, and to make it out alive they must overcome their differences and work together to confront not only the flesh-hungry demons waiting for them around every corner, but also the personal demons hiding within themselves.
Fear Eats the Seoul
...the score by Brit Scott Benzie is fantastic and unexpected. Rather than text book pulsating sounds all the way through, he too has chosen to create mood with sinister, yet melancholic music that is emotional and scary in equal measures.
The score is also both haunting and appropriate for the dire situation unfolding.
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Scott and I met in the Autumn of 2010 as I was wrapping Principal Photography on my feature debut, Fear Eats The Seoul.
After seeing a teaser trailer for the film, Scott had reached out to me over the internet as I was shooting in South Korea and he was residing in the UK.
Very quickly, it became apparent that I was in the presence of a very gifted and very humbled artist. The experience of finding the sound and, by sonic extension, the emotional core of Fear Eats The Seoul was a lengthy but very rewarding experience.
I owe a lot of the film's success to the expressiveness of Scott's very acute compositions. He always seemed to intuitively know where I wanted to take the music as well as what the subtext for a scene was going to require.
When our sensibilities did not fall on the same page, I always trusted that we would, together, find a solution that we both knew it would be to the benefit of the film.
As of right now, I have yet to actually had the pleasure of meeting Scott in person. This is only further testament to the spirit of his talent and his ability to collaborate regardless of the conditions and I look forward to the next collaboration
NJ Calder
A Note from the Director
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