We got a note from Stephen James Taylor last week about the release of film about Barack and Michelle Obama's first date.
Taylor scored the film mostly using 2 original instruments. The first was his Halo Custom Shop Merus, a 31 tone baritone guitar (31 frets per octave).
The second one was made by violin maker, David Rivinus, and it's called The Transcendello (sort of a cross between a pedal steel guitar and a cello).
The soundtrack album of the score will be digitally released next month (September 2016).
If you're interested in hearing more about the film and the soundtrack, tune into Los Angeles radio station KPFK 90.7 FM on September 8th at 11am PST (John Schneider's Global Village). Or stream online here.
Taylor was interviewed about the custom instruments used in rendering the score, and will play some of the musical themes from the film. There were some wonderful vocalists involved - Eyvonne Williams, Oren Waters, and Myrna Matthews - who contributed their magic to the score as well.
"It's a great date movie with intelligent dialogue between two magnificent actors. It got great reviews at Sundance earlier this year as well as the recent one in the Huffington Post.
Hope you get a chance to see it... thanks!" - Stephen James Taylor
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dear Halo guitars, are you still building the microtonal guitar ? best Thomas Maos
@Thomas Maos - We do not have any microtonal guitars in stock as of right now. But, we still offer microtonal guitars through our custom shop. For a price quote, please send your specs and requirements to customshop@haloguitars.com. Thank you! - Jeff Lee, Halo Custom Guitars