Lakeshore Records has released Novocaine 
Music from the Motion Picture digitally, featuring music by GRAMMY Award-winning and EMMY & BAFTA-nominated composer Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible-Fallout) as well as Andrew Kawczynski. The score features authoritative orchestrations that vividly reflect the action and intensity of the film. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen and starring Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder, Novocaine is only in theaters this weekend 3/14.
Brief Synopsis:
When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
(Hey, I said it was brief)
Notes:
Balfe and Kawczynski: “Scoring Novocaine was a whirlwind. We set out to create a score as bold and unpredictable as the film itself. Bobby and Dan took an original IP and infused it with their distinct style, crafting something original and full of character. Our goal for the soundtrack was that it would not only rival the high-octane, adrenaline-fueled pace of the film but also heighten the emotional stakes, weaving in layers of tension and anxiety to grip the audience, and keep them teetering on the edge of their seats throughout the experience.”
Purchase/ Stream: https://lnk.to/novocaine-ost
Track List
- Skinny Guy in a Suit
- Epinephrine
- Sherry Pie
- Open the Vault
- Bad Day to Quit Drinking
- Borrowed Time
- Bit of Glue
- Push the Needle
- Last Known Residence
- Fake Remorse
- Vespa Vibes
- Breaking Point
- Shattered
- Siren Run
- Feel Something
- Ever After
ABOUT LORNE BALFE
GRAMMY-winning, and EMMY & BAFTA-nominated composer Lorne Balfe has created music in virtually all genres and for all visual media with projects ranging from major studio to independent films, tent pole video game franchises, beloved animated feature films, critically acclaimed television series, and documentary features.
Originally from Inverness, Scotland, Lorne’s love of music and writing was evident from an early age. His childhood home had a residential recording studio where the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Inner Circle would record – the latter of which he serendipitously worked with for his score to BAD BOYS FOR LIFE.
As early as eight years-old, Lorne began writing and selling his composed “jingles” for advertisements, and at the age of thirteen he auditioned to be a percussionist with the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra, becoming their youngest member, and traveled around Scotland with them professionally. It became clear to Lorne that he wanted to become a film composer and in his late teens he started writing letters to other composers in the hope of an opportunity. It was then he decided to move to the U.S., and soon his exceptional career took off.
Consistently receiving accolades for his musical compositions, Lorne received critical acclaim for his score in the most successful film of the Mission Impossible franchise, Writer/Director Christopher McQuarrie’s MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (Paramount Pictures), recently Balfe also composed for the seventh installment of the franchise MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – Dead Reckoning, Part 1 which released in July of 2023. He continues to show his range having composed for Steven Spielberg’s executive produced nature docuseries, LIFE ON OUR PLANET (Netflix). More of Lorne’s work can be heard in Oscar nominated TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Paramount) which garnered 1.488 billion in the global box office. Lorne served as Score Producer and contributed to the score alongside Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, and Lady Gaga. This iconic movie will also have its own live show with full orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall on the 27th of September 2024, which is yet another milestone reached in the composer’s career.
Other notable credits include: BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (Sony), BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (Netflix), ARGYLE (Apple TV/Universal), BLACK WIDOW (Disney/Marvel), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Warner Bros), and the Oscar nominated film THE FLORIDA PROJECT (A24).
Capping off a successful 2024, Balfe brings his musical flair to WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Aardman Animations/Netflix). The latest adventure in the beloved stop-motion series is out on the BBC on Christmas Day in the UK, with a global Netflix release set for January 3, 2025.
ABOUT ANDREW KAWCZYNSKI
Composer Andrew Kawczynski’s obsession with finding new ways to build musical narratives has led to a career working alongside some of the most iconic storytellers spanning across a diverse body of work that includes film, TV, video games and commercials. Andrew got his start working with composers such as Lorne Balfe and Hans Zimmer, and those creative relationships are still going strong today.
Andrew’s ability to tackle any genre and find the emotional core of the story has led to scores such as Gran Turismo (2023) [Co-Composed with Lorne Balfe], Ping Pong: The Triumph (2023), The Eight Hundred (2020) [Co-Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams], Sky Hunter (2017), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) [As part of “The Magnificent Six” with Hans Zimmer] among many more.
Andrew’s skills with building sonic worlds has also kept him in high demand with his old friends Lorne Balfe and Hans Zimmer, making him an essential part of the music team as an additional composer on Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Dune (2021), Dunkirk (2017), Terminator: Genisys (2015), Chappie (2015), Woman In Gold (2015), and many more.
Outside of the world of film and television, Andrew has also composed scores for high-profile marketing campaigns for clients such as BMW and Apple.
For his entire life, Andrew was always fighting against routine, and looking for detours off the beaten path. Music was one of those beautiful detours that Andrew attached himself to. His dad was a big fan of music, and would bond with Andrew through music. His dad played him “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” by Pink Floyd, and explained that people perceive these weird sounds as music. Music all of a sudden was not just melody and harmony. Music could be squealing pigs, crazy textures, long builds, and so much more. A turning point happened at age 17. A hockey injury put Andrew in bedridden recovery for six months. With not much else to do but explore the sounds in his head, Andrew picked up a guitar. He played all day, but specifically he played stuff that he was writing. He didn’t play other people’s music, he was writing.
While Andrew has built his entire career within a supportive and collaborative environment, he still loves working alone to be free from outside pressures when it comes to creating. Once he feels that creation is ready to be shared, that’s when the collaborative process begins. Like most composers, Andrew is comfortable in the quiet refuge of his studio, but also loves the group effort it takes to bring a score to life.
Andrew recalls working with Hans on Inferno (2016). Hans truly pushed him to try and find his unique voice as a composer instead of trying to embody Hans’s own sound. It was trying to fight the familiar pattern of feeding off of other people’s voices instead of his own. Seeing Hans not conform to expectations inspired Andrew to do the same. Fulfillment as an artist is creating what speaks to Andrew first, and if that connects with others then that’s the beautiful bonus.
Whether it’s a classic synth or the newest plugin, Andrew loves experimenting to find new sounds and approaches to musical storytelling. His unique voice as a storyteller has made him one of the most versatile composers working today that always brings something different to each project while still maintaining an identifiable sound that people connect with.
ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is a GRAMMY-winning record label, and the soundtrack arm of the Cutting Edge Group. Lakeshore Records is the global independent leader in top line soundtrack album releases, including such popular, critically acclaimed and classic soundtracks as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Fallout, John Wick, Whiplash, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Drive, Cyberpunk 2077 / Edgerunners, Star Trek: Picard, Bojack Horseman, The Walking Dead, Napoleon Dynamite, Red Dead Redemption 2, the Grammy-winning Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, the Academy Award nominated Lady Bird and Academy Award winners Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine, American Factory, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Hurt Locker and many, many more.
For more information, contact: www.lakeshorerecords.com
