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Corner Stone Cues

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Corner Stone Cues (CSC) is a label and music production house based in Los Angeles. It is best known for the debut release and the title song "Requiem for a Tower" featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trailer. "Requiem for a Tower" is the re-orchestration and arrangement by Daniel J. Nielsen, Simone Benyacar, and Veigar Margeirsson of Clint Mansell’s "Lux Aeterna", written for the film Requiem for a Dream.

In 2006 CSC collaborated with electro rock band Kinky from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The 5 song E.P. titled "Sassy" included Kinky's cover of Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio". Kinky later included a remastered version of Mexican Radio on the re-release of Reina. Both Reina and Sassy were originally distributed by Nettwerk.

In 2008 "Eton Path" was released, including the London Studio Orchestra, Purcell Singers, Azam Ali, Dierdre Dubois, Riffat Salamatt, Bryan "Brain" Mantia, Buckethead, and Damian Marley. Eton Path includes adaptations of the Led Zeppelin songs "Ten Years Gone" and "Kashmir". CSC re-orchestrated two movements titled "Ten Years Kashmir Mvt I& II".[dubiousdiscuss]

"In Situ" the most recent release, features songs mainly composed by Daniel Law Heath.

There are tentative plans to record a future hybrid orchestral/Epic Music album in the "Eton Path" style.[1][2][3][4]

Company

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Corner Stone Cues was founded in 2006 and is owned by Nathan D. Duvall. The company is based in Los Angeles, California

Discography

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Requiem for a Tower

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Requiem for a Tower was released in September 2006. Since them, the "Requiem for a Tower" track was licensed by British broadcasting company Sky Sports as the theme for "Soccer Saturday". Other licensings included Wimbledon, 2006 and 2008 Olympics, 2007 Super Bowl, 2007 Rose Bowl, 2007 NASCAR Championship, and the 2008 and 2009 NBA Finals.

Requiem for a Tower
Studio album by
Corner Stone Cues
ReleasedSeptember 2006
GenreEpic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock
Length0:24:46
LabelCorner Stone Cues
ProducerNathan D. Duvall
Corner Stone Cues chronology
Requiem for a Tower
(2006)
Sassy
(2006)
  1. Requiem for a Tower Mvt II
  2. Requiem for a Tower Mvt III
  3. Requiem for a Tower Mvt IV
  4. Wicked
  5. J.B.D.
  6. Betrayal & Redemption
  7. Threshold
  8. Shining Path (L.U.2.P)
  9. Leather Tomb
  10. Ghost in the Trees
  11. Azure
  12. Forrest Chase

Sassy

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Sassy, released in September 2006, features music from Kinky. "Mexican Radio" was licensed for the Need for Speed: Undercover in-game soundtrack.

Sassy
EP by
Kinky
ReleasedSeptember 2006
GenreElectro, dance, rock
Length0:13:48
LabelCorner Stone Cues
ProducerNathan D. Duvall & Kinky
Kinky chronology
Requiem for a Tower
(2006)
Sassy
(2006)
Eton Path
(2008)
  1. Freezing Film
  2. Mexican Radio
  3. Angry
  4. Automatic (edit)
  5. El Patan Natan

Eton Path

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Eton Path was released in February 2008 and was recorded at George Martin's AIR Studios in London, with engineering team Nick Wollage and Olga Fitzroy. "Ten Years Kashmir Mvt II" was placed for use in the following:

"Gloriana" was licensed for the final battle scene in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Eton Path
Studio album by
Corner Stone Cues
ReleasedFebruary 2008
GenreEpic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock
Length1:14:23
LabelCorner Stone Cues
ProducerNathan D. Duvall
Corner Stone Cues chronology
Sassy
(2006)
Eton Path
(2008)
In Situ
(2012)
  1. Sultana
  2. Madokara Mieru
  3. Eton Path
  4. Mojave
  5. Black Widow
  6. Demons
  7. World's End
  8. Night Terrors
  9. Saw Blade
  10. Frigga
  11. Seraphim
  12. Laudate
  13. Gloriana
  14. Underture
  15. Ten Years Kashmir Mvt I
  16. Ten Years Kashmir Mvt II

In Situ

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"In Situ" was released on April 17, 2012. "Take Down" was licensed as the back-end cue for the Spartacus: War of the Damned teaser trailer (which debuted at Comic Con 2012).

In Situ
Studio album by
Corner Stone Cues
ReleasedApril 2012
GenreEpic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock
Length0:24:46
LabelCorner Stone Cues
ProducerNathan D. Duvall
Corner Stone Cues chronology
Eton Path
(2008)
In Situ
(2012)
  1. Song of Sorrow
  2. Dreaming
  3. In Situ
  4. Take Down
  5. Shot
  6. Thumper
  7. Panda
  8. Unsettled
  9. Old Dominion
  10. Coffin
  11. What If
  12. Lex
  13. Aston Martin
  14. Rude Boy
  15. Flame
  16. In Situ (Instrumental)
  17. Lex (Instrumental)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Corner Stone Cues – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  2. ^ Jonathan Jarry (2006-11-08). "Corner Stone Cues: Requiem for a Tower Soundtrack (2009)". Soundtrack.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. ^ "Trailer Talk 03.04 : Who's John Carter?". Trailermusicnews.com. 2012-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. ^ "Croner Stone Cues CD « Josef Peters". Josefpeters.com. 2008-02-18. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
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