Stray

Pterodactyl Scene presents the soundtrack for the documentary Stray. The album contains the music composed by Ali Helnwein.

Pterodactyl Scene presents the soundtrack for the documentary Stray. The album contains the music composed by Ali Helnwein.

The soundtrack is available to download on Amazon.

Stray is directed by Elizabeth Lo.

Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her.
The strays’ disparate lives intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians with whom they share the streets. Director Elizabeth Lo’s award-winning film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing….

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About Ali Helnwein:
Ali Helnwein is an Emmy winning composer and has orchestrated Grammy winning projects.

He composed all the music for 13 'Touch of Evil' short films, featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Jessica Chastain, Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Shannon, Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin and Adepero Oduye.
As an arranger/ orchestrator he did the strings on the title track to Florence & The Machine's No. 1, chart topping album 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful' as well as Draco Rosa's Grammy Winning album.
Music for commercial & fashion films include Mercedes Benz, Wrangler Jeans, ESPN, Motorola, bebe, American Greetings, Orla Kiely and more.
In 2010 his “Rain” Violin Concerto was commissioned by Kat Von D and premiered in downtown LA’s historic Million Dollar Theater, conducted by David Campbell.
In 2006 he founded the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra, which he has been successfully conducting since. The orchestra has become known for showing up in places where one normally wouldn’t expect an orchestra, premiering new works, and playing to new audiences — performing in places such as a skatepark, a Chinatown Alley, the rooftop of the Standard, etc. Aside from his own orchestra, he has worked with many other orchestras across the U.S. and around the World. ( - Ali Helnwein Official Site - )

More info at: Official Web Site

More info at: Composer Ali Helnwein Official Site