Sign up for the newsletter to receive updates on Paul Terry's various music projects including his work as composer, songwriter, and producer. Paul's original scores include: DAVE STEVENS: DRAWN TO PERFECTION (the official documentary about The Rocketeer creator/artist); SIDNEY & FRIENDS, the 13-time award-winning documentary (which Paul also executive produced); and thriller HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE (score mixed by Grammy Award winner Sam Okell). To date, Paul has composed/produced more than thirty soundtracks.
Paul Terry announced as Composer for official documentary on The Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens
Composer for documentary on The Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens
Paul is the composer of the upcoming official feature documentary about the life and art of the creator of The Rocketeer — Dave Stevens: Drawn To Perfection.
Dave Stevens created The Rocketeer and reintroduced the world to 1950s pin-up model Bettie Page. While carving out his own unique corner of importance in comic book and illustration art, Dave showed the world what it's like to pursue the life of a creative individual.
Directed by Kelvin Mao, produced and edited by Rob Chatlin, and executive produced by Robert Windom, the documentary includes brand new interviews with: Dave's sister Jennifer Bawcum, former wife and model Brinke Stevens, and dozens of artists, editors, friends, and collaborators including: Danny Bilson, Bob Chapman, Geofrey Darrow, Olivia de Berardinis, Scott Dunbier, Jackie Estrada, Mark Evanier, Nathan Fowkes, Jaime Hernández, Jessie Horsting, Richard Hescox, Adam Hughes, Thomas Jane, Joe Johnston, Michael Wm. Kaluta, John Koukoutsakis, David Mandel, Kelvin Mao, Laura Martin, Glen Murakami, Maria Laura Sanapo, Bob Schreck, Scott Shaw, Jewel Shepard, James R. Silke, David Scroggy, Greg Shubin, Rebecka Smith, William Stout, Bruce Timm, Bill Wray, and more.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2022 (July 21-24) is full of Dave Stevens celebrations—including the premiere screening of Dave Stevens: Drawn To Perfection—as this year marks the 40th anniversary of The Rocketeer's comic-book debut:
• 10am, Saturday July 23rd, Room 29AB – The Rocketeer: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Dave Stevens' Iconic Character panel featuring Dave's sister Jennifer Bawcum, studio mate William Stout, former wife and model Brinke Stevens, screenwriter Danny Bilson, friend and artist Jim Silke, friend and director of the documentary Kelvin Mao, longtime friend Jackie Estrada, and moderator (and friend) Mark Evanier. Attendees will get a souvenir postcard and a sneak peek at the documentary...
• 8pm, Saturday July 23rd, Room 29AB – Dave Stevens: Drawn To Perfection—premiere screening in the same room (29AB) on Saturday night.
And below is some surreal synchronicity... back on April 22, 2017, Paul's original artwork was at Creature Features' Los Angeles exhibition celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Rocketeer. Five years later, almost to the day, he began writing the first notes of music for the film.
Hidden Valley Place returns to historic movie theatre in Hollywood
Award-nominated thriller Hidden Valley Place—from director/co-writer Bartley Taylor (Colony, Parallax), co-writer Julia Cooperman (Lucasfilm's Willow, Jupiter's Legacy), associate producer Ryan J. Condal (co-creator of the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, Colony), and composer/associate producer Paul Terry—has been officially selected for the prestigious HollyShorts 2022 Film Festival.
The festival runs from August 11-20, and Hidden Valley Place will be back on the big screen at the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. This marks the second time the thriller has been officially curated for a screening at this historic cinema. Dates and times for Hidden Valley Place's screening will be announced on social media soon.
The complete 18-track Hidden Valley Place (Original Soundtrack) is out now—composed and produced by Paul Terry, mixed by Emmy and two-time Grammy Award winner Sam Okell (The Beatles: Get Back, The Lost Daughter), and mastered by award-winning mastering engineer Alex Wharton (Radiohead, Pixies) at Abbey Road Studios, with cover art by AD Allegretti.
The is also a Special Edition on Bandcamp which comes with an exclusive 32-page digital booklet, featuring a foreword by director Bartley Taylor, composer production notes, behind-the-scenes photos, promo art, stills from the film, and more.
Here is a collection of the latest press reactions and reviews for the soundtrack:
The Story of Marvel Studios book passes a thousand ratings on Amazon
Co-authored by Tara Bennett & Paul Terry—with a foreword by Kevin Feige (President of Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer of Marvel) and an afterword by Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man)—the bestseller The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has just passed 1,000 ratings on Amazon and is a five-star book.
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Sign up for the newsletter to receive updates on Paul Terry's various music projects including his work as composer, songwriter, and producer. Paul's original scores include: DAVE STEVENS: DRAWN TO PERFECTION (the official documentary about The Rocketeer creator/artist); SIDNEY & FRIENDS, the 13-time award-winning documentary (which Paul also executive produced); and thriller HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE (score mixed by Grammy Award winner Sam Okell). To date, Paul has composed/produced more than thirty soundtracks.
APTØSRS – debut album 'ELDERS' out now (mixed by Adam Noble) Aptøsrs (pronounced like the “Apatosaurus” dinosaur) is the new instrumental project from composer/songwriter Paul Terry, blending synthwave with cinematic orchestrations, lead bass guitar, piano, and drums that glitch between downtempo and rock. The debut album Elders is out now, worldwide, on all music platforms. It includes the critically acclaimed single 'Rust Mountain'. For those of you that stream music, but still like to buy...
APTØSRS – new single 'RUST MOUNTAIN' out now – taken from the forthcoming debut album 'ELDERS' (mixed by Adam Noble) Aptøsrs (pronounced like the dinosaur, “Apatosaurus”) is the new instrumental project from Independent Music Award-nominated composer/songwriter Paul Terry. Debut song 'Rust Mountain' and forthcoming album Elders are both mixed by Adam Noble (Biffy Clyro, Nothing But Thieves, Don Broco), & mastered by Robin Schmidt (Pixies, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice). Aptøsrs blends synthwave...
Brand new project APTØSRS and debut album out Spring 2024 Aptøsrs (pronounced like the dinosaur, “Apatosaurus”) is the brand new instrumental music project from composer/songwriter Paul Terry. The debut album Elders will be released Spring 2024. The album has a very special contributor... which will be revealed in the January 2024 newsletter... Aptøsrs is a fusion of synths, hefty drums, cinematic orchestrations, piano, and lead bass guitar. Paul describes the blending of genres/instruments...