I was just doing a search for Joel Schumacherat this years Ischia film fest, no luck. but came a cross this cool interview from 2 years ago where he mentions the 7MM soundtrack and talks about the film

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=199666402928

Joel Schumacher is one of Hollywood’s most prolific directors, trying his hand at almost every genre of film and most infamous for his radical and highly successful take on the Batman franchise, with Batman Forever and Batman And Robin. His long line of credits also include the John Grisham adaptations, The Client and A Time To Kill, as well as Falling Down, St Elmo’s Fire, 8mm, Tigerland, Phone Booth, Flawless, The Number 23 and cult favourite The Lost Boys.<span id="more-4749"></span>

TIMOTHY E. RAW: Of all the scores for all your films, 8mm is where I’d like to start.

JOEL SCHUMACHER: Yes, which was Mychael Danna.

RAW: I’d like to start by thanking you. It was because of this film, that I was introduced to my favourite composer.

JS: One of mine too! I had heard his work in my friend Atom Egoyan’s movies. This great Canadian filmmaker. Mychael had done music for him that I absolutely loved. 8mm was a very shocking, daring film. Probably couldn’t be made today in the American movie climate. I doubt anyone would make it today, except maybe as an independent. The film itself was very inexpensive and independent but put out by a big studio. I wanted to have music that was not like a traditional film score. Mychael went to Morocco and recorded a lot of the local instruments. He brings a lot of ethnic elements into his music. It’s also dark and mysterious, the film of course being quite violent and about a very ugly side of the world. He did a brilliant job and was a joy to work with. A great artist.

RAW: I actually think the two of you working together has produced my favourite and I think, best single sequence you’ve directed in your whole career. The part where Nicolas Cage is going on a wild goose chase around Los Angeles looking for the missing persons. (The cue from the score album for that sequence is also entitled “Missing Persons”)

JS: That’s my favourite cue too. And I got so much criticism for this!

RAW: I actually heard the score album before seeing the film. I loved it so much, it made the film critic proof for me. I have the movie poster on a wall at home, right in amongst all the classic and art house films. I get quizzed about that choice every time I have people over!

JS: If you’re making a movie like 8mm and expect to get rave reviews you’re crazy! The whole purpose of it is it being a very disturbing film. And it definitely disturbed a lot of people. But not the audience. The audience understood it. I was watching my friend Francis Ford Coppola on an interview on CNN today, and he was saying that if you put work out there, you figure 50% of the people will love it and 50% of people will hate it! Also, I like to make trouble! I especially like when people are shocked! (laughs)

It really is an amazing composition! As is the nature of the film, this video does contain strong images some may find disturbing.