Los Angeles-based composer Brian H. Kim reunites with director Michael Showalter in Focus Features’ latest Spoiler Alert, based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. Blending soft synth notes with evocative strings and gently stroked piano keys, Brian guides the audience through the highs and lows of navigating life when the happy ending you expected doesn’t go according to plan.
Starring Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge, Spoiler Alert is a heartwarming, soulful story that follows the 14-year love affair between entertainment journalist Michael (Parsons) and his partner, Kit (Aldridge). Since the beginning of their relationship, Michael has always been in awe of Kit. From his close-knit family (Sally Field and Bill Irwin) to his supportive friends, Michael realizes that Kit is living the life he always wanted. Their love and admiration for each other are strong – seemingly unbreakable – and their future looks stable and bright. However, when a terminal diagnosis enters the relationship, their Happily Ever After begins to look very different.
Cinemacy is excited to premiere “I Will Delete It, Michael”, from Focus Features’ Spoiler Alert, below:
Brian’s awareness of the sensitive nature of the subject matter is brightly reflected in this beautiful track. As heard here, Brian intentionally creates music that feels authentic and true to the characters onscreen without overpowering the story. He doesn’t force the audience to emote through stereotypical musical tropes, rather, he gives the audience space to figure out their own feelings and identify their own thoughts. He explains, “‘I Will Delete It, Michael’ accompanies one of the film’s most emotional moments — a love scene with almost no dialogue that is a culmination of Michael and Kit’s 14 years together. I used a combination of prepared piano, strings, and atmospheric synths with long, dreamy delays, playing a melody and progression that would become ‘Michael and Kit’s theme’ as we worked on the film. This theme returns in crucial moments later in the film, but it is at its fullest in this scene.”
Spoiler Alert is Brian’s first wide-release studio feature. His repertoire is expansive, having created scores under a myriad of musical genres including the rhythmic beats in Panic (Amazon) and Search Party (HBO Max) to more cinematic orchestrations in G.B.F. (dir. Darren Stein) and Hello, My Name Is Doris (dir. Michael Showalter). Outside of the film industry, Brian has recorded with artists such as Adele, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Stump, and Boyz II Men.
Back Lot Music is releasing the ‘Spoiler Alert’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Friday, December 9th. Listen to the album here.
‘Spoiler Alert’ is now playing in select theaters, everywhere December 9.
