> I stumbled across some very interesting (and somewhat disturbing)
> information at the German film score forum SoundtrackBoard today:

>
> http://www.soundtrack-board.de/topic/14028-var%C3%A8se-sarabande-marco-beltrami-the-woman-in-black-angel-of-death/?hl=brandon+roberts#entry351188

> The meaty stuff starts with a post by the user Siddl, who from what I can
> gather knows and/or works with Beltrami's orchestration team. I'll
> translate for you.

> Siddl: Beltrami doesn't compose alone anymore for over 50% of his music
> - no matter the project. I don't think it's that conspicuous, though. Buck
> Sanders has been by his side forever and Marcus [Trumpp] knows his
> style pretty well too - after all, he wrote over half of Die Hard 5, the
> other half is by Brandon Roberts. Two cues by Marco.

> sami: The cast and crew list says something very different, though. And
> the CDs don't say otherwise either, which would be quite something at over
> 80%...

> Siddl: A lot of the time these people don't like to be named - Marcus is
> very modest and gives Marco all the credit. James McKee Smith wrote cues
> for John Powell for years and never wanted any credit or acknowledgment.
> Unfortunately, if ever, they only are credited on cue sheets in order that
> royalties are paid properly. Some of the cue sheets I've come across have
> been downright scary.

> Lars Potreck: Is the 'family theme' at the end of Die Hard 5 ['It's
> Hard to Kill a McClane'] by Beltrami? It certainly sounds like a
> typical Beltrami finale.

> Siddl: That's by Brandon Roberts. Marco's pieces are '1M3 - Phone
> Booth/Killing Anton' [that's 'Jack Makes the Call' from the score
> album] and '8M1 - McClane's Brain'.

> Lars Potreck: Thanks for the information. He's got Beltrami's sound down
> perfectly, then.

> There's a bit more discussion about that particular cue, and then some
> tangential discussion about Jerry Goldsmith and Joel McNeely on Air
> Force One, then it gets back to Die Hard 5.

> Sebastian Schwittay: So there are only two pieces by Beltrami in A GOOD
> DAY TO DIE HARD? That comes as quite a shock - after all, it's one of the
> best 'Beltrami' scores of the past two, three years. Are you sure
> that Beltrami handed over complete control of all the other cues?
> And 'Triple Vodka Rhapsody' isn't by him either?

> Siddl: Believe me, that's how it is. 'Triple Vodka Rhapsody' is by Marcus.

> Sebastian Schwittay: Did Beltrami not at least do early conceptual work on
> major cues?

> Lars Potreck: That the music is sold as a purely Beltrami score is pretty
> outrageous. Not even Hansi Zimmer does that.

> Siddl (to Sebastian's question): I can ask again specifically about that -
> but I'd imagine they'll be mum on the particulars. Not without reason, I'd
> say.

> Okay...so :o :o :o !!!!

> I totally agree with Sebastian. One of the best 'Beltrami' scores I've
> ever heard, and not it's not just not entirely by Beltrami (which I'd
> assumed)...but rather Beltrami appears to have next to nothing to do with
> it at all!

> Does anyone know more about this? I mean, holy hell!

So one of my favorite Beltrami scores may not actually be by him? That saddens me deeply if it is true as I thought it was one of his freshest action scores in a long time