Corner Stone Cues (CSC) is a label and music production house based in Los Angeles. It is best known for the debut release and the title song "Requiem for a Tower" featured in trailer. "Requiem for a Tower" is the re-orchestration and arrangement by Daniel J. Nielsen, Simone Benyacar, and Veigar Margeirsson of Clint Mansell’s "Lux Aeterna", written for the film Requiem for a Dream.
In 2006 CSC collaborated with electro rock band Kinky from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The 5 song E.P. titled "Sassy" included Kinky's cover of Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio". Kinky later included a remastered version of Mexican Radio on the re-release of Reina. Both Reina and Sassy were originally distributed by Nettwerk.
In 2008 "Eton Path" was released, including the London Studio Orchestra, Purcell Singers, Azam Ali, Dierdre Dubois, Riffat Salamatt, Bryan "Brain" Mantia, Buckethead, and Damian Marley. Eton Path includes adaptations of the Led Zeppelin songs "Ten Years Gone" and "Kashmir". CSC re-orchestrated two movements titled "Ten Years Kashmir Mvt I& II".
"In Situ" the most recent release, features songs mainly composed by Daniel Law Heath.
There are tentative plans to record a future hybrid orchestral/Epic Music album in the "Eton Path" style.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Corner Stone Cues was founded in 2006 and is owned by Nathan D. Duvall.The company is based in Los Angeles, California
Requiem for a Tower was released in September 2006. Since them, the "Requiem for a Tower" track was licensed by British broadcasting company Sky Sports as the theme for "Soccer Saturday". Other licensings included Wimbledon, 2006 and 2008 Olympics, 2007 Super Bowl, 2007 Rose Bowl, 2007 NASCAR Championship, and the 2008 and 2009 NBA Finals.
| Requiem for a Tower | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Released: | September 2006 |
| Genre: | Epic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock |
| Length: | 0:24:46 |
| Label: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Producer: | Nathan D. Duvall |
| Next Title: | Sassy |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Sassy, released in September 2006, features music from Kinky. "Mexican Radio" was licensed for the in-game soundtrack.
| Sassy | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Kinky |
| Released: | September 2006 |
| Genre: | Electro, dance, rock |
| Length: | 0:13:48 |
| Label: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Producer: | Nathan D. Duvall & Kinky |
| Prev Title: | Requiem for a Tower |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Eton Path |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Eton Path was released in February 2008 and was recorded at George Martin's AIR Studios in London, with engineering team Nick Wollage and Olga Fitzroy."Ten Years Kashmir Mvt II" was placed for use in the following:
"Gloriana" was licensed for the final battle scene in .
| Eton Path | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Released: | February 2008 |
| Genre: | Epic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock |
| Length: | 1:14:23 |
| Label: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Producer: | Nathan D. Duvall |
| Prev Title: | Sassy |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | In Situ |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"In Situ" was released on April 17, 2012. "Take Down" was licensed as the back-end cue for the teaser trailer (which debuted at Comic Con 2012).
| In Situ | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Released: | April 2012 |
| Genre: | Epic music, Modern classical, orchestral hybrid, symphonic rock |
| Length: | 0:24:46 |
| Label: | Corner Stone Cues |
| Producer: | Nathan D. Duvall |
| Prev Title: | Eton Path |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |