This fall I had the privilege of working with filmmaker Mike Ramsdell on his full length feature documentary, “The Anatomy of Hate”.  It was a very powerful film to be part of and I am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to work with Mike.  He was a great director who took a lot of pride in every small detail of his film.   Musically it was a unique film to score because we had to capture extreme emotion on both sides of the spectrum as well as use the music to immerse the viewer in many cultures.  It was a great challenge that translates into a powerful film.  

Here is the synopsis of the film from the Anatomy of Hate website (www.anatomyofhate.com):

The Anatomy of Hate; A Dialogue to Hope reveals the shared narratives found in individual and collective ideologies of hate, and how we as a species can overcome them.  For six years the filmmaker worked with unprecedented access to some of the most venomous ideologies and violent conflicts of our time including the White Supremacist movement, Christian Fundamentalism as an anti-gay platform, Muslim Extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli Settlers and Soldiers, and US Forces in Iraq.  By juxtaposing this verite footage with interviews from leading sociological, psychological, and neurological experts, and interspersing stories of redemption told by former “combatants”, the film weaves a tapestry that reveals both the emotional and biological mechanisms which make all of us susceptible to acts and ideologies of hate, and demonstrates how these very same traits make us equally capable of overcoming them. 

Here are some clips from the film.  Some of the images and language may be disturbing.  

You can listen to more cues from the film “The Anatomy of Hate” by clicking here.