The YALE FILM SOCIETY and EZRA STILES COLLEGE present a Master's Tea with film composer

TYLER BATES

4pm Thursday, February 7th; Ezra Stiles College

TYLER BATES is a hugely successful music producer and composer for over 40 films and television series, including "300", "Dawn of the Dead", and the Showtime series "Californication". He began his composing work in the band Pet, and has now moved on to scoring for the entertainment industry, including upcoming video game "Rise of the Argonauts". He is currently working on the scores for two upcoming films this year, "The Watchmen" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

7pm February 7
LC102
Film screening and conversation with TYLER BATES, film composer of

DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)

Tyler Bates, composer of the film, will be holding a question-and-answer session after the screening of the film.

First-time director Zack Snyder remakes zombie master George A. Romero's classic 1978 gore-fest DAWN OF THE DEAD, wisely replicating only the basic elements of Romero's movie, instead sticking to his own vision of a world overrun by undead flesh-eating creatures. Placing the messages from Romero's version--a funny, scary look at consumerist society--on the back burner, the 2004 version of DAWN OF THE DEAD instead concentrates on delivering a witty blood-fest. Director Snyder gets the balance between humorous set-pieces and plot development exactly right throughout, producing an enjoyable remake that can easily hold its own alongside the deservedly hailed original film. (Courtesy Rottentomatoes.com)