Corner Stone Cues (CSC) is a label and music production house based in

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. It is best known for debut release and title song “

Requiem for a Tower ''Lux Æterna'' (, ; "eternal light") is an orchestral composition by Clint Mansell. Performed by the Kronos Quartet, it forms a leitmotif in the 2000 film ''Requiem for a Dream'', and is the penultimate piece in the movie's soundtrack. A re- ...

” featured in the trailer for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. “

” is the re-orchestration and arrangement by Daniel J. Nielsen, Simone Benyacar, and

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’s “ Lux Aeterna”, written for the film

Requiem for a Dream ''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name ...

. In 2006 CSC collaborated with electro rock band Kinky from

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, Mexico. The 5 song E.P. titled "Sassy" included Kinky's cover of

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's "

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". Kinky later included a remastered version of Mexican Radio on the re-release of '' Reina''. Both Reina and Sassy were originally distributed by

Nettwerk Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk Management, and Nettwerk One Publishing. Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...

. In 2008 "Eton Path" was released which included the London Studio Orchestra, Purcell Singers,

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, Dierdre Dubois, Riffat Salamatt,

Bryan "Brain" Mantia Bryan Kei Mantia (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as Brain, is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, and Godflesh, and with other performers such as Tom Waits, Serj Tankian, Bill ...

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, and

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. Eton Path includes adaptations of the

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songs "

Ten Years Gone "Ten Years Gone" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album ''Physical Graffiti''. Record producer Rick Rubin has described the song as, "A deep, reflective piece with hypnotic, interweaving riffs. Light and dark, shadow a ...

” and "

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". 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 style of "Eton Path".

Company

Corner Stone Cues was founded in 2006 and is owned by Nathan D. Duvall. The company is based in

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Discography

Requiem for a Tower

Requiem for a Tower was released in September 2006. Since them, the "

" track was licensed by British broadcasting company

Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...

as the theme for "

Soccer Saturday ''Gillette Labs Soccer Saturday'' is a weekly television programme broadcast on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the football season. The programme updates viewers on the progress of association football games in the United ...

". Other licensings included

Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...

, 2006 & 2008

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

, 2007

Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...

, 2007 Rose Bowl, 2007

NASCAR Championship The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. ...

, and the 2008 & 2009

NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...

. # Requiem for a Tower Mvt II # Requiem for a Tower Mvt III # Requiem for a Tower Mvt IV # Wicked # J.B.D. # Betrayal & Redemption # Threshold # Shining Path (L.U.2.P) # Leather Tomb # Ghost in the Trees # Azure # Forrest Chase

Sassy

''Sassy'', released in September 2006, features music from Kinky. "

" was licensed for the '' Need for Speed: Undercover'' in-game soundtrack. # Freezing Film #

# Angry # Automatic (edit) # El Patan Natan

Eton Path

''Eton Path'' was released in February 2008 and was recorded at

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the B ...

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in London, with engineering team Nick Wollage and Olga Fitzroy. "Ten Years Kashmir Mvt II" was placed for use in the following: * the '' John Carter'' trailer * ''

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'' *

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'' * the '' Anime Mirai 2013'' trailer, and * the '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' trailer "Gloriana" was licensed for the final battle scene in '' Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''. # Sultana # Madokara Mieru # Eton Path # Mojave # Black Widow # Demons # World's End # Night Terrors # Saw Blade # Frigga # Seraphim # Laudate # Gloriana # Underture # Ten Years Kashmir Mvt I # Ten Years Kashmir Mvt II

In Situ

"In Situ" was released on April 17, 2012. "Take Down" was licensed as the back-end cue for the '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'' teaser trailer (which debuted at Comic Con 2012). # Song of Sorrow # Dreaming # In Situ # Take Down # Shot # Thumper # Panda # Unsettled # Old Dominion # Coffin # What If # Lex # Aston Martin # Rude Boy # Flame # In Situ (Instrumental) # Lex (Instrumental)

References

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External links

Official site of Corner Stone CuesYouTube channel
Music production companies