Music from 12:01PM, an Academy Award Nominated short film by Jonathan Heap. Music, Composed, Orchestrated & Conducted by Stephen Melillo, IGNA 31 DEC 1989.

This suite of mostly 1st-take cues from 12:01PM, starring Kurtwood Smith, was rediscovered on a recent -inch tape transfer. Composed for a small Orchestra, the score for “Always the

Music from 12:01PM, an Academy Award Nominated short film by Jonathan Heap.  
 Music, Composed, Orchestrated & Conducted by © Stephen Melillo, IGNA 31 DEC 1989.  

This suite of mostly 1st-take cues from 12:01PM, starring Kurtwood Smith, was rediscovered on a recent ¼-inch tape transfer.
 Composed for a small Orchestra, the score for “Always the Return,” the End Titles Music, may be investigated here. https://stephenmelillo.com/jazz-orchestra. (Please scroll until you see it.)


1201PM was recorded by John Richards at Evergreen Studio in Los Angeles, on 27 January 1990. Many thanks to John, to Studio owner & Harpist, Gayle Levant, Music Supervisor, John Caper, and the 26 fine Musicians who sight-read the score.

Enjoy & Godspeed! S