The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina

Directed by John Turteltaub

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer

Music by Trevor Rabin

Additional music by David Reynolds and Paul Linford

Recorded at The Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA

David Reynolds · Sorcerer's Apprentice - Selected Cues

I was hired to compose music for a few of the big set-pieces in the film, like a giant Chinese paper dragon coming to life during San Francisco’s Chinese New Year celebrations and chasing our hero through an apartment building, and Wall Street’s Charging Bull statue also coming to life, chasing our heroes through the streets, smashing cars, while the apocalypse starts with the dead rising from their graves. Loads of magical fun!

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - “Dragon Transform”

Featuring traditional Chinese drums, cymbals and koto, this cue acknowledges the Chinese New Year celebrations surrounding (and chasing) our heroes, while the score magnifies all the action and punches up the comedy. “Go team magical stuff!”