Indiana Jones: Prequel Fan Film

May 25, 2008 by George Shaw.

After you see the end, see the beginning.

The Release of the long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull fills a nearly 20-year gap since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade thrilled audiences in 1989.

In the meantime, the fans grew restless with the wait and grew even more disappointed in Hollywood politics. In that time, many fan films sprang up, trying to fill the gap. But one fan film has stood out above the rest. Dubbed the “True Indy 4” by diehard fans all around the world, Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Templars was made on a shoestring by an unlikely convergence of pros and non-pros. The feature-length film was shot in three countries over four years, and boasts impressive production values.

A true labor of love, a 12-minute action teaser of the films opening is now available to view online:
High Quality Quicktime version:
http://web.mac.com/directorlawrence/Templar_Updates/Treasure_of_the_Templars.html

Lower Quality Streaming version:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v12768359fxNNf9ms

It has been an absolute joy to be a part of this film, and to live out my dream of composing music for an Indiana Jones adventure. This film features a “younger” Indiana Jones (in his twenties, I believe), and is a prequel to the original trilogy. The current teaser features my original music starting around 4 minutes in. The first four minutes of the video weren’t even completed in time for me to compose music for, so what you’re seeing is all freshly finished.

The music you hear in the teaser is just synth demos, I am seeking to raise some funds to hire a few live musicians to record the score. Indy would be deeply grateful for your support (he deserves to have his epic adventures accompanied by the lush and exhilarating sound of real musicians, and not some cheesy synthesizer)!

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100% of donations will go towards recording studio expenses and hiring live musicians. And in addition to supporting struggling musicians, you can get your hands on some exclusive albums:

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• Donate $20 or more and receive a Limited-Edition promo CD of my recent score to the film Sailfish, a sports drama which opens theatrically in China this summer during the Beijing Olympics. It features over an hour of a romantic themes and rousing competition music.
• Donate $50 or more and receive the Sailfish promo CD and a compilation CD of some of my own favorite pieces from various film scores that I’ve written.
• Donate $100 or more and receive a Sailfish promo CD, a compilation CD of my work, and an autographed CD of the final Treasure of the Templars score along with a thank you and your name printed in the CD liner notes.

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