MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES

Featuring a soundtrack created by Amin Bhatia which includes the classic "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot and narrated by Gordon Pinsent, this beautiful film is currently showing in IMAX theatres.

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Take a voyage of discovery from the headwaters of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. Pass ancient Native American pictographs, observe caribou and moose, spot giant prehistoric sturgeon lurking among thousands of shipwrecks and meet people who live along the coastline. As the source of livelihood for one in every three Canadians, learn how the health of this fresh water resource is important to the social and economic vitality of North America.

The cameras of director David Lickley gather some amazing vistas and views from the western tip of Lake Superior to the eastern end of Lake Ontario. But aside from offering some great visuals, Mysteries is also a conservation story as Lickley chronicles scientists’ efforts to rebuild the sturgeon population in the rivers and tributaries that feed the lakes. The film's soundtrack includes "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot and beautiful narration by Gordon Pinsent.

For more about the show, visit the Science North website.

Here's an excerpt from the "Making of Mysteries of the Great Lakes" that shows a glimpse of the scoring process.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: David Lickley

The Music

Creating the music score for the film, Amin was honoured to arrange material written by Gordon Lightfoot as well as working with composer Micky Erbe who orchestrated and conducted this project.

Music Score Composed by: Amin Bhatia
Orchestrated and Conducted by: Mickey Erbe
Music Scoring Mixer: Cory Mandel
Music Engineers: Dennis Patterson, Mike Carroll, Kent Thomson
Music Editors: Meiro Stamm, Paul Talbott, Cory Mandel, Amin Bhatia
Recorded at: CBC Glenn Gould Theatre, Technicolor Studio 6, CBC Studio 210
Mixed at: Technicolor Toronto
Music Contractor: Beverley Spotton
Copyist: Martin Loomer

Orchestra:

• Solo Cello: Winona Zelenka
• Harp: Erica Goodman
• Guitar: Mike Francis
• Percussion: Mark Duggan
• Concertmaster: Mark Skazinetsky
• Violin: Marc-Andre Savoie, Adele Armin, Angelique Toews, Csaba Koczo, Hiroko Kagawa, Sarah Fraser Raff, Becky Vanderpost, Wendy Rose, Bridget Hunt, Dominique Laplante, Ron Mah, Carol Fujino, Jane Maddison, Paul Zevenhuzen, Jenny Bacccante
• Viola: Doug Perry, Susan Lipchak, Kent Teeple, Chris Redfield, Nick Eugelmi, Angela Rudden, Nick Papadakis, Anna Redekop
  Cello: Maurizio Baccante, Paul Widner, Elaine Thompson, Igor Gefter, Amy Laing
  Bass: Rob Wolanski, Robert Speer, Peter Pavlovski
  Woodwinds: Les Allt (flute), Lesley Young (oboe), Max Christie (clarinet), Mike Sweeney (bassoon)
  Horns: Joan Watson, Gary Pattison, Bardhyl Gjevori, Janet Anderson
  Tuba: Scott Irvine

Supervising Sound Editor: Peter Thillaye
Sound Editor: Ed Douglas
Assistant Sound Editor: Susan Fawcett
Sound Effects Recordist: Stephan Muir
ADR Recordist: Jim McBride
Re-recording Mixers: Cory Mandel, Steve Foster, Paul Shubat
Foley Artist: Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama
Foley Assistant: Brooke Graeff
Foley Engineer: Don White
Assistant Re-recording Mixer: Kent Thomson