"I met Brian Tyler earlier last year on the old Warner Hollywood lot, where Arnold Glassman and I were editing Frailty. Arnie and I had been listening to CDs of various film scores and had put together a short list of composers we wanted to meet. I was looking for someone who could write neo-classical, thematic melody lines. I wanted it to be something original, but with it's roots in traditional, old Hollywood film scores.

When the producers (David Kirschner, David Blocker, Corey Sieneg, Tom Huckabee and Karen Loop), my music supervisor, (Joel C. High) and I sat down with Brian, we were surprised that this young, 28 yr. old composer had such an extensive knowledge of classic, cult movies from the 50's and early 60's. Films like, Invaders From Mars, Night Of The Hunter and Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte; all of which had strong influences on Frailty. He attributed this to growing up around Hollywood, where his grandfather had been a prominent production designer. His background proved to be invaluable in understanding the feeling I was after.

I always say Frailty as a familial tragedy, set against a gothic, supernatural story. It was important to me that the score reflect the intense, emotional bond between the characters, as well as the other worldly mood of the piece. Brian said he was inspired by Bernard Herrmann's score for Vertigo with its theme of lost love.

When it came time to record the tracks, Brian's insistence on using a full orchestra, recorded live in a symphony hall, not only added to the richness of his composition, but also to the fidelity of the recording. I would like to credit his engineer Jeff Vaughn as well. I am deepy indebted to Brian for his contribution and commitment to excellence for creating this haunting, suspensful and provocative score."

- Bill Paxton, director 'Frailty'