Marcus 390 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Greetings everyone!The soundtrack for my second feature score, for the Norwegian film "UMEA4ever", will be available shortly from Amazon, iTunes, etc.Samples:"UMEA4everSoundtrack": http://www.amazon.com/Ume%C3%A54ever/dp/B004VS527S/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302291173&sr=301-2The score is highly unorthodox in its orchestration, as it is scored entirely for saxophone, accordion and double bass, with only a little additional help from percussion. It is performed by virtuoso contemporary music group POING, which consists of three of the foremost performers of their respective intruments, Rolf-Erik Nystrom (alto sax; currently nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2011), Frode Haltli (accordion; prestige label ECM recording artist) and Hakon Thelin (Ensemble Modern etc.).The soundtrack is released by MTG Music.Although unusual in its timbral qualities, I think fans of Williams, and of an older school of film scoring in general, will find something to relate to, and I do hope you'll enjoy it!Cheers,Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Will it be available on the Dutch iTunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Will it be available on the Dutch iTunes?It should be available worldwide.(Does the link work, btw?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 It does for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Congrats! I still want that TV theme thing you did though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Can't you find a torrent of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 245 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Congrats Marcus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Will be buying this! Samples sound good. Gave Upperdog another listen today, been a while. Very good album! But I listen to tracks "Tarantella" "Per's Story" and "Vocalise" pretty regularly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thank you, everyone, for your kind attention (and thank you, Blume, for your friendly comments regarding my score for "Upperdog")!The soundtrack to "UMEA4ever" is now available worldwide from all major downloading sites (for Amazon, see link provided in my initial post). I hope you'll enjoy checking out this score; I had a blast writing it, especially knowing what absolute world class virtuosos would be performing, and I think it's safe to say this album includes some of the niftier playing you are likely to hear on a soundtrack these days, completely transcending the size of the ensemble, and indeed at times the instruments themselves.All best,Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I just had an epiphany listening to "Toy Soldiers" on Upperdog. Marcus Shostakovich Paus!It bugged me for a year. It was subtle enough to be unplaceable but strong enough to make me go "I know this... I know this so well..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Congrats Marcus! I like the samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 This is wonderful. I really like the saxophone key clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Why, thank you so much!Goodness, what an unexpected thread ressurection!Funny thing is that I was given the opportunity to revisit "Upperdog", and "Toy Soldiers" in particular, this Summer, as I was commissioned to write a saxophone concerto for Rolf-Erik Nystrom (whose incredible artistry is also featured on the soundtrack to "Umeå4ever") and the Arctic Philharmonic. In the concerto, that slightly saccharine march is coupled with, or rather pitted against, some of the more "Eastern" elements of that film score. The concerto premiered (and was broadcast live on Norwegian radio) this past August 9th, and I hope to feature it on a CD of my orchestral music due next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Gonna have to check this out. Bookmarked the Amazon samples for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Wow...I just checked the date...I thought this was a new thread. Oh well, I'd love to check this score out regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Thank you again for your interest! Yes, this is an old thread. For the sake of making it a little more up-to-date; here's a link to another CD that was released a few months back featuring a work for solo violin of mine -among 8 other works for solo violin (!), all performed by fantastically talented young performers. The piece is entitled "The Ladies on the Bridge" (borrowed from the title of the picture of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch I intended to depict in music), and is the third track on the album:<a>http://www.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=408472</a>Hope you'll enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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