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I would hope not. Times are hard for the small labels and maybe some extreme ways of selling titles are needed?

Sorry guys, I haven't read all your comments here until now, but James is absolutely spot-on as always. This is exactly our problem. While I was preparing my panel in Ubeda, I was thinking that my main problem is that we invest so heavily in the FUTURE of film music, whereas other labels invest more in the PAST. Obviously, and for quite understandable reasons, most collectors and fans of film music buy music from the past because they KNOW the past.

What is really making the market tough is that people are happy to pay $20 for a fourth version of a mainstream score they already own multiple versions of instead of taking chances on a new composer.

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Mikael, I'm sorry to hear that but I can only understand the difficulty of the whole situation

I hope everything turns out for the best

This makes me sad.



This makes me kinda happy.

I think that it is great that there will be what sounds like a central hub for downloads. If what you are hoping to do is have a "one stop shop" for digital releases then, to me at least, I think it will be a valuable resource.

iTunes is rubbish at finding newly released scores, I have to search various online digital release stores and having something that makes finding things easier would be great.

I wonder the reasoning behind offering lossy versions of music as digital downloads. Is it the labels not wanting to release what are effectively master copies to the general public, is it cost issues associated with pristine-sounding copies, the fact that most peoples' set ups (disc space and download speeds) could not cope with such large files or is it because most people can't hear the difference between lossless and the higher end of lossy?

People need to embrace the opportunity that lossy digital music can provide - the chance to hear new, fresh and experimental music from new composers. Otherwise we are going to be left with just the Hollywood score-by-the-numbers scores that we complain about.

Eye candy wins!

I have and enjoy: I Capture the Castle, Home of Dark Butterflies, and Haunting Vallisca. All have instantly memorable themes! The Rebel is good too with great themes that take a few listens to sink in. Some great action music in this one too. If I had to pick only one out of these it would be 'I Capture the Castle.' Absolutely gorgeous/beautiful music! "As It (Perhaps) Was" is my favorite track from that one (listen to the sample on SAEs site...it doesn't get past the building up part of the theme, but you get the idea). If you like his 'Atonement' score, etc. you will like this one and at $3 it is a no-brainer!

I'm getting about ten of them for my birthday and I'm looking forward to them big time.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRENCH EPIC MUSIC FOR HONG KONG ACTION ADVENTURE
MovieScore Media to release Nicolas Errèra’s orchestral score for ’Shaolin’

(October 19, 2011- Göteborg, Sweden) – The soundtrack business is indeed global: here is a Swedish album featuring music by a French composer for a Hong Kong action adventure! MovieScore Media will be releasing Nicolas Errèra’s epic orchestral score from Shaolin digitally online on October 25, 2011, with the CD release following on November 1.

The soundtrack co-incides with the US DVD premiere of the film and follows its theatrical US release. Shaolin has recently been released either theatrically or on DVD worldwide. It stars Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers, The Warlords), Bingbing Fan (Battle of the Warriors, Lost in Beijing) and Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, Kung Fu Panda) in a story about love, honor and courage. The story takes place during the early years of the republic when China had been plunged into chaos as feuding warlords battled to expand their power and their lands. The venerated Shaolin Temple throws open its doors to the wounded. Young army leader Hao Jie is forced to repent when the shock betrayal of his sworn brother Huo Lung wipes out his whole family. Hao Jie seeks refuge at the Shaolin Temple, where he has the chance to learn Shaolin’s powerful martial arts from the crazy monk Wu Dao and find inner peace. Ultimately, Huo Lung brings his army to besiege Shaolin and the peace-loving monks are forced to take up arms to protect the refugees and their beloved temple.

The music for the film was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Nicolas Errèra, who Nicolas Errèra has composed over 40 scores for both French and International films, including The Butterfly, Cravate Club,The Over-Eater, Nocturna, Me Two, Sticky Fingers, Connected and XIII the series. After completing his studies in Paris, at the Conservatoire National Supérieur of Paris and at l’École Normale de Musique, Nicolas Errèra embarked on an eclectic and prolific career as a composer and musician. Errèra co-founded two innovative electronic pop bands: Grand Popo Football Club (with Ariel Wizman) and Rouge Rouge (with Jean Croc. Both constellations released two albums and entertained audiences on dance floors and in lounge clubs in Europe, and Asia. In 2008, Errèra wrote the music for the play Good Canary, directed by John Malkovich. He has also composed music for commercials where the prestigious clients have included Givenchy, Chanel, Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Evian, Laura Biagiotti, Mercedes. Errèra writes experimental music for contemporary pieces such as video installations. He is also the host of radio show “The Pudding” on Radio Nova, where he plays and discusses music with a variety of invited guests.

About Shaolin, Errèra says that the director, Benny Chan, ”wanted the score to take the point of view of an European composer mixed with Chinese sonorities”. To the point, Errèra’s music combines the forces of the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra with several solo instruments, most notably the Chinese erhu performed by virtuoso Guo Gan.

MovieScore Media will release Shaolin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) digitally online on October 25, 2011, with the CD following on November 1. According to its new policy, MovieScore Media will denote the number of the manufactured edition on the CD. The first edition of Shaolin is limited to 500 copies.

MovieScore Media (http://www.moviescoremedia.com) which has been nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association ’Soundtrack Label of the Year’ award five yearsin a row and has released original music from over 150 films on CD and digitally online. It is distributed in the UK by RSK Entertainment and in the USA by Screen Archives Entertainment.

A list with all the upcoming releases of MOVIESCORE MEDIA / SCREMWORKS

http://moviescoremedia.com/catalogue/

So do I!