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Varèse Sarabande Releases "Keep On Keepin'" On Soundtrack

Source: Krakower Poling PR Corp
February 23, 2015

Co-Produced by Quincy Jones, The Album Features Performances By Clark Terry (With Duke Ellington, The Count Basie Orchestra, Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars) and Justin Kauflin With Original Score by Justin Kauflin and Dave Grusin Varèse Sarabande will release the Keep On Keepin’ On—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, digitally and on CD February 24, 2015. The film features performances by Jazz legend Clark Terry and his protégé Justin Kauflin, with original score by Justin Kauflin and Dave Grusin (HOPE FLOATS, ON ...

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Sparks & Shadows To Release The C.O.W.L. Sessions Featuring Original Music Composed By Joe Clark

Source: CineMedia Promotions
November 10, 2014

“American history gets overhauled in C.O.W.L., a new series about the superhero labor union of 1960s Chicago that’s been described as Mad Men meets Avengers.” – The Hollywood Reporter Culver City, CA: Sparks & Shadows announces the release of The C.O.W.L. Sessions soundtrack digitally on October 28, 2014. The C.O.W.L. Sessions is the audio companion to the first five issues of the hit comic book series C.O.W.L., created by Kyle Higgins & Alec Siegel, with art by Rod Reis (who ...

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Varese Sarabande To Release "Whiplash" Soundtrack

Source: CineMedia Promotions
September 29, 2014

VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS TO RELEASE SOUNDTRACK FOR SUNDANCE GRAND JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD-WINNING FILM WHIPLASH Including Original Score & Original Big Band Songs by Justin Hurwitz Original Big Band Competition Pieces by Tim Simonec And The Classic Cuts “Caravan” and “Whiplash” Los Angeles, CA – Varèse Sarabande Records will release WHIPLASH – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and on CD, October 7, 2014. The soundtrack features original score and big band songs by Justin Hurwitz (GUY AND MADELINE ON A ...

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Aleph Records To Release The Label’s First Vinyl Recording Lalo Schifrin’s Classic Score For Bullitt

Source: Beth Krakower
April 11, 2014

Limited Edition 200-Gram Vinyl – To Be Released on April 19th Los Angeles, CA: Aleph Records is proud to announce the label’s first ever vinyl release, BULLITT – composed by legendary composer Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Rush Hour trilogy). The album will be released in conjunction with record store day on April 19, 2014. The album is a limited edition individually numbered vinyl release (1000 copies) and will feature newly commissioned liner notes by Jon Burlingame. The 200-gram vinyl of ...

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James Morrison Releases "Snappy Too" on Aleph Records

Source: CineMedia Promotions
September 15, 2012

Snappy Too is the Follow-Up to the Gold Certified Album Snappy Doo Los Angeles, CA: Aleph Records will release James Morrison’s new recording Snappy Too on September 11, 2012. The album is the sequel to the 1990 release Snappy Doo, which featured Morrison along with three legendary artists (Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, and Jeff Hamilton) creating a seventeen-piece big band sound through the use of overdubbing. “It was tremendous fun and the album went gold,” said Morrison of Snappy Doo. ...

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Infinitum Nihil And Lakeshore Records To Release The Soundtrack For "The Rum Diary"

Source: CineMedia Promotions
November 11, 2011

Soundtrack Features Original Music by Christopher Young With Songs Performed by The JD Band, Dean Martin, and Patti Smith Los Angeles, CA: Johnny Depp's company Infinitum Nihil will release The Rum Diary—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack through Lakeshore Records digitally on October 28th and in stores on November 29, 2011 in conjunction with the release of the film by FilmDistrict on October 28th. The soundtrack features original music by Christopher Young (Spiderman 3, Drag Me To Hell) with songs performed by ...

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Lalo Schifrin to Release "Invocations: Jazz Meets The Symphony No. 7"

Source: CineMedia Promotions
April 13, 2011

Latest Entry In Lalo Schifrin's Multiple Grammy-Nominated Series Released April 12th (Los Angeles, CA) Aleph Records will release the latest title in the multiple Grammy©-nominated series, Jazz Meets the Symphony, on April 12, 2011. The seventh recording of the series, Invocations, features original compositions and arrangements by Lalo Schifrin, who earned his fifth Grammy Award this past fall at the Latin Grammy Awards. Invocations: Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 was recorded in Prague with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Ltd. ...

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