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‘White Bird In A Blizzard’ Claims A Spot In ‘Best Soundtrack Moments Of October’ Roundup | Stereogum

November 12, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

Stereogum has named director Gregg Araki’s White Bird In A Blizzard in its roundup of Best Soundtrack Moments of October, planted firmly in the #2 slot.

Well, this is another one of those ’80s-set shoe-ins where there’s just no way I was going to be able to help myself. The score to White Bird In A Blizzard was handled by Robin Guthrie, the guitarist of Cocteau Twins, AKA the man responsible for some of the most ethereal and beautiful guitar work out there. The opening credits are set to Cocteau Twins’ “Sea, Swallow Me,” and through the various dream sequences and flashbacks, there’s always Guthrie’s guitar, reliably doing what it’s always been so effective at: putting all those strange and ineffable elements of human experience and memory into an actual sound. -Read the full story at Stereogum.

Starring Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Shiloh Fernandez and Christopher Meloni, White Bird In A Blizzard takes place in the ’80s and early part of the ’90s, featuring a period-correct soundtrack. Lakeshore Records released two soundtracks: White Bird In A Blizzard Music By Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd, and White Bird In A Blizzard – Songs From The Film, featuring popular hits from the ’80s and ’90s. Preview the albums below!

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White Bird In A Blizzard Music By Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: iTunes | Buy CD

White Bird In A Blizzard Songs From The Film: iTunes | Pre-order CD (avail 12/2)

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Composers, Press & Reviews

Gary Numan On Scoring ‘From Inside’, Making Sound Loops & The Modern Electronic Music Scene | Digital Trends

October 22, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

Numan and Fenton expertly capture the film’s mood shifts with tracks like the rhythmically driven The Train, the dynamically expansive The Refinery, and the scratchy minimalism of The Empty House. –Mike Mettler. Read the full interview at Digital Trends.

In an interview with veteran music journalist Mike Mettler, Gary Numan digs into how scoring From Inside: Gary Numan Special Edition (a Lakeshore Records release) compares to normal song writing, how recording music has evolved with the available technology and what he thinks about being an electronic music pioneer. From Inside: Gary Numan Special Edition is available now on DVD. Don’t forget to enter the free DVD giveaway.

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From Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | CD

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From Inside: Gary Numan Special Edition

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News, Press & Reviews, Soundtracks

‘Buffalo ’66’ & ‘Gamer’ Claim Spots In The Dissolve’s Movies’ 50 Greatest Pop Music Moments List!

September 30, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

Lakeshore Records has produced soundtracks for some of the most iconic films of the past decade. Here are a couple of movie moments featuring music from our albums in The Dissolve‘s Movies’ 50 Greatest Pop Music Moments list. What are your favorite movie moments featuring music?

#44 Gamer
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Sammy Davis Jr.
Gamer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Set to the utterly appropriate sounds of Sammy Davis Jr.’s rendition of the Cole Porter standard “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” Castle and his minions boogie and bop like refuges from the creepiest Busby Berkeley film ever made, then break formation to test Kable in hand-to-hand combat. Hall dances like a puppet on strings, playing up the themes of control inherent not only in gaming, but also in fight and dance choreography.

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#18 Buffalo ’66
“Heart Of The Sunrise” by Yes
Buffalo ’66 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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To the minor extent that Vincent Gallo’s directorial debut has a plot, it involves his character, Billy, seeking revenge on the Buffalo Bills placekicker whose missed field-goal attempt ostensibly ruined Billy’s life. Near the end of the film, Billy finally shows up at the strip club owned by the retired player, gun in hand. Rather than accompany this surreally staged, grotesquely violent scene with music that might actually be heard in a strip club, or even music that would conventionally heighten the intensity of a shootout, Gallo chooses—yes!—Yes. Not only does the track’s sinuous groove provide plenty of offbeat tension as Billy walks in, it thrillingly shifts into high gear at the precise moment that he spots his victim. Prog kill! —Mike D’Angelo

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News, Press & Reviews

Under The Radar Premieres ‘White Bird’ Full Song From White Bird In A Blizzard Soundtrack, Original Music By Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd

September 16, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

Composer Harold Budd has teamed up with former Cocteau Twins member Robin Guthrie for the White Bird in a Blizzard soundtrack. We’ve got the premiere of their new song “White Bird” and it’s a stunning piece orchestral ambient. –Under The Radar

Under The Radar magazine has premiered “White Bird” from the soundtrack to White Bird In A Blizzard. This new album featuring original music by Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd marks the latest collaboration with Director Gregg Araki. The exciting new White Bird In A Blizzard soundtrack will be available on iTunes on September 23 from Lakeshore Records. Listen to the full song premiere now at Under The Radar!

Track Listing

White Bird In A Blizzard (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd

01. Visions of Eve – Robin Guthrie
02. Brock’s Theme – Robin Guthrie
03. The Radiant Bride – Harold Budd
04. Curious – Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie
05. Forever Changed – Robin Guthrie
06. The Affair – Harold Budd
07. You Know The Combination – Robin Guthrie
08. Without A Trace – Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie
09. Lament For Eve – Harold Budd
10. The Drive – Harold Budd
11. I’m Here, Kat, I’m Here – Robin Guthrie
12. White Bird – Robin Guthrie

White Bird In A Blizzard starring Shailene Woodley and Shiloh Fernandez will be on VOD on September 25 and in theaters on October 24.
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Press & Reviews, Scores

Dolphin Tale 2 Is The #1 Family Movie In America!

September 15, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

According to Box Office Mojo, Dolphin Tale 2 came in a close second place over the weekend next to home invasion thriller No Good Deeds. Box office estimates will peg No Good Deeds to finish out the weekend at $60 million in ticket sales, and Dolphin Tale 2 at $55 million — a close opening weekend indeed! Dolphin Tale 2 is one of those movies you can take the entire family to see over and over, and the “elegant and supportive” and “soaring score” by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman, is simply perfect. Share your love of Dolphin Tale 2: go see America’s #1 Family Movie! Watch Dolphin Tale 2 in theaters (check show times).

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Dolphin Tale 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD

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Cast: Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick, Jr., Nathan Gamble, Ashley Judd, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Bethany Hamilton, Austin Stowell, Austin Highsmith, Cameron Boyce, Kris Kristofferson, Juliana Harkavy, Betsy Landon, Taylor Blackwell, Tom Ohmer, Carlos Gomez, and Winter the dolphin. Director: Charles Martin Smith.