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Globus' songwriting contest!

Submitted by Tyr on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 17:21
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Hoy, hoy! All fans are very excited about the new studio album of Globus and it seems we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The new album should be released during winter this year and you can be part of the creative team!

Any fan can help Globus to make the next album a bit more awesome and the only thing you need to do is use your grey matter to write the next Globus song from an existing Immediate Music piece. If you want to take part of this contest all you have to do is send an e-mail to Globus with the subject title "I want to write a song for Globus", and answer a specific question in the body of the email. See Yoav's contest rules for the exact process. Do not hesitate to apply because if there are not 50 enterprising people, there won't be any contest at all. Don't fear that you are untalented, because Yoav Goren doesn't need a professionaly produced and recorded song; he's only looking for something that moves him.

Check out the official statment of Yoav not just for more and exact information but to find ou more about  the process of how a track from the Immediate Music library becomes a Globus song.

I encourage everyone to apply because Yoav's offer is pretty fair as you will got your share of royalty payments. It should also be a fantastic experience and a pretty fun thing to be a part of. :)

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Review: Epicon

Submitted by Tyr on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 21:50
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Hoy, hoy! It only took 4 years to write our first review. (Applause) But if I don't want to be so strict with ourselves it only took 2. This was scheduled for a long time. So let me introduce our first review about the most anticipated release of trailer music world so far: Epicon. I must add if I would write this in 2006 I would have wrote some things otherwise. I decided to include into the article the effects of this release to the trailer music wolrd. It might seem that this revalues the album, but it is a great album anyway. (It might counted one star.) I also would like to thanks the contribution of greg and Mike who helped me out sometimes and checked my writing before the publishing.

"Globus. This word means a lot, but for those who have a clue what trailer music is, this word beats their heart. Globus was created by Yoav Goren in 2006 who is almost a semi-god in the trailer music business. Globus' live debut at Wembley's Grand Hall, in London, where they played songs from their first studio album Epicon, was an enormous success." Read more >>

Epicon

Submitted by Tyr on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 23:52
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Epicon is the first studio album of Globus which was released in 2006. It was Immediate Music's answer to the many letters of fans who wanted to buy their music. It features 14 tracks which are in a mostly epic orchestral rock style.

 

Globus. This word means a lot, but for those who have a clue what trailer music is, this word beats their heart. Globus was created by Yoav Goren in 2006 who is almost a semi-god in the trailer music business. Globus' live debut at Wembley's Grand Hall, in London, where they played songs from their first studio album Epicon, was an enormous success. The album was released a few months later and while it might not have brought about a revolutionary new sonority, it did create a new brand: a never before heard combination of instruments, topics and musical compositions.
 
I would like to summarize for laymen in a few sentences what the heck trailer music is.1 The obvious definition: every kind of music that can be heard during movie trailers. The more narrow explanation of this phrase refers to a typical sonority of music for fans. What is that typical sonority? For a long time I had trouble answering anyone who asked me what kind of music I like, because if I said trailer music, it usually evoked a pretty strange reaction. Eventually I realized people consider me less a musical geek if I say I like modern pieces of orchestral music with choral sounds. That's a bit better. Of course it is much easier if I add that it is just like Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. As it is a famous widely known composition, everyone can understand this term "trailer music" and it guides the reader as well – or perhaps frightens.
 
I didn’t bring up the name Carl Orff on accident. The most famous composition of Carmina Burana is "O Fortuna" which inspired the narrow explanation of trailer music I mentioned earlier. The choir of "O Fortuna" accompanied the trailer of Excalibur which was directed by John Boorman in 1981 and revolutionized the musical style of trailers.2 Hollywoods’ most famous studios, after examining the financial report, realized the success and great potential of this style. They realized that the massive orchestra with the choral sound had a great impact, and it successfully expressed of the epic nature of the movie. As a result, the desire to license music like O Fortuna arose. Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman broke into the trailer music market in the early 90's. In 1993 they founded one of the most successful trailer music companies of Hollywood, called Immediate Music. Most of the pieces are composed by them, but there are many composers who have contributed to this library over the years. The music of Immediate Music can be heard in the trailers of blockbuster hollywood movies such as "X-men: The Last Stand", "Spider Man 2”, "Pirates of the Caribbean”, "War of the Worlds”, "The Da Vinci Code”, and countless others.3
 
Over the years a whole sub-culture formed around trailer music, and more and more people were getting know this genre. While it pains the hearts of trailer music fans, it’s important to mention the fact that the music of Immediate Music along with other companies’ were (and mostly still are) available only for the studio professionals and trailer houses4. Mortals could not easily possess these pieces of music. Most companies try to guard the exclusiveness of their music. Although albums of this genre were released before Epicon, Globus' debut album can truly be considered a milestone. Not just because the songs of the album are from one of the world’s leading trailer music libraries, Immediate Music, but also because it was the first step that led to other releases, and live events like Trailer Music Live.5

Yoav Goren realized that the main "problem" with trailer music was that it is not a very mainstream genre, and most consumers aren't even aware of it. Therefore it was necessary to make some changes to the style and structure of the songs. Of course by doing this there was the risk of losing the magic within the music. I can honestly say that Goren successfully overcame this difficulty. He kept the two foot-stones- the choir, and the orchestra- and enhanced the style with the rough tune of an electric guitar, and lyrics sung by soloists.
 
Naturally, as with all big plans, this project required outstanding talent. Goren, as a super hero would, had to gather an efficient group. The main male soloist, whose voice can be heard during the song of "Prelude", "Orchard of the Mines" and "Europe" is Dann Pursey alias Dann P. He founded Globus along with Yoav, and was instrumental in making Globus the hit that it became. He became the voice of Globus. It took time for me to get used to his voice against the backdrop of orchestra and choir, but I've grown to love the way it complements this genre. In case of many songs, like "Orcherd of Mines" or "Europa" he didn’t just give his voice, but he also wrote the lyrics. We can also welcome aboard Anneke von Giersbergen the queen of metal. She became famous through the metal band "The Gathering". Their success in the second half of 90’s is thanks to her. She continued performing music solo and later Goren asked her to sing some songs for the forming Globus. We can hear her beautiful voice in "Mighty River Runs" and "Diem Ex Dei". Additionally, Lisbeth Scott, a famous vocalist, joined the crew of Globus as well. Amongst film composers she is well known. She worked together with famous composers such as John Debney and Harry-Gregson Williams. Finally, the vocal talents of Scott Criscon can be heard during the song "Madre Terra" who trained his techniques and vocal chords on the most famous and difficult pieces of opera.6
 
The 14 songs on Epicon originated from the ”well known” compositions the Immediate Music library. "Diem Ex Dei" originated from "Lucius Dei", "Europa" from "Electric Romeo", "Orchard of the Mines" from "Serenata", and "Preliator" from "Lacrimosa". The album starts with these epic songs and founds the mood for this CD. We can hear similar hard hitting songs deeper into the tracklist, but some relaxing songs are also worked into the mix like "Diem Ex Dei" or the aria like "Madre Terra". As I mentioned Goren’s goal was to reach a wide audience, and take the genre into the mainstream. He succeeded in achieving this with the pop-like songs "Orchard of the Mines", "Take Me Away" or "Europa". But Epicon shows that trailer music can be a cohesion of many musical styles from all around the world. This album would not be complete without the spanish guitar of "Crusaders of Light" and "La Coronatión", or the female african tribal choir of "Spiritus Khayyam". The album is refreshingly eclectic not just in orchestration but in language as well. The lyrics of the choir are usually written in latin, but the entire lyrics of some pieces are latin too: like "Diem Ex Dei", "Madre Terra" or "Preliator". For anyone with sharp ears, or for anyone who is french, one can discover french phrases as well.

Beside language the songs on Epicon cover a wide array of topics and themes. Most songs have some kind of spiritual meaning. The songs tells the story of god, heaven, stars, the motherland, prayer, and heroic courage. Other topics appear as well. The history of Europe is listed out in the rousing "Europa". Sometimes it's tough to find meaning in the pieces; for example in the heroic speech of "Take Me Away" or the cryptic and mysterious expression of love in "Orchard of Mines". However, these pieces are still so emotional and intense, that it doesn't matter. Its uniqueness is lovable and makes it very enjoyable.
 
I can mention only one critique – which in fact is not really a negative critique. When the album was released in 2006, it surprised the fans. When Immediate Music first announced that some of his music would be available for the public, everybody expected that a simple collection from the companies’ musical library. However Yoav Goren and the others released a brand new album and started the Globus franchise. Goren decided to break new ground with Globus. And they were right to. Globus brought trailer music much closer to many people.

The sonority of Globus in this form is not unique. Nightwish or Evanscene also preformed their songs with choir and orchestra, and in a style very similar to Globus’ music. That’s why I wouldn’t call it a creator of style. However Globus as a band found its own sonority and defined it while drawing from a wide range of musical styles. As a result, Globus' sound can bring a lot of surprises, but there is still the foundation of trailer music that we all have come to know and love. Goren typified this music as "cinematic rock"7, though the lately propagated "epic rock" is much more expressive and cooler. And it is right that we can call Globus the rock star of scores.
 
We can see that Globus has a long history and extremely talented people stand behind it. The recipe of Globus was simple: combine trailer music with other styles and elements. Its significant because it brought trailer music to a much wider audience under its own name "cinematic rock". Fans can now say that Globus is their favorite band, which sounds much cooler and better for a layman than saying trailer music.
 
To conclude, I will enlighten the personality of Yoav Goren who always talks enthusiastically and ingratiatingly about Globus and this entire topic. His groundbreaking work in trailer music makes him a perfect idol for this emerging segment of the musical world. And so I end this article with his words: "I am excited that new audiences will be able to experience this music in the same way that I did when I was a kid. Back then it was magic for me and I know it will be magic for audiences worldwide as well."8
 
1, Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_music
2, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/searc/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001479709
3, More examples of usage of Immediate Music's songs here: http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/composer-trailer.php?id=1047
4, In many cases the trailers are not edited by the studio, but outsourced to companies those dedicated themself to do these jobs.
5, Trailer Music Live is a series of concert which features Globus, and other compositions by Immediate music. The first event was held 27th July 2009 in Santa Monica (Los Angeles). The "zeroth" concert is considered Globus's first performance at Wembley. For more info visit the homepage of the event: http://www.trailermusiclive.com/
6, All contributors are listed on the official page: http://www.globusmusic.com/
7, http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/modules.php?name=Interviews&action=showinterview&id=1
8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56zK6N1pVXY
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Europa lyrics

Submitted by Tyr on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 19:55
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Hoy, hoy! My favourite song from Epicon. I tired to gather all the historical facts from the lyrics.

From Agincourt to Waterloo
Poitiers and then Anjou
The Roses War, the Hundred Years
  Through battlefields of blood and teaysy

From Bosworth Field to Pointe Du Hoc
Stalingard and the siege of York
The bloody turf of Gallipoli
Had no effect on the killing spree

Bannockburn to Austerlitz
The fall of France and the German blitz
The cruelest of atrocities
  Europa's blood is born of these

Heaven help in all our battles
Heaven see love, heaven help us

Bolshevisks and feudal lords
Chivalry to civil wars
Fascist rule and genocide
Now we face the rising tide

Of new crusades, religious wars
Insurgents imported to our shores
The western world, gripped in fear
The mother of all battles here

Heaven help in all our battles
Heaven see love, heaven help us
Avant hier, avons être
Déja demain, (nous) sommes éclairée

All glory, all honor
Victory is upon us
Our savior, fight evil
Send armies to defend us

Empires built, and nations burned
Mass graves remain unturned
Decendants of the dispossessed
Return with bombs strapped to their chests

There's hate for life, and death in hate
Emerging from the new caliphate
The victors of this war on fear
Will rule for the next thousand years

All glory, all honor
Victory is upon us
Our savior, fight evil
Send armies to defend us
Europa, Europa
Find better days before us
In kindness, in spirit
Lead us to a greater calling

Europa, Europa
Find better days before us
In kindness, in spirit
Lead us to a greater calling

Lenigrad, Berlin wall
March on Rome, Byzantium's fall
Lightning war, Dresden nights
Drop the bomb, end this fight!

Never again!

I count 31.

Mother Earth

Submitted by Tyr on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 00:22
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Hoy, hoy! Some of you might be a Latin expert so for them this post would offer a little piece of news. I was always wondered what means, I mean what really means, the Latin lyrics of the song from Epicon like 'Diem Ex Dei', 'Madre Terra', etc. and dispite the fact that I have to learn latin at the university I barely understand it. By necessity, it doesn't mean the failure of the education system.

So I found this forum thread on the net where you can find the translation of 'Madre Terra' and the translation of the short french line from 'Europa'. By the way, I am working on a proper translation of 'Diem Ex Dei' with explonation why means a phrase what it means. So it is just a matter of time and some luck to persuade my treacher to help me with this. I know there are some trans of 'Diem Ex Dei', but I will do it anyway. At least I will learn something.

UPDATE: The french-like line from 'Europa' means nothing:

"The day before yesterday, we have been/Already tomorrow we are enlightened"

Thx to Shuyan

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