Globus has not performed in Europe since their 2006 world premiere in London. Now there could be a chance to open up a new chapter.

(From the Globus newsletter)

The Christmas holidays are coming soon, and, as every year, Globus has prepared a very nice surprise for the fans: a holiday special. "A special opportunity to purchase 2 Globus CDs for the price of one. Buy "Break From This World", and receive "Globus Epic Live" absolutely free! Have yourself an epic holiday season with the sounds of Globus, but hurry, offer ends January 3, 2012." 

This is a great oppotunity to make the best epic Christmas presents possible: "Treat yourself or your friends and family this holiday season to the powerful and emotional "Break From This World", and receive a second Globus CD for free!". You will find the holiday special on the Imperativa Record site.

Other important news are the concert that will take place very soon in L.A. : "The new incarnation of the Globus live band will be performing at the Bootleg Theater Bar in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec 18. We're doing a set of songs culled from both EPICON and BREAK FROM THIS WORLD. The 6 piece band still has that massively epic Globus sound, and features Ryan Hanifl on vocals and Yoav Goren on keyboards. Don't miss this new way to experience Globus!"

To conclude... don't forget to sign up for the Globus newsletter if you haven't already done it :)

The demo of the second most anticipated commercial album of year 2011 is here.

A 12 track medley of all songs from Globus' "Break From This World", our followup to 2006's "Epicon". Featuring lead vocalists Scott Ciscon, Dann Pursey, Lisbeth Scott, Ryan Hanifl and more! And of course, the massively epic sound of Globus' orchestra, choir and rock band. Produced by Yoav Goren and Greg Townley.

Tracklisting:

• In Memoriam
• Wyatt Earth
• Save me
• Doomsday
• The Promise
• One Truth
• Manuela
• Amazing Grace
• A Thousand Deaths
• Black Parade
• Elegy
• Terminal

EDIT: Globus posted a description of each track of the album on Facebook. READ MORE.

• a HD video interview with Jeff Rona from Liquid Cinema was published on Facebook. He talks about the Cinematic Action Thriller album.

• Chris Haigh's new site is now online, and new tracks have been added. They are in a Epic Euphoric Rock/Orchestra/Choral style. Don't forget to like his new page on Facebook. His former group will be deleted. Here are some of the new tracks, "Epic Courage" and "The Fate of Worlds":

• Cavendish has shared a promo video for the four latest trailer music albums (Epic Choral Trailers, Rock Hybrid Trailers, Drummers of God and Death Metal Trailers) on Youtube:

• From Globus, via Facebook: "Played the 3rd mastering pass of the album in my car tonight -loud! Sounds great, Doug Sax and the Mastering Lab did a stellar job. Its my hope that listeners take the 70+ min. to listen to the album in its entirety. It really is a throwback to the concept album of decades past.....Wish I can share now with everyone, but you'll appreciate the surprise on date of release:-)"

• From Thomas Bergersen, via Facebook "Tune in here tomorrow for an extended 20 minute long "Illusions" promo track that has excerpts of many of the songs included on the album." 

Probably you are awared about the next Trailer Music Live event which will be held in New York City tomorrow. If your are not, refer to this post.

If you are participating this unique event do not forget your camera/camcorder/dictaphone at home. Take some pictures and write a small referral about this event which can be posted here at TMN, so you can share your experiences with your fellows here.

Cheers.

Variety interviewed Yoav Goren, composer and co-founder of Immediate Music, and reported earlier today that Trailer Music Live concert will occur not only in New York City, but also in Moscow.

I have to say the article itself seems rather poorly written, but here are the take home paragraphs:

" [Yoav] Goren said he used studio contacts to secure rights to use the film clips during the performance and, as a graduate of NYU, found a willing partner for the concert in his alma mater's Symphony Orchestra.

"Trailer Music Live" has previously been seen in London and L.A. The California gig was where Russian presenters first saw the concert.

"When I compose quote-unquote trailer music, I'll do three or four minutes, but the audience only hears 15 to 20 seconds," Goren said. "You're always hearing it under explosions and dialogue." "

The event will take place in Russia on April 17th, at the State Kremlin Palace concert hall in Moscow. The largest concert hall in Russia, it can seat up to 6,000 people. Quoting from the press release,

"In  association  with  the  Russian  State  TV  and  Radio  Music  Center,  with   contributions  from  the  US  Embassy  in  Russia,  the  concert  will  feature  performances   by  the  Grand  Choir  “Masters  of  Choral  Singing”,  Artistic  Director  Lev  Kontorovich,   and  conducted  by  Aleksandr  Klevitsky,  Artistic  Director  and  Chief  Conductor  of  The   Yuri  Silantiev  Grand  Concert  Orchestra."

If you're lucky enough to be nearer to New York, you can still buy tickets here. If these concerts are a success, hopefully they'll be headed to more cities around the globe.

(via Variety, press release)

If you live in New York City, i know what you will do 19th February 2011. You will participate the second installment of Trailer Music Live (TML).

The unique concert experience that brings the powerful and epic sound of Hollywood from the screen to the stage.
Award winning composer Yoav Goren from Immediate and over 100 musicians will be performing original trailer score live alongside popular Hollywood film trailers projected on screen.
Featuring the New York City Master Chorale, with musicians from the NYU Symphony Orchestra and members of Globus. Don't miss this sole performance in the New York area for 2011.

Tickets can be bought here. For more info visit TML.


 

Very late tonight Yoav Goren made a video announcing the winners of the Globus Songwriting Contest. I won't spoil the video. Check it out below:

Congratulations to the winners! It was a very cool contest and opportunity. I'm really looking forward to hearing the reworked "Invictus" cue on the next release.

Yoav mentions he will post some honorable mentions on the Globus Facebook page, so we'll keep our eyes out for that.

Imperativa Records made a very interesting announcement today: during this December, all the CDs and DVDs from the Imperativa Records catalogue are at $9,99!  Take advantage of it if you haven't already bought everything you wanted :)

And...The most important is probably the exclusive and limited release of the Themes for Orchestra and Choir 2 & 3 albums, available on physical CDs, in a small quantity and for a short time only: "Limited supplies. Offer ends December 31st or sooner as supplies last." "As it is produced exclusively for the film studios, this music has never before been available for the public to purchase. Immediate Music has briefly released a small quantity for sale by special arrangement with Imperativa Records. Available only on CD" . This could be your only chance to get these absolutely amazing albums that ensured Immediate Music's success! 

You can get them separately, or via a bundle: "Get "Themes" series CDs 2 & 3 for a special holiday bundle price. That's a total of 6 CDs of these never-before-released titles."

Here's the announcement made on Facebook: "Imperativa Records announces the "Epic December" holiday promotion ! Purchase any Imperativa catalogue CD or DVD from our online store for only $9.99! That's up to 50% off such Epic classics as "Trailerhead" and "Globus Live at Wembley". Makes for a perfectly dramatic gift!...And check out this month's special offer - a rare opportunity to own Immediate Music's legendary "THEMES FOR ORCHESTRA & CHOIR" CDs"

One odd thing though, Themes for Orchestra and Choir 1 isn't for sale...

Here it is the update on Globus Songwriting Contest (GSC) Yoav posted on  FB: 

A few submitted songs that are almost "homeruns", but not one that stands out as the obvious winner. Lots and lots of good stuff. Cannot announce a winner(s) yet - looks like I will be drawing elements from a few excellent submissions and creating sort of a mashup into a final song - or two or three....:-)

Overall, quite impressed with the level of creativity. I need another week to finalize-this will also push the album release date past the New Year. Right now it is unclear the amount of new recordings with orch & choir that I will need, and how much time it will take to produce and mix. Sorry for the prolonged tension

-Yoav

So that means album is coming in 2011 with music submitted by fans. Have you participated too?