UYSOUNDTRAX Records presents FINALE, featuring music composed by Shawn K. Clement for the 2009 horror film written and directed by John Michael Elfers and starring Carolyn Von Hauck, Suthi Picotte, Brad Barnes, Elizabeth Holmes and Steven Nieport. FINALE was well received on the film festival circuit in 2009, including being chosen as an official selection for SCREAMFEST 2009. FINALE tells the story of Helen Michaels’ descent into madness after she finds her son, Sean, hanging dead. Even though her family is convinced Sean committed suicide, Helen begins to believe that there are darker forces at work. As she begins to investigate Sean’s death, Helen discovers that her daughter’s high school is being used as a recruiting ground for a cult that may be using the students for occult rituals that include sacrifice. When cult members learn of her investigation, they summon a demon called The Collector to destroy the Michaels family. Will Helen be able to pull herself from the edge of madness and find the strength to protect her family? Inspired by actual events from the director’s life, FINALE is reminiscent of films like SUSPIRIA, HELLRAISER or ROSEMARY’S BABY, shot in Super 16mm to capture an authentic 1970’s feel, with all practical in-camera effects, borrowed from the lost arts of early film magicians. For FINALE, the producers interviewed over a hundred composers but were impressed by Shawn K. Clement’s ability to quickly switch gears and write music in different styles, from haunting sentimental flashbacks to pounding action scenes, as well as his skill at incorporating unique musical instruments with a classical orchestral sound. Originally from Massachusetts, Shawn K. Clement was exposed to music at a very early age in his father’s music store, where local Massachusetts rock legends like Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, guitarist for Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, shopped and hung-out. Shawn pursued his love of music from the early age of 12 when he picked up the guitar and began his music career. Clement excelled academically and segued into composing when he studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. Anxious to go out and pursue his future, in 1993 Clement first visited Los Angeles and joined a country band with a regular residency at the hottest club on the Sunset Strip, Roxbury. He played sessions with a diverse roster of musicians including Skunk Baxter, Don Johnson, Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King and Harry Dean Stanton. In 1994, he decided to live in Los Angeles full time and began his work in film music. In 1996, his life was forever changed when he signed on to score the first reality television franchise, World's Wildest Police Videos. World's Wildest Police Videos continues to air in the United States and all over the world and has generated a long line of work for Clement in the genre, including series and specials such as World's Scariest Police Chases, Avoiding The Moment of Impact (2&3) and When Good Pets Go Bad 1 & 2 (all for Fox Television); plus The World's Most Amazing Videos (NBC), The World's Most... series for Discovery Communications, and the World's Scariest Ghosts, hosted by James Coburn on ABC. Clement used the reality format to define a new musical genre that, for years now, has dominated primetime viewing. ASCAP presented Clement with a most impressive award – the prestigious “ASCAP 2000 Film and Television Award” for Most Performed Underscore, recognizing this accomplishment. Although Clement dominates this notable niche, it's simply one facet to a multi-dimensional composer. His versatility can be seen in diverse projects in film, television and video games, across all genres. While the darker, intense side of music appeals to him the most, Shawn’s extraordinary versatility takes him down every musical path imaginable. His music has been heard on television shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Extra Magazine, The Guiding Light, Ally McBeal, Donny and Marie, Married....With Children, Another World, The Maury Show, Wasteland, As the World Turns, Crime & Punishment, Ray Bradbury Theatre, The Heights, California Dreams and the acclaimed Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-1998), as well as two Batman animated films, Batman: Rise Of Sin-Tzu and Batman: Vengeance. In addition to scoring, Clement is one of the few composers who is also an accomplished songwriter. While composing for Buffy The Vampire Slayer, he also created songs that have reached cult status. Clement's sensibilities as a live player are but one key to his artistry. A mastery of musical gear has won Clement endorsements from Yamaha Guitars, Cakewalk Music Software, Garritan, Seymour Duncan, Dean Markley Strings, Rocktron, Lexicon, EMU, Frontier Design, Peavey and Nemesys. He has been featured in full-page ads in Mix, Keyboard, EQ and Recording magazines to promote gear for Frontier Designs. BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents LIVE EVIL, featuring music composed by Austin Wintory for the 2009 horror film written and directed by Jay Woelfel, starring Tim Thomerson. Mark Hengst, Olsa Wallander, Tiffany Shepis and Ken Foree. LIVE EVIL tells the story of a quartet of bloodsucking vampires who are being chased across the country by Priest (Thomerson), a cowboy hat-wearing, samurai sword-wielding man of the Cloth, who is out for holy justice… or is it just revenge? This group of vampires, led by Benedict, are desperate to find pure blood human victims to sustain them as the world’s human blood stream has become so polluted because of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. that even a small amount is undrinkable. Priest kills any vampire in his path as he chases after Benedict and his friends, always leaving a playing card on their corpses with the words “Live Evil” written on them. For LIVE EVIL, the composer chose to write orchestral music, in a gothic style. At the center of the score is a gothic requiem. Collaborating with vocalist Lisbeth Scott, the requiem was prepared in traditional Latin, interspersed with German text from Bach’s Cantata 140. Also part of the score are some 80’s style Rock/Metal cues for the action scenes. Starting from a childhood obsession with the music of Jerry Goldsmith, Austin Wintory began studying piano in Denver, Colorado at age 10 and began composing almost immediately. By the time he graduated from high school, Austin had conducted his own works in nearly a dozen different orchestra concerts, written music for a start-up computer game, performed a commissioned piece for a Youth Summit convention's opening ceremony and composed and conducted an hour-long orchestral score for a former teacher’s wedding ceremony and reception. He was also a commissioned composer for a Colorado Symphony chamber ensemble, the “Up Close and Musical.” His first film score, composed for the silent short, NUTS&BOLTS, directed by Newell Todd, won the Golden Silent Series score competition and received a double performance live at NYC's Lincoln Center, synched to the film. Austin received separate awards for two brass quintet works, a woodwind quintet and string quartet, as well as an orchestral work. He later received the Alan Menken Award, a distinction given annually by the legendary Disney composer. Austin has remained busy composing a slew of scores for nearly ninety productions, ranging from short and feature films, to computer games, TV shows and commercials, corporate videos, podcasts, video art installations and even books on tape. He has also had success as a concert composer. His concert works have been performed through various Manhattan venues, and across the pond in Europe. His commissions include works for the Black Sea Philharmonic in Constanta, Romania, two orchestral works for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in Port Charlotte, Florida, a chamber work for the Colorado Music Teacher's Association and an orchestra piece for the Colorado Youth Symphony and, for the Thorton Symphony Orchestra at the University of Southern California, "Space, Time and Plexiglass", in honor of the works of filmmaker Joss Whedon. . More cool stuff is on the way so keep checking back with us. The folks at Buysoundtrax.com

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