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The versatility and rich color of this CD set
will quickly make it an integral part of your sound effects
library, while the freedom and creativity these sounds provide
will make this collection a treasured sound tool.
Alan Splet was considered by many to have been the world's
greatest motion picture sound designer. His evocative use of
ambient sounds helped revolutionize the way we hear movies.
Since he passed away in 1994, many have asked his widow and
long time collaborator, Ann Kroeber, to publish work from the
couple's vast collection.
Ann, and her new company, Sound Mountain, chose
The Hollywood Edge to help pay tribute to Alan's legacy and
introduce her own innovative recordings. Sounds of a Different
Realm includes two CDs of "Unusual Presences" which
pay homage to Alan and the couple's long time collaboration
with director David Lynch, and one disc of all new recordings
titled "Common Sounds Heard in Uncommon Ways" recorded
exclusively for this Hollywood Edge release.
Disc 1 and 2: Unusual Presences A tribute to
Alan Splet, the first two discs contain sounds carefully
by Ann Kroeber from the couple's immense body of work, specifically
their collaborations with director David Lynch. While many of
the sounds can be heard in Lynch pictures, some have been used
in recent box-office blockbusters, and others have never been
heard publicly before. This unique collection offers ethereal
presences, deep bass textures, ambient hums, swirling winds,
steamy atmospheres, whirling tones, gaseous presences, industrial
pulsing and much, much more.
Disc 3: Common Sounds Heard in Uncommon Ways
Recorded exclusively for this collection, designer Ann Kroeber
introduces a curious world of sound lurking beneath the surface
of household items. Ann, using a custom made contact microphone,
has captured a unique musicality from the actions of everyday
objects. Recording with a standard microphone on one channel
and the contact microphone on the other, she has uncovered a
new audio dimension unlike anything we've ever heard before.
These tracks are organic and unaltered, except
for a few extraneous noises that have been edited out or short
fades added. Should you choose to layer, tweak, twist, speed
up or slow down any of the tracks, the end result will be the
product of your own creativity and imagination.
The versatility and rich color of Sounds of
a Different Realm will quickly make this CD collection an integral
part of your sound effects library, while the freedom and creativity
these sounds provide will make this collection a treasured sound
tool. |
