Well, this is quite embarrassing, but I wanted to finish up this story. For those that don't remember, because it was so long ago, we did a live chat with Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, via webcam (below is a picture to prove it!). It was a first for us, and I was hoping that things would go perfectly. They didn't, and that's why there was never a follow up article with a video of the interview. Actually, there could have been that; it just would have been without audio.

That said, I wanted to have something posted that kind of summarized what was said. It's a little silly to do this when it happened so long ago, but I did promise this, and I'd like some closure. I'm sorry to that those that missed it who won't have the opportunity to see it. To give you a picture of what happened, I asked Aleksandar often clumsy questions as I struggled with the few second delay, and Aleksandar provided some wonderful insight and thoughts about himself and trailer music.

I get into more detail, after the jump...

While we may not have the CD in our hands as we had initially hoped, preorders are finally open for the next chapter in the Trailerhead Saga! As you can tell by the beautiful cover art, the music should evoke images of gods holding flaming planets on their shoulders. That's what I've been thinking ever since i first heard "Dark Side of Power"! Honest!

 

Update:  " The first 50 orders will receive the bonus DVDs. That has already been
completed. All orders from now until July 20 will be included in a drawing which
will have 5 winners." - Yoav Goren

Update 2: Thanks to everyone who have pre-ordered TRAILERHEAD:SAGA.
Bonus DVDs have been allocated to all confirmed orders up until 11:00PST July 6 (even though more than 50). Any order during the next two weeks is automatically eligible for a drawing to receive the Bonus DVD of Immediate performing live at the Trailer Music Live event.
 

Immediate Music has posted the tracklist to their upcoming album, Trailerhead: Saga, which releases on July 6!

1. Hymnus Orbis
2. Glory Seeker
3. Libertas
4. Invictus
5. Oratio Sanctus
6. Emergence Of Empire
7. In League With Cerberus
8. Darkness On The Edge Of Power
9. Ashes Of War
10. World On A String
11. Salvation For A Proud Nation
12. Fatum Plebis
13. Darkness On The Edge Of Power (Live)
14. Surrender To Hope

I wrote to president Obama to make the 6th a national holiday, and given an event of this magnitude he will surely comply! Right?!

We've known for quite a while now that Immediate Music has been working on their sequel to Trailerhead, but the name of the album has remained ellusive. You have all weighed in, and at last the name of the album has been revealed! Before the end of the month, you will be able to hold a shiny new copy of Trailerhead: Saga in your hands! I'm dissapointed that my idea of "The Epic Drama Invincible Trailerhead Has A Good Idea During The Cataclysm" wasn't picked.....something to do with the name having already been used before. I'm not sure what they were talking about there. I know it all sounds too good to be true, but Immediate has posted a short clip of the mastering session on facebook!

The album will feature 13 tracks, all of which have been extensively extended and re-cut to provide for the best listening experience - these aren't just trailer cues anymore! It will be availible as both a physical CD from Imperativa Records and as a download from all the major mp3 stores! Get ready to wage the dramatic battle you've always wanted to have with your neighbors annoying chihuahua, because some top-notch epicness is coming your way!

Immediate's long awaited new album is nearing completion, but it is still lacking one very important thing: a name! There are only a few days left before the album goes off to the printers, and Immediate wants your suggestions! If you have the lamest most awesome idea for a title, then head on over to facebook and let Immediate know! The album will feature at least 1 track (Dark Side of Power) by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, who we interviewed today!

The day of the interview is finally here!

At 1pm PDT, the interview will begin, streamed live from an external site called Tokbox.

This is the link:

http://www.tokbox.com/TMN/interview

If you were confused about the time-zone, don't worry any longer.  Just click the link above, and it will tell you when the broadcast is scheduled in your time zone.  Though it isn't infallible; you should still check it to be sure.  Here's a time zone converter.

If you can't make it to the interview today, we'll be recording it, for the possibility of later viewing.  If you're going to miss it, and you had a question that you were dying to ask Aleksandar, feel free to let me know below.

This post will be updated as things change

20:20. Just one and a half hour and we go. We hope everything will work fine.

20:43. The finlas of UEFA Champions Leage just started. If they would have known that everybody will site in front of the screen to watch our interview they would probably postpone it. :)

21:43. Probelms shows up as awlays but Mike wroks realy hard to fix it. All hail to Mike!

21:47. Balancing sounds etc. Btw all welcome to hear the very exciting prepartion and some behind the scene stuffs :)

21:50. Everybody feel free to join. 10 mins to go!

21:55. Alex just played an amazing music for us.

22:00. The interview is officially started.

22:07. Around 20 people listeing. Does this count a crowd in trailer music world? (indeed -greg)

22:50. Finished with 24 people. Thanks a lot Aleksandar for taking the time to talk to us!

Ryan Amon, the amazingly talented nuclear physicist / musician behind City of the Fallen, has posted a track from his upcoming release "Revelations" on facebook! Titled "Name Above All Names", its a hauntingly beautiful piece with the same incredible quality that we have come to expect from Ryan's work!

Yoav Goren and the rest of the Immediate Music team are still working hard on the hotly anticipated sequel to trailerhead! On facebook, they announced that they were "Putting in final editing and mix revisions Thursday and Friday. Mastering session, which is the final process before sending the music off to the printing plant, is booked for May 26. So, we ARE getting there ;-)" This means that the album should be out sometime in June, just in time to accompany those family road trips, where you can annoy delight your family with some epic sounds! Grandma will love them, I promise! 

Finally, dont forget that we have our exclusive interview with Aleksandar Dimitrijevic this Saturday, May 22! The link to the interview / live chat is

www.tokbox.com/TMN/interview

Be sure to remember that it goes live at 1pm PDT (Pacific Time, UTC -8:00).

If you click on the link above, it should tell you what time the interview is in your timezone.

You can also use this time zone chart.

Hang onto your headphones everyone!

I'm very pleased to announce that TMN will be conducting a live streaming interview with composer Aleksandar Dimitrijevic!

Since an in-person video interview, like we usually have done, wasn't possible, we decided we would try the next best thing: an interview via Skype. But because we're TMN, we had to take things one step further. (When you listen to epic music all day, normal just doesn't cut it)

So we'll be streaming the interview, via webcam, live, for you to watch and listen to. Not only that, but you'll have the opportunity to chime in with questions or comments via a (moderated) text chat. Epic right?

That means if you've been wanting to ask Aleksandar a question, ever since you heard "Clash of the Titans" in surround sound, you will soon have that chance!

For those of you who don't know who Aleksandar Dimitrijevic is, his website might help. He's written trailer music cues for Immediate Music, Fired Earth Music, and has recently started his own company, Teddy Bear Music. His compositions are some of the best in the business, and have been featured in over 30 major motion picture trailers.

This is a unique interview, so don't miss it! I, Michael Morone, will be asking the questions, and I'm looking forward to it. We're very glad that Aleksandar has allowed us this opportunity.

The date & time for the interview is Saturday, May 22 at 1pm PDT (Pacific Time, UTC -8:00)

Aleksandar will be there. Will you?

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UPDATE:

Here is the link to the live video interview/chat:

www.tokbox.com/TMN/interview

Also, don't forget to factor in whether or not your country follows Daylight Savings Time when determining when to tune in.

Interview will go live at 1:00PM PDT, 2:00PM MDT, 3:00PM CDT, 4:00PM EDT, etc...

If you live outside the US, you can use this time zone chart.

Hoy, hoy! Everyone's favorite teddy bear released a new album called 'Sinners'. According the descritpon the album features 13 non traditional trailer tracks.Click on the cover-art to listen to the sampe!

"Collection of cutting edge trailer tracks written and produced by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, If you are interested, please give us a call or drop us an email about licencing details."

Hoy, hoy! Previously we mentioned Teddy Bear Music's teaser site and reel. Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, manager of Teddy Bear Music, drew our attention to the fact that the final site is launched. The company's debut album 'Smash the Screen' is a "collection of epic and cutting edge trailer tracks". Check out the demos here!  The music was composed by Alex, but other composers contributed such as Ed Bradshaw, Zac Cranko and Ray Li.

Trivia: More about Ray Li and his album, Sycross here.