Hoy, hoy! I am not really a big fan of golf. Maybe when I am getting rich and old... Tho it's worth not swithing the TV right when you see golf broadcasting, because the main theme of PGA Championship was composed by E.S. Posthumus. The song called 'Burlingame' which is the official music of the championship available on Facebook.

Also E.S. Posthumus wrote the music for US Open for which you should turn on the TV, because matches of the championship just started and you probably catch E.S. Posthumus's tune. So E.S. Posthumus kept its good habbit to compose music for sport events. We are happy.

Franz Vonlichten of ES Posthumus passed away in May.

Franz's brother, Helmut Vonlichten, posted this tragic announcement on ES Posthumus's official Facebook page this past Thursday. It saddens me to write this article, as this news was a shock to everyone. Here is Helmut in his own words:

Dear Friends:

This has been an amazing year for ES Posthumus. Not only did we release our best selling album "Makara", but we opened the Super Bowl with Jay Z. However, with the sweetness of life often there follows the bitterness of mortality..... my brother, Franz, passed away in May. It was entirely unexpected.

The vast majority of music that we created as ESP is in your hands... there may be 1 or 2 additional songs that become available before the year end; unfortunately, I cannot promise anything.

As for me, I will begin to rebuild what was washed away, albeit in a form other than ES Posthumus. My brother and I created ESP together and we'll "exit stage left" together as well.

Franz was an extraordinary talent.... among other things, I will miss his creative ear and incomparable musical palette. Most of all, however, I will miss his wit and humor.... a consummate storyteller who found a punch line in even the most mundane scenarios.

Finally, thanks to every one of you... as you know, our success was truly "grassroots" ... it was driven by a sense of community and word of mouth.... you made it happen for us... we are eternally grateful..

Be well,

Helmut

Helmut lost a brother, and the music community loses a gifted artist. As we mourn the loss of Franz Vonlichten, it is impossible to ignore the achievements he and his brother shared in ES Posthumus.

The Vonlichten brother's first album, Unearthed, was released in 2001. It started as an experiment, but it was clear that the two artists had hit upon something powerful. The reach of ESP only grew, and 3 albums, and a variety of singles later, it is now more popular than ever.

The community that has come to love ES Posthumus's music is truly diverse. The style, which the brothers never defined, attracted a wide audience from all backgrounds musical and otherwise. That audience only grew as their sound evolved over the years, and as Helmut mentions, that awareness impressively rose mostly through word of mouth. The outpouring of support from ES Posthumus's many fans on their Facebook page is a testament to ESP's impact. The Vonlichten brothers were truly a team, and they dedicated themselves both to their music, and to their fans. It is certain that ESP's music will continue to inspire listeners.

Having personally enjoyed ESP's music over the years, I have great respect for the brothers and their music. Franz will be greatly missed, and our deepest sympathies go out to Helmut, and the Vonlichtens.

Hey everyone! Lots of exciting things have been happening in the world of Trailer Music this week!

• E.S. Posthumus has released a new single called "MLB Tonight Theme". Its a fast-paced and furious track so I hope all of you will check it out! It's avalible in our store!
• Immediate Music has "put the final touches on "Broken Dreams" - a very different release for IM. Quite the opposite of the big, bombastic stuff - but still very emotional film music." If you want to hear an example, one is coming to their facebook page soon!
• Oh dear, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. Here, it's ok, I know you want more epic goodies and not just demos. Cheer up, for your wishes will soon become reality! Immediate Music and Imperativa Records have begun final mixing for Immediate's followup to "Trailerhead", which will be availible in a few short weeks! 
• Imperativa Records wants YOUR opinions! On their facebook page, they have asked "What is your impression of Imperativa? Would you like to see it stay as just a label for Epic Music? Or should we start expanding into other genres?....." Let them know what you think!
• Did you know that a lot of albums from West One Music, Music for Video and other companies are avalible for purchase? I know, neither did I! We'll be working on updating our store with epic goodies that you had no idea you could purchase!

As many of you may know if you've been watching our Twitter feed, we've been ReTweeting some tweets by E.S. Posthumus.  E.S. Posthumus recently reworked their website, and just last month have built quite a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.  All these sites are dutifully updated by "The Guru" (aka their web designer), as she relays messages from the Vonlichten Brothers.

Tidbits like,

"ESP is back in the studio working on something very heavy duty. More details to come soon........"

Sounds intriguing!  There was also a hinting at a Vinyl release of Makara, if there's enough interest.

If you haven't started following E.S. Posthumus on Twitter and Facebook, and you're thinking, "Why should I bother?  They just write awesome music.  Do I really need to be reminded of that with random tweets and Facebook messages?", then, well, I'm not sure we can really convince you.  But, for everyone else, you might be surprised to hear that The Guru is holding occasional contests, for autographed CD's.  That's got to be pretty cool right? (It is.)

The question for the contest that's running now is "What is the title of the ESP song that is used in conjunction with Posthumus Zone during NFL games?".  My best guesses would either be 'Unstoppable' or 'Arise', but we'll find out today (March 4) at 5PM EST what the answer is.  I have no clue what the answer is, but perhaps we'll find out March 5 6 at 5PM EST.  You can head on over there to join the discussion, and post your answer.

UPDATE: The contest is still running; there's still time to enter!  Now into Day 3!

And come on.  Who doesn't want to know what Franz and Helmut are up to?

...because it does look like they're up to something..

^{(via E.S. Posthumus's Facebook)}

Hoy, hoy!

• Erik Ekholm uploaded a new track to YouTube: Lord of Dragons. Clikc here to know more details about this song.
• Did you know that John Samuel Hanson's Pandora was originally composed for a trailer of Cameron's Avatar? thx to Jack
• E.S. Posthumus uploaded an awesome video of Unstoppable scoring session.

You can buy it at

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.de
• Amazon.fr
• CDBaby
• iTunes

Hoy, hoy! The previews of E.S. Posthumus' long awaited third album, Makara just appeared on Amazon.com along with its cover art. The release date is still 2nd Feb 201.

Kalki
Varuna
Unstoppable
Durga
Manju
Kuvera
Ushas
Lavanya
Vishnu
Indra
Arise
Saint Matthew Passion
Krosah
Anumati
Moonlight Sonata

greg says: "The sign on the cover is the zodiac sign of capricorn (from January 15 to February 15).  The Sanskrit name of Capricorn in Hindu astrology is Makara."

Thx worm9100 to draw our attention.

Trivia: Yes. I am expert at googling stuffs.

Hoy, hoy! Tho' I am really busy nowdays at the university I still keep one of my eye on trailer music news. So let's see:

• X-ray Dog released a new album named 'Seeing Eye'.
• Globus announced that the live CD of Globus concert will be released on the 18th  of January. "Just finished mixing the last of the tracks!! Off to mastering now. Fun stuff..."
• Another news from Immediate Music: "3 Epic CDs coming over the next 3 months....starting with Globus Live on January 18. Pre-release offer on our website. And we're signing new artists as well. Busy time. We're working hard to bring REAL and EMOTIONAL music to the market!!!"
• An interesting article on Film Music Mag pictures the death of composing.
• Experimentalsounds.com revealed E.S. Posthumus 3rd album's name and its release date! Makara will contain 15 tracks and will be released the 2nd of February 2010. And those who intereseted what makara means, click. thx to shuyan & Tim
• TML lunched a new website! thx to azras11
• Thomas Bergersen confirmed that the so called "Blade Blade" track that is spreading amongst fans for a while now called "Black Blade". He also mentioned that "The albums [Nemesis2, Genesis, etc] will be available worldwide and be quite affordable, don’t worry. We are doing this purely to please our fans"

Hoy, hoy! It's better late than never, right? Back in december 2009 OSV interviewed E.S. Posthumus and we just missed it. Vonlichten brothers revealed some informations about their next album Deciphered. Altough its official name still not comfirmed yet, but the borthers talked about the creative process behind it. Read more here!

They've prefected this album since seven years now and traveled all around the world to find the best place for a recording. So they have a lots of work in this project. The brothers returns to their roots: the new album musical world will be much more similar to Unearthed. It's gonna be legend---

Hoy, hoy! I've just received an e-mail from Tim, the admin of the unofficial home of E.S. Posthumus ExperimentalSounds.com. He wished good luck to the new site, but his mail reminded me to check his site..

I was surprised that he found a recent interview with the Vonlichten brothers published by the Paradigm Journal. The brothers talk about Cartographer, their way of creating songs and mention about their upcoming release. But let me quote them.

What's next for you?
(Franz) We're pretty deep in to production on our next record that we plan to release in November. It's high-octane, back-to-basics ESP. We are really excited about this one.

Remeber, remember the November... or whatever. Read the rest of the interview here.