Picture Puncture: The Equilibrium Anthology
Picture Puncture’s upcoming album, entitled The Equilibrium Anthology, is a modern collection of epic and dramatic cues: “Theatrical Setups, Climactic Payoffs, Trailer Remixes”.
Why call it “The Equilibrium Anthology”? The idea of balance and equilibrium was inspired to Picture Puncture through exploring various artistic fields, while working on a project of an album of modern dramatic and epic cues. The idea of balance between chaos and order, dark and light… which is ubiquitious throughout mythology, human history, or even great movies, led Picture Puncture to the creation of a package of trailer music that would reflect this concept. Hence the name “The Equilibrium Anthology”!
Executive producer Daniel Holter explains: “throughout the production we would highlight the lowlights, enhance the shadows, add light to dark and dark to light, try to make beautiful things dangerous and ugly and mold the danger and ugliness into something beautiful.”
Here’s a sampling of 8 themes from the 12 total themes:
In addition to the twelve main themes, The Equilibrium Anthology also offers introductions for each cue, as well as various remixes: Amped Mixes that will be electrified and edgy, Stripped Mixes, Orchestra/Choir Only Mixes, and Hip Hop Remixes.
Here’s a taste of this track layout – discover all the variations for one of the tracks, “Forces Assembling”:
The Equilibrium Anthology was recorded both live and electronically, and features live instruments and soloists, as well as synths, which reflects the idea of balance and equilibrium of this album.
The main themes were composed by Chris Mosher; the remixes were made by various up-and-comers and the mixes, by Mat Prock and Doug McBride. The album was mastered by Justin Perkins.
The industry release of The Equilibrium Anthology will happen very soon; it will be available for licensing through The License Lab. The public release will follow soon after this, via iTunes and other platforms.
Picture Puncture, a relatively new trailer music label
Picture Puncture is a label that belongs to The License Lab, a music licensing company created in 2011 by Dennis Dunn and Daniel Holter, and produced by The Burst Collective.
“When everything is epic, nothing is epic. Picture Puncture is supersonic impact for moving pictures. A bespoke collection of exclusive music and elements for use in trailers, promos, video games, and advertising.”
Here’s an (explosive) promo video for Picture Puncture:
So far, four albums of sound design elements have been released:
01 – Situation: Metamorphosis (Provoking Rises, Dramatic Builds, Crucial Transitions)
02 – Otherworld Environs (Alien Atmospheres, Desolate Drones, Surreal Soundscapes)
03 – Shapeshift Apparatus (Designed FX, Pulsing Beats, Cinematic Events)
04 – Questions Remain (Suspenseful Beds, Tension Builders, Curious Queries)
Picture Puncture is on Facebook, where you can also find The License Lab.
For licensing information, visit The License Lab website.
UPDATE – August 19, 2013: The Equilibrium Anthology is now available to the public for purchase through iTunes and Amazon.
