Introducing Marius Masalar and Vince Chang

While you've likely already seen their handiwork on the site, I'd like to officially welcome two very cool and talented dudes to the Tracksounds team...and finally give them a proper introduction on the site. Say "Hello" to Marius Masalar and Vince Chang.

Marius Masalar will be contributing soundtrack reviews (you can read his debut review on Star Trek here). He will be also conducting composer interviews and lending his talents to other areas of the site as well. Did you catch him in episode #7 of The SoundCast? He is already an accomplished composer, running Matthazar Studios, and writer... and a big-time gamer, although I've yet to personally try his skills!

Vince Chang will also be writing soundtrack reviews (bolstering, among others, our coverage in the areas of Anime soundtracks), conducting interviews, running our site's contests (last chance to enter the Star Trek contest, btw), and is the admin on our Facebook Fan Page. Vince is a talented violinist and has just nabbed his music degree at CSU Fullerton.

As with all our past contributors (Steve Townsley, Cap Stewart, Matt Peterson), I'm grateful and excited to work with both Marius and Vince, who share the same passion for this genre of music. I know you will enjoy their work on the site.

Feel free to say "Hello" to Marius and Vince:

marius [at] tracksounds [dot] com

vcmusik [at] tracksounds [dot] com

Christopher

Bear McCreary Concerts and Caprica Soundtrack Release

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA COMPOSER BEAR MCCREARY TO RELEASE TWO RECORDINGS AND ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES AND COMIC CON CONCERTS

Taiko Drums To Start Summer With A Bang -- SO SAY WE ALL!!!

(May 27, 2009- Burbank, CA) – Battlestar Galactica and Caprica composer Bear McCreary will have a busy summer, with the release of two soundtrack recordings and concert performances. On June 13 the music from Battlestar Galactica will kick-off the 2009 Grand Performances Series at California Plaza. Three days later, on June 16, La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica.

Bear McCreary will again conduct the music from Battlestar Galactica for three nights at the House of Blues in San Diego from July 23-25th – during Comic Con! The concerts will celebrate the July 21 release of a special 2-CD set, Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.

Battlestar Galactica began as an original SCI FI Channel mini-series in 2003. Billions of human lives were consumed by nuclear fires as the Cylons, intelligent robots created by man, rebelled against their makers. A small, rag-tag fleet of survivors escaped and fled into the outer reaches of the universe in search of the mythical, lost "13th colony" — Earth.

The SCI FI series celebrated its finale in March of 2009, having received boundless critical acclaim and awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award as well as special recognition from the United Nations. A few weeks later, the prequel Caprica, set 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, was released on DVD by Universal Home Entertainment. Caprica will begin airing in early 2010 on the SCI FI Channel. The series chronicles an astonishing scientific breakthrough taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have collided, along with the fates of two families. Joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror, two rival clans led by powerful patriarchs, Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) and Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition as the final war for humanity looms.

On June 16, 2009 La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica, composed by Bear McCreary, one of the top young composers working in Hollywood. His work on the television series Battlestar Galactica has been described as offering “some of the most innovative music on TV today,” by Variety, and his blog www.bearmccreary.com/blog, which features in-depth inside looks at the process of scoring Battlestar Galactica, was called "one of the best blogs in the business. It's a fascinating look at the process of making music for film and television and the care he takes with aligning the score with the twists and turns of each character's plot lines," by The Hollywood Reporter.

Bear McCreary’s feature film credits include Wrong Turn 2 and the Rest Stop films. He also scores the series Eureka and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and will be scoring the upcoming SCI FI series Caprica and the Capcom video game Dark Void. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.

In 2005 La-La Land Records released the soundtrack for Battlestar Galatica: Season One, which quickly became the top selling release by the label. One year later, the second season was released and was celebrated with Bear McCreary’s first sold-out concert performance in Los Angeles. In 2008 the concerts moved to a larger venue selling out two nights at the famed Roxy on the Sunset Strip. The two-CD Season Four soundtrack will be released on July 21st. The first disc features music from seasons 4.0 and 4.5, with the music from “Daybreak”, the stunning series finale, featured on the second disc.

The Caprica original soundtrack will be available in stores or from www.lalalandrecords.com on June 16, 2009. Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 will be available on July 21st.

The Music of Battlestar Galactica Performances:

Grand Performances 2009 Summer Series at California Plaza

June 13, 2009 at 7PM, Downtown Los Angeles

Free concert

Comic Con

The House of Blues San Diego (1055 Fifth Avenue)

July 23, 24 and 25

Ticket information visit www.bearmccreary.com/blog

SoundCast Episode #7 - Star Trek Roundtable

Episode #7:
Star Trek Roundtable discussion with Marius Masalar and Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), Double SoundCast Spotlight: Austin Wintory's Captain Abu Raed, Jermaine Stegall's Enigma + Gametime 2009 Update with Diego Stocco interview tease!

Recorded May 24-26, 2009
Published May 26, 2009

Episode Highlights

00:00 - SoundCast Intro: The Final Frontier
04:45 - New Movies and New Reviews
09:21 - Spotlight: Captain Abu Raed by Austin Wintory
14:28 - Gametime Update!
16:33 - Interview Tease with Diego Stocco (The Conduit)
17:38 - Spotlight #2: Enigman by Jermaine Stegall
23:37 - Star Trek Roundtable Discussion with Marius Masalar and Tom Hoover (ScoreNotes)


Music Clips (Select musical clips contained in this podcast)

00:00 To Boldy Go - Star Trek (Michael Giacchino)
05:00 Paper Mache World - The Soloist (Dario Marianelli)
05:47 Opening - Terminator Salvation (Danny Elfman)
11:18 End Credits - Captain Abu Raed (Austin Wintory)
14:00 Gametime! (downRising)
16:33 The Conduit - Suite (Diego Stocco)
20:20 Main Title - Enigma (Jermaine Stegall)
22:27 Enterprising Young Men - Star Grek (Michael Giacchino)
42:15 The Enterprise - Star Trek The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)
44:12 End Credits - Star Trek (Michael Giacchino)
47:55 End Credits - Star Trek (Michael Giacchino)
53:33 Star Trek - Star Trek (Michael Giacchino)
54:39 Speed Racer - Speed Racer (Michael Giacchino)
55:55 Star Trek - Labor of Love (Michael Giacchino)

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The Soloist (Soundtrack) by Dario Marianelli - Review

Voice Over, Beethoven!
Review by Christopher Coleman

By the close of 2008, THE SOLOIST had been on a number of “most anticipated” lists for the better part of a year. I counted myself among those who were eagerly awaiting this film. Oddly, a last minute decision was made to push the release date back from the heart of the award-qualifying-rounds of 2008 and into the comparative obscurity of the second quarter of 2009. The film would star Robert Downey Jr. and with his performance in the mega-hit, IRON MAN, he had become a major box-office draw again. Jamie Foxx’s newfound bankability and the ever-enthralling direction of Joe Wright added further reason to have such expectations. Add to this another opportunity for composer DARIO MARIANELLI, fresh off his Oscar winning score for ATONEMENT, to wow audiences with another graceful composition, and THE SOLOIST was poised to please on just about every level a film can.

With all of this going for it, THE SOLOIST faced some inherent difficulties that films of this type generall do. First the portrayal of someone with a mental/emotional challenge can easily tip into the well-worn spaces carved out after films like RAINMAN or FORREST GUMP; weakening their story's emotional power or rendering unintentionally comical. It’s a difficult line to walk; to give an honest portrayal without offending members of the audience. THE SOLOIST certainly bumps that line from time to time, but manages to keep itself unspotted from the world of parody. From a film-music perspective, there is another challenge for a film centered around the subject of music itself…especially classical music.

In such instances, those looking for something fresh-off-the-pen of their favorite composer, can have those hopes dashed in a way, as the respective soundtrack often ends up being solely comprised of classical greats of yester-era. Of course, compiling these classics as the representing soundtrack makes complete sense, but are seldom favorites of soundtrack collectors. On occasion; however, a composer is still needed for this sort of film. Whether his/her music actually makes it onto the soundtrack is another story. In the case of DARIO MARIANELLI and THE SOLOIST, we have something unique; a much different experience than his elegant, original works of the past, but ultimately, no less enthralling.

Read the full review here

Terminator Salvation (Soundtrack) by Danny Elfman - Review

One Saving Grace
Review by Christopher Coleman

One of the longest running franchises in Hollywood has been that of TERMINATOR. Who would have guessed that 25 years after the small-budgeted, 1984-film, that there would be such a thriving franchise; one that has (like any good, modern-day, franchise must) moved into the parallel realms of the comics, novels, television and video games. As the storyline starts to catch up with itself (ah the perils of time-travel plots), we now, under the unlikely guidance of director McG, move into the full-on, post-apocalyptic part of the Terminator-saga. Now played by box-office-mega-star, Christian Bale, John Connor is starting to move into his role as leader of the human-resistance against the dreaded machines. As we learned at the conclusion of TERMINATOR: RISE OF THE MACHINES, our heroes were not able to avoid "Judgment Day" afterall.

TERMINATOR SALVATION drops us into the future with Connor, a handful of resistance fighters, and some pretty-cool terminators we've never seen the likes of before. The dominant machines and scrappy humans are now at full-scale war, doing battle in the wasteland that once was our fair, semi-green world. TERMINATOR SALVATION not only focuses on the emerging-leader, John Connor, but moreso, tells the story of Marcus Wright, a unique machine/man, hybrid-terminator with his own compelling journey. Marcus' journey eventually leads him to the Resistance, Kyle Reese, and John Connor.

The critical response has been fairly hard on the film, but I had little trouble enjoying this ironically, redemptive tale along with a screening audience, just a few days prior to the official release date. TERMINATOR SALVATION is not without it's flaws (some of them major), but from one who would not likely be counted among the "hard core" fans, McG and company actually made this an enjoyable couple of hours. In between the few moments of exposition or character development director, McG, does deliver a handful of solid action sequences all set in the appropriate dingy, bleakness of a post-nuclear-holocaust California. The film certainly succeeds as an action-flick, but lost is some of the weight of the first two Terminator films. Watching the film, I had little time or resource left to dwell on the plot and time-line issues that have since come to plague my appreciation of the film. Oddly enough, one of the bigger difficulties I suffered during the screening was my attempt to tune into what composer DANNY ELFMAN was doing with his score.


Read the full review here

Trailer Music LIVE! Concert Coming June 27, 2009

Coming in June is a special concert featuring many of the powerful musical pieces you have inevitably heard when watching those enticing movie trailers at the theatre.   Composer Yoav Goren, GLOBUS, the Immediate Musical Orchestra, and the Angeles Choral will be performing music used in film and television trailers such as: THE LORD OF THE RINGS, SPIDER-MAN, and HARRY POTTER.  Tickets are already on sale and range from $30 to $50.  Below is the official press release, but you can find out more at the TRAILER MUSIC LIVE! official site.

IMPERATIVA RECORDS PRESENTS:

“TRAILER MUSIC LIVE”

THE U.S. PREMIERE of an EPIC MULTIMEDIA EVENT

Experience Music and Visuals Featured in More Than 2,500 Motion Picture Theatrical Trailers and Television Franchises Including “Lord of the Rings,” Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Harry Potter,” “Spider-Man,” and more...

Imperativa Records presents a first-of-its-kind, multimedia event. Trailer Music Live will feature music that has been composed, produced for and featured in more than 2,500 theatrical trailers including such blockbuster motion picture franchises as “Lord of the Rings,” Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Harry Potter,” “Spider-Man,” and many others. This truly unique live concert experience will incorporate video of trailer footage from major motion pictures throughout the evening and simultaneously marry these images with music performed by an astonishing array of more than 100 live musicians on stage. 

Immediate Music has been Hollywood’s preeminent producer of original music for major motion picture trailers for more than 15 years and also pioneered the broad distribution of “trailer music” with their recent debut commercial album “Trailerhead.” Other featured performers include singers from the Angeles Chorale, Immediate Orchestra, and rock band Globus, whose hit single, “Orchard of Mines,” has enjoyed nine consecutive weeks on Billboard Magazine's "Hot Singles" chart. 

"This event was received with such enthusiasm in London, that we felt compelled to bring it to the states,” says Yoav Goren, Imperativa Records founder, composer and musician with both Immediate and Globus. “Trailer Music Live is truly a unique live concert experience for movie fans of all ages, featuring a large orchestra, choir and rock band bringing this emotional and epic movie music directly from the screen to the stage.” 

More on the Participants

The rock group Globus will be performing several trailer inspired tracks from its acclaimed album “Epicon” during the June 27th event. Globus previously performed a major concert at London’s Wembley Grand Hall. Globus’ current hit single, “Orchard of Mines,” has been on the Billboard Hot Singles charts for more than nine consecutive weeks, and is currently #8 on NMW’s Top 40 Radio Airplay List (Secondary Markets). 

The recording artist Immediate’s recently debuted release “Trailerhead” contains 15 epic tracks, each of which presents a highly emotional experience. The tracks mix orchestra with hard hitting electronics and formidable grooves, along with massive, sweeping and memorable choral melodies. Performed by a 100 piece orchestra and 70 member choir, “Trailerhead” features some of the most rousing, powerful, and talked about trailer music which has been heard in movie theaters all over the world. 

The Angeles Chorale is a world-class, large choral ensemble based in Los Angeles, and has presented the choral masterworks for more than a third of a century. The chorale has appeared as guest artist with the area’s leading orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Pasadena Symphony, the Pasadena Pops, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the California Philharmonic and the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, and has also made numerous appearances with the American Youth Symphony. Angeles Chorale voices are also often heard in movie theaters around the world, having recorded large numbers of choral backgrounds and effects used in feature film trailers and television advertisements. 

Vote for Your Favorite Star Trek Film Score

Now that you've had plenty of time to see the latest STAR TREK film and give Michael Giacchino's score multiple listens, has it made its way to be your favorite all-time, Star Trek film score? If not, is it one of Jerry Goldsmith's classics...or James Horner's? What about Leonard Rosenman or Cliff Eidelman's contribution to the Trekverse?  

Cast your vote in our latest poll!

Star Trek by Michael Giacchino (Soundtrack Review)

Boldly Going...Nowhere New

Review by Marius Masalar

As the release date of the new Star Trek film loomed, I'll admit that I was uneasy. Despite having mastermind J.J. Abrams at the helm, "Trekkies" were faced with the prospect of a film that would not only tinker with the history, but precede the narratives of the other ten films as well. A prequel. A re-launch of the franchise. The last time something like this happened to an established sci-fi universe of similar magnitude, we ended up with Jar-Jar Binks.

Despite these worries, the film was very successful with critics — due in large part to the amazing chemistry and sharp performances of the cast. Interestingly enough, Abrams himself is not a bona fide "Trekkie"; rather, he is a more casual fan who worked with writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ("Trekkies" themselves) to create a more balanced film that could be appreciated by a fresh audience too. As was expected, Abrams brought on his right-hand man of music, Michael Giacchino, to provide the musical score for Star Trek's rebirth.

Read the full review here

Updated! Terminator Salvation - Win 2 Tickets + Soundtrack!

Update 5/15/2009: Only Select Cities left (see below):

Can't wait until May 19th to see TERMINATOR SALVATION? Well, if you are following us on TWITTER, here is your chance to win 2 TICKETS to an early screening on MAY 18th, 2009! And, yes, there is more! The winner of of the 2 tickets will also get their own copy of the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK by DANNY ELFMAN!

Here's what you do:

1) If you aren't following us on Twitter...do so now

2) Make sure you can attend one of the screenings in the cities listed below.

3 Simply complete the follow phrase, "Without Danny Elfman's score, Terminator Salvation would..."

3) Reply to our official tweet with your answer.

The best (most creative, clever, witty) answers will be entered into a random drawing.  The winner must reply with their contact info via direct twitter message (not @ reply) by 5:00 PM ET, 5/18)

*Be the first to see TERMINATOR SALVATION!*  Special advance screenings are taking place in the following cities next Monday, May 18th 

Philadelphia

Denver

Sacramento

Washington DC

Baltimore

Boston

Orange (CA)

Cincinnati

Terminator Salvation Original Soundtrack by Danny Elfman comes May 19

REPRISE RECORDS TO RELEASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TO TERMINATOR SALVATION 

ON MAY 19TH, 2009

Soundtrack to Highly Anticipated Fourth Installment of Terminator Franchise Features Original Score by Four-Time Oscar® Nominee Danny Elfman, Plus Music From Alice In Chains

Burbank, CA- Reprise Records will release the original soundtrack to the hotly anticipated feature film Terminator Salvation on May 19th — two days before the film--the fourth installment in the Terminator film franchise--hits theaters nationwide on Thursday, May 21st, 2009.

Terminator Salvation — Original Soundtrack features an original score by one of Hollywood's leading film composers, Danny Elfman, a four-time Oscar® nominee and Grammy and Emmy Award winner.   Elfman has composed the score for more than 60 motion pictures, including Batman, all three Spider-Man blockbusters, Milk, Good Will Hunting, Big Fish, Men In Black, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.   

Capturing what the film's director McG calls "the delicate nature of humanity and the unrelenting brutality of the machines," Elfman's synthesizer/orchestral score for Terminator Salvation elevates and expands the sweeping soundscape of one of the most successful film franchises in history. The first three Terminator films grossed more than one billon dollars worldwide.

The soundtrack also includes "Rooster" — a classic song by Seattle hard-rock band Alice in Chains, written by the band's guitarist Jerry Cantrell for his father, who served in the military during the Vietnam War.

A post-apocalyptic science fiction adventure, the film is set in the year is 2018. Judgment Day has come and gone, leveling modern civilization. An army of Terminators roams the post-apocalyptic landscape, killing or collecting humans where they hide in the desolate cities and deserts. But small groups of survivors have organized into a Resistance, hiding in underground bunkers and striking when they can against an enemy force that vastly outnumbers them.

Only one man saw Judgment Day coming. One man, whose destiny has always been intertwined with the fate of human existence: John Connor (Christian Bale). Now the world is on the brink of the future that Connor has been warned about all his life. But something totally new has shaken his belief that humanity stands a chance of winning this war: the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger from the past. Connor must decide whether Marcus can be trusted as they find common ground to meet the enemy head-on.

McG (Charlie's Angels, We Are Marshall) directed Terminator Salvation from a screenplay by John Brancato & Michael Ferris (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines). The film is produced by Moritz Borman, Jeffrey Silver, Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson.   Peter D. Graves, Dan Lin, Jeanne Allgood, Joel B. Michaels, Mario F. Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna served as executive producers.   A presentation of the Halcyon Company, Terminator Salvation is being distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures. Columbia Pictures is distributing the film in most international territories

The film stars Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek), Moon Bloodgood (What Just Happened), Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3), Common (Wanted), Jane Alexander (The Unborn) and Helena Bonham Carter (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince).

The track-listing for Terminator Salvation — Original Soundtrack is as follows:

Opening

All Is Lost

Broadcast

The Harvester Returns

Fireside

No Plan

Reveal/The Escape

Hydrobot Attack

Farewell

Marcus Enters Skynet

A Solution

Serena

Final Confrontation

Salvation

Rooster (Alice In Chains)

www.terminatorsalvation.com

www.repriserecords.com

The SoundCast #6 - Intv. with Deane Ogden

Episode #6: 

Interview with composer DEANE OGDEN (The Way Home), SoundCast Spotlight: ASSAF RINDE; GORDY HAAB and RAY HARMEN (Indiana Jones/ Staff of Kings) Interview preview.

Recorded May1-4, 2009

Published May 4, 2009

Episode Highlights

00:29 - Introduction

03:26 - Pimping John Woo's Red Cliff

08:24 - Pimping High Score!

12:52 - Interview Tease: Gordy Haab

14:04 - Interview Tease: Ray Harman

15:45 - Spotlight: Kill Zone by Assaf Rinde

20:10 - Deane Ogden intro

53:33 - Close

Music Clips (Select musical clips contained in this podcast)

03:28: Red Cliff: "The Beginning"

10:31: "Gametime" by downRising

12:34: Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings: "Run for Your Life"

13:52: Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings: "Turkish Puzzle"

15:10: Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings:  "German Boss"

16:15: Kill Zone: "Epilogue"

08:13: Lost World Returns: "Spitfire Gameplay"

19:53: Dreams on Spec "Suite of Dreams"

25:24: The Way Home: "Theme"

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Scorefront Profile: Composer Assaf Rinde

Our latest edition to Scorefront is composer Assaf Rinde!

Assaf Rinde has scored over twenty films, many of which have screened in prestigious international film festivals and been broadcast over television worldwide, including Daheli Hall's new comedy which was selected for broadcast on HBO. He has also worked as a contributor in film and long-form dramatic television, such as the films GHOST RIDER and SPIDERMAN 3 with composer Christopher Young, the series SUPERNATURAL with composer Christopher Lennertz and the ABC hit show LOST with composer Michael Giacchino.

Check out his official Scorefront profile which includes 4 full streaming tracks and a review of his recent release of KILL ZONE.


Visit Assaf Rinde's profile

Win the Star Trek (Soundtrack) by Michael Giacchino!

Oh yes! Oh yes! The caption contest is back! Not only is it back, but it's all new - making entering the contest even easier than before. To mark this special caption-occasion, thanks to Varese Sarabande, the prize for contest #93 is none other than the original soundtrack from STAR TREK by MICHAEL GIACCHINO.

So do you have the captioning-chops for the pic above? If so,...

Enter the contest here!

Smule launches Leaf Trombone - Music Multiplayer Gaming for your iPhone!

Attention all you iPhoners! Smule the creators of the Ocarina (the first true musical instrument app created for the iPhone) recently released LEAF TROMBONE WORLD STAGE! Now, even though I don't have an iPhone (yet...donations are welcome), the concept for this app is just full of apple-y-goodness! Not only can you compose and perform your own music, you can add accompaniment via Musicbox. You can go a step further with World Stage and hook up with two of your Leaf Trombone friends and have a real-time performance contest - judging one anothers skills! Be a "top performer" and fill your virtual trophy case! There's even a browser based composer which allows you to write, save, and distribute your creations.

So give Guitar Hero and Rock Band a rest and check out Leaf Trombone for a spell.

Below is the official press release.

Smule (www.smule.com) announced that its Leaf Trombone World Stage application, the world’s first massively multi-player musical game for the iPhone and iPod touch, and is seeing unprecedented levels of user participation and contributions since the product’s release on April 17th. The number of user performances and shared compositions is already outpacing Smule’s hugely popular Ocarina application, demonstrating a rare example of an iPhone app in which the community actually helps build the product’s value proposition through their contributions and interaction.

To date, Leaf Trombonists have performed over 100,000 times on the World Stage, being judged by fellow Leaf Trombonists and accumulating standings within the user base. The community has quickly embraced the gaming elements of the application, making the already compelling musical instrument a richly interactive experience.

In addition to performing, users of Leaf Trombone have already created more than 1,442 compositions using Smule's new online Leaf Trombone Composer. This surge in user contributions has occurred in only two weeks -- a huge leap from the1,450 Ocarina compositions users have shared in the six months since Ocarina was released.

The Composer, which is available free for Leaf Trombone users, is a sophisticated, browser-based tool. Leaf Trombonists can build complex musical tracks for Leaf Trombone (including accompaniment for the music box), save their creations online, and publish them. Fellow trombonists can then access these compositions directly through the application on their iPhone or iPod touch. Composers can even import their favorite Ocarina scores with the Leaf Trombone Composer. Check it out at: http://app.smule.com/ltr/composer/.


Some examples of user generated compositions include:

Oh Canada:
http://app.smule.com/musicbox/viewsong/62/

Super Mario Brothers Theme:
http://app.smule.com/musicbox/viewsong/1478/

Auld Lang Syne:
http://app.smule.com/musicbox/viewsong/30/


To date, Leaf Trombone has reached the Top Ten in 13 Apple App Stores worldwide, including the United States, France, Portugal, Germany, and the UK among others. In addition, yesterday Apple named Leaf Trombone the Apple App Store "Pick of the Week" http://www.apple.com/hotnews/