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Whether we realise it or not, the music accompanying motion picture has a profound influence on the effect towards an audience. The same applies to teaser trailers of films. I find that movie trailers are just as enjoyable, if not more so than the film itself. It’s easy to contribute the suspense, excitement, emotion felt during the viewing of a trailer to the music. Without the music, it would be a quiet, confusing, not altogether exciting experience. Jo Blankenburg’s ‘Vendetta’ is a collection of tracks two to three minutes in length designed for use in trailers.

In movies and their trailers music is used to set the tone. Whether it is suspense, excitement, sadness, or any of thousands of emotions. The music is not only there to fill the gaps between the dialogue, it will take the place of a narrator, render dialogue inappropriate, act in a manner more powerful than any combination of words. All the while, the soundtrack will go unnoticed, in the background like a breeze through the trees behind the subject. Music is emotion. Music is powerful.

It goes almost without saying that composing music is not an easy, simple process. Writing for motion picture is the Holy Grail of composers.

Jo Blankenburg is a skilled composer and has contributed works to independent and major films. Some include: the trailer for ‘How To Train Your Dragon’; throughout TV series ‘Flash Forward’; ‘Wolfman’ trailer; as well as fashion events and independent films (that can be found on his website http://www.joblankenburg.com/)

‘Vendetta’ is another fantastic release from Jo, showcasing his desire to make an audience feel and experience through music. After enjoying his piano works on ‘The Feather Dance’ for many months, it is a thrill to be able to experience his orchestral composing. Read the rest of this entry →