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From Variety:

Summer Adventure Club Launches Digital Soundtrack Venture

Vet music coordinator and supervisor Peymon Maskan (Blue Crush, Monster-in-Law, Gardens of the Night) has launched indie film soundtrack label Summer Adventure Club to digitally release movie soundtracks. (Has this been done before?) In any case, it's one option for indie films that don’t have the cash to put out their own.

These days, even the big studios are reluctant to invest in soundtracks that aren't Mamma Mia! And most labels won't produce specialty-film soundtracks either; niche markets don't support their overhead costs. With the aid of iTunes aggregator Tunecore.com and the concept of "digital only" albums, Summer Adventure Club aims to provide indie filmmakers with new marketing tools while at the same time lowering manufacturing and promo costs.

Summer Adventure Club has produced soundtracks for two SXSW entries, Magnolia Pictures' Northern California culture-clash drama Humboldt County (available October 14) and Sam Raimi's horrific Dance of the Dead, from Ghost House Pictures/Lions Gate Films (available October 28). Peymon was the music supervisor on both.

The Humboldt County soundtrack features an original score from iZLER, Robbie Williams' bassist and co-writer, and original songs performed by two of the film's stars, fairuza Balk and Frances Conroy, while Dance of the Dead contains an Andrew W.K. song plus two covers of the Pat Benatar chestnut Shadows of the Night by the band Layton; each version is integral to the plot. Emmy-winning composer Kris Carter composed the original score.

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Re: Humboldt County Soundtrack with Singin' Ru News

Akiko's version of "I Want You To Be My Baby" @ You Tube

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Re: Humboldt County Soundtrack with Singin' Ru News

Film Intuition: Soundtrack Review: Humboldt County

Excerpt:

In a modern and playful Henry Mancini sounding track that seems like it wouldn't be out of place in a Blake Edwards movie, iZLER returns later on with "The Party," that returns our attention once again to the main composer after two major distractions including the album's surprise vocal standout "I Want You To Be My Baby" performed by actress fairuza Balk that grabs you and doesn't let go before slowing down our blood pressure with Earlimart's Aimee Mann-esque "Happy Alone."

Balk's number is a retro jazz club marvel-- seductive yet commanding and one that manages to squeeze in a ridiculous amount of words as she climbs up and down the musical scale to match the four-piece backing swing jazz players as if her voice were its own Janis Joplin styled take on Billie Holiday-like instrument all its own. Taken right from a memorable scene from the film, Balk's transformation into singing temptress is so convincing, it's surprising to me that she's never explored her musical side in film earlier... unless, most likely, she hasn't had the opportunity.