Newest Project: Track Bits

Now playing: Basil Poledouris - Theme from Les Misérables
via FoxyTunes


It all started a few weeks ago, when Preston sent me a link to an article concerning audio fidelity in the digital age, and how, due to the prevalence of Mp3's and those crappy iPod ear-buds, people in general have come to accept sub-par sound quality as the norm. As audiophiles, both Preston and I had an inkling that there was more to be had than simple 128kpbs of sound, so I did some research and put together a little audio demo of the various commonly used file formats and how they stack up on the quality meter.

To do so, I dusted off my old microphone from my KNSL Days (A spoof radio show my high school friends and I did, which ran for about 3 episodes until we graduated) and opened my ancient copy of CoolEdit (now Adobe Audition). Working with the old multi-track editor (and still only using about 10% of the extensive features offered by CoolEdit) got my creative juices flowing, and for kicks I started scripting, recording, and editing a little show about my favorite hobby, soundtracks.

At the end, I had about a 17 minute long show and plenty of ideas for future episodes, so I sent it out to the usual suspects and recieved lots of positive feedback. As I'm working two bare-minimum part-time jobs, I have a lot of time on my hands, and over the past week or two have produced a second episode and currently working on a third. I have no illusions that this'll reach beyond a handful of people, but I enjoy the process and the satisfaction of having produced something entirely my own (and hey, the positive feedback is darn awesome too).

Anywho, I figure I should give a heads up to the 5 or 6 people who still read my blog and who I might not have sent my little show to yet. For those of you already in the know, the following links have at least one new thing you haven't seen yet, tracklists for the episodes. At Preston's suggestion, I've compiled complete lists of all that you have (or will) hear in each episode, however, you'll probably notice that two things are missing: the intro music and the outro music.

This is purposful. Because I'm a fan of mysteries, I've left them un-cited, but name-check the track names in my opening and closing phrase. I know that's not too much to go on, but there are two things in your favor. The first is that both tracks will be from the same score, by the same composer. And the second is that you have a wonderful little invention called the Internet, which should make your search fairly easy. I enjoy leaving something for folks to puzzle over, and this is my way of giving you something to do if you happen to like what you hear in the opening and closing statements.

In any case, here are the links to copies of the show and their respective tracklists.

Episode 1:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4B8FQRA8

Episode 2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ITHK12AW

As always, if you like what you hear, please pass them on. I'll posting more episodes as I get them completed: the schedule is likely to be erratic depending on my free time and how often I can brainstorm ideas for shows. If you have any soundtrack related topic you'd like me to cover, please comment here or drop me an e-mail. I'm always open to new ideas, so if you've got anything, please let me know.


Enough, More Later.
- James