Emotions are what make us human.  In fact, humanity could loosely be defined as a whirlwind of feelings encased in a physical form.  Our newest music library 1 Versatile Underscore captures our constantly changing emotional scenery with elegance and precision.  1VU001 Neutral provides lush and even landscapes to broaden any scene.  These useful underscores capture a slice of everyday life while keeping a sharp focus.  Curiosity may have killed the cat, but adventure and knowledge lie in discovery!  1VU002 Curious piques your interest in the world that surrounds you with inquisitive moods.  And for all of those moments of indecision there’s 1VU003 Uncertain.  These tracks depict the times when all of the components don’t add up and we’re left with looming doubt.  Hit play and let yourself get washed away in the whirlwind of emotions!

For these and many other great tracks from 1 Versatile Underscore, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com

Drama

1VU001 – Neutral

The perfect backdrop for any scene in need of a neutral lift!  Calm, collected, light underscores.

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1VU002 – Curious

What’s over there?  Intriguing scene setters depicting curiosity, questioning and investigation.

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1VU003 – Uncertain

Life is full of uncertainties.  Cues depicting ambivalence, hesitation and ambiguity.

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you set up on the Search & Rescue site.

Tags: 1 Versatile Underscore, Curious, Human Drama, Neutral, Uncertain

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Let’s focus on wellness, shall we?  One must unify both the physical and mental aspects of being to attain inner harmony.  The new releases from Focus Music take the holistic approach to feeling good by combining elements of beauty and fashion, soulful grooves, inspiration and good ol’ fashioned kitschy humor to lift your spirits!  FCD247 Fashion Promos makes you want to break out that new addition to your wardrobe and transform your living room into a catwalk.  These sleek and sexy electronica tracks allow you to unleash your inner diva!  Let the groove take over with hip hop, soul and rap tracks from FCD248 Hip Hop R’nB.  Fresh and raw, these tracks are bumping!  Who doesn’t need a little Inspiration now and then?  FCD249 Inspiration takes the optimistic view with uplifting and harmonious anthems.  What me worry?  FCD250 Kitsch Promos proves just how funny life can be with hits from the supermarket, dentist’s office or a tropical beach party circa 1972.  Hit play and find the peace that lies within!

For these and many other great tracks from the Focus Music Library, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com

Electronica

FCD247 – Fashion Promos

Funky house and stylish grooves for fashion and style makeovers.

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Urban

FCD248 – Hip Hop R’nB

Smooth R’nB plus authentic LA hip hop with raps by Daw One, Young Be & Styliztik Jones.

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Various Categories

FCD249 - Inspiration

Emotive strings, epic indie and uplifting beats for inspiration and passion.

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Comedy

FCD250 – Kitsch Promos

The ultimate collection of the cheesy, the tacky and the kitsch.

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you set up on the Search & Rescue site.

Tags: Beauty and Fashion, Electronica, Fashion Promos, Focus Music, Hip Hop, Hip Hop R'nB, Inspiration, Kitsch Promos, Rap, Soul Music

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In these hard economic times, travel is a luxury few can afford.  Here’s a solution - suit up in a bikini or swim trunks, assemble a beach chair under a bright light, grab your favorite exotic beverage, close your eyes and play these two new releases from the Pennybank Tunes Music Library!  PNBT1004 Salsa represents the best in traditional and current Latin styles with zest and flair.  This captivating release features tracks by master percussionist/songwriter Archie Pena (Shakira, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony) and is bound to get your Bon Bon shaking!  With loads of active percussion, spirited violin, Spanish vocals, lively brass and festive piano, this CD screams “FIESTA!”  After the party starts winding down, get into a spiritual meditation mode with PNBT1008 India.  Featuring traditional Indian instrumentation of psychedelic sitars, mystical tabla, sarangi, tambura, Indian bamboo flute and vocals in the Hindi dialect, these tracks really set the mood.  It gives you the sensation of setting sail on the Ganges River and soaking in panoramic views of the Indian countryside.  Hit play and let the allure of exotic lands flow through your speakers!

For these and many other great tracks from Pennybank Tunes, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com

Latin

PNBT1004 – Salsa

A celebration of festive Latin songs and instrumentals

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World

PNBT1008 – India

Traditional Indian moods and textures

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you set up on the Search & Rescue site.

Tags: Archie Pena, Ethnic Production Music, Hindi Vocals, India, Indian Vocals, Latin, Pennybank Tunes, Salsa, Spanish Vocals, World Beat, World Music

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5 Alarm Music is off to a blazing start in 2010!  Those extra holiday pounds are history and my New Years resolutions are sticking like white on powdered sugar (wink, wink!).  Here’s the Cliff Notes version of our recent placements:

Feature Films

Disney Picture’s A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey

Trailer and custom music for Sony Picture’s Legion

TV Placements

Multiple episodes of NBC’s The Jay Leno Show (We still love you, Jay! )

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Tags: A Christmas Carol, CBS, Custom Production Music, CW Network, Disney Pictures, Friday Night Lights, How I Met Your Mother, Jim Carrey, Legion, NBC, Rescue Records, Sony Pictures, The Beautiful Life, The Good Wife, The Jay Leno Show, Trailer Music

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As if images of little old ladies morphing into evil demons isn’t scary enough, 5 Alarm’s very own Cinemasounds Music Library helps set the menacing tone for the Legion movie trailer.  This feature film tackles the heavy topic of the apocalypse brought on by God’s disapproval of mankind.  Michael The Archangel and select diner patrons are humanity’s last hope for survival.  Do we have soundtracks for the annihilation of all humanity?  Why yes we do!  Call To The Storm by Gabe Shadid is one of many explosive edge-of-your-seat scores from Cinemasounds, so be sure to check it out!

If you are brave enough to go to theaters this Friday for Legion’s opening night, be sure to listen for 5 Alarm’s own custom arrangement of “O Come All Ye Faithful” featuring the fabulous vocals of our very own Mary Lorraine Stewart, Tyler Harp and Kevin Facer.

Great, now I’m never going to volunteer at the retirement home ever again!

Tags: Call To The Storm, Cinemasounds Music Library, Film Scores, Legion, Movie Trailer Music, Scary Old Ladies

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Live action and music go together like peas and carrots.  Think of how many movie scenes are known by their soundtrack.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t hear Tom Petty’s American Girl without envisioning that poor Catherine Martin singing along just before her impending doom in The Silence Of The Lambs.

With that being said, 5 Alarm Music is proud to have seen so many television shows and feature films that licensed our music in 2009 nominated and winning Golden Globe Awards.  We would like to congratulate all of the winners and nominees for their stellar performances and productions.  Here’s a list of nominees and winners that had 5 Alarm Music as a part of their soundtrack:

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones (Nominated)

Woody Harrelson - The Messenger (Nominated)

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Tags: 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Big Love, Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Damages, Glen Close, Golden Globe Awards, How I Met Your Mother, Hung, Jane Adams, Julianna Margulies, Neil Patrick Harris, Rose Byrne, Stanley Tucci, Steve Carell, The Golden Globes, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Office, The Silence Of The Lambs, Thomas Jane, Tina Fey, True Blood, William Hurt, Woody Harrelson

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Variety is the spice of life!  This week’s new releases is a grab bag of pure musical goodness from the Online Production Music Library.  OPM_B004 TNT Trailers III is an epic collection of dramatic orchestral scores that grabs your ear and whisks you off on an exciting adventure!  Soaring heroism and intense sweeping emotions are the main ingredients in this masterpiece.  After you’re done saving the world, dust off those cowboy boots and begin your journey to the Roadhouse.  OPM_A010 Roadhouse Lounge combines etheric tremolo guitar and expansive landscapes resulting in a calming countrified experience.  When the open road gets too lonesome, walk on the wild side of Urban life.  OPM_F011 Urban Remedies is a slice of the darker reaches of downtown, so just remember there’s power in numbers!  Upon feasting on these three tasty morsels, you will find yourself thoroughly satisfied!

For these and many other great tracks from the Online Production Music Library visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com

Drama

OPM_B004 TNT Trailers III

Bold and melodic orchestral scores featuring solo female vocal and choir

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Rock

OPM_A010 Roadhouse Lounge

Vintage, Tex-Mex style featuring tremolo guitar melodies

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Urban

OPM_F011 Urban Remedies

Urban electro & hip-hop meets hardcore funk

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you set up on the Search & Rescue site.

Tags: Online Production Music, OPM, Orchestral Drama, Orchestral Film Scores, Orchestral Trailers, Roadhouse Lounge, TNT Trailers, Urban Remedies

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2009 was an interesting year replete with bank scandals, planes landing atop rivers, wild Tigers running loose around town and reality TV “shaping” our lives (hey, doesn’t American Idol start again soon?). We said goodbye to the King of Pop and we said “hello” to The Beatles, again. Continue Reading »

Tags: 5 Alarm Music, music for television, music in film, Production Music, sonic fire pro5

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We’re starting off 2010 in a big way!  In a 70 piece orchestra and 30 voice choir kind of way to be exact.  To say AB182 Big Screen Scores is an intense experience is like saying Albert Einstein was smart.  These explosive edge-of-your-seat orchestral/choral drama scores are bound to set any movie trailer or dramatic sequence ablaze.  Give your work the blockbuster treatment!  Meanwhile, back at the Electro ranch we have AB183 Trash Disco.  This catchy collection of infectious synth driven Pop will make you wanna start a dance party in the middle of your office.  So what if you get weird looks?  My mother always told me “They’re just jealous,” so crank it and be proud!

For these and many other great tracks from the Abaco Music Library visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com

Drama

AB182 - Big Screen Scores

Dramatic orchestral scene setters.  Recorded with a 70 piece orchestra and a 30 voice choir, these tracks are full of tense moments, massive builds and epic conclusions that you need to give your production that high end Hollywood feel.

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Electronica

AB183 – Trash Disco

Rocking out the dance floor, Trash Disco takes electro fused indie rock to the next level with gritty synths, guitar breakdowns and plenty of attitude.

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you set up on the Search & Rescue site.

Tags: Abaco Music Library, Big Screen Scores, Electro, Indie Rock, Orchestral Drama, Production Music Library, Trash Disco

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The little elves at 5 Alarm have been keeping busy and have many new placements to show for it!  Here are some of the highlights:

Commercials and Custom Music

Custom promo music for NBC’s Thursday Night Lineup holiday commercial

Custom music for Live With Regis And Kelly’s Thanksgiving Special

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Tags: ABC, Big Love, Brothers And Sisters, CBS, Charmin, Death At A Funeral, Desperate Houswives, Friday Night Lights, FX Network, General Hospital, Gossip Girl, HBO, How I Met Your Mother, Hurricane Season, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Law & Order, Live With Regis And Kelly, NBC, Saturday Night Live, The CW Network, The Office, The Tooth Fairy, The Young & The Restless, Tough Love, USA Network, VH1, White Collar

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