5 Alarm Music Blog

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 1/30/09

Sarah

In order to truly experience the origins of our two new releases from Focus Music, you would need an airline ticket and a time machine!  FCD235 gives you a taste of Eastern European culture by combining authentic instruments of the regions with a native musical sound.  Regions represented are The Ukraine, The Middle East, Greece, Russia, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic.  Once you’ve traveled the musical map, return to the States and go back to the Swing era of the 1930’s and 40’s!  With big band, jazz ballads, hot club jazz guitar and tunes in the spirit of ragtime you’ll feel like you’re in the dance hall with the band during World War II.  So close your eyes, listen and leave the airline ticket and time machine behind!

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

World

FCD235 – Eastern Europe Flavours

Russia, Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Authentic atmospheres and folk instruments.

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Period

FCD237 – Focus on the 30’s and 40’s

Swing, war time big bands and jazz: the music of the 1930s and 40s

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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!

Tailor The Track: Sonicfire Pro 5

Sarah

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5 Alarm Music is always on the cutting edge of technology and we’re thrilled to unveil our latest innovation in music licensing – Sonicfire Pro 5!  This truly automatic search and download system has built-in editing software that will completely change the way you put music and sound to picture.  Using the music libraries enabled with Sonicfire Pro 5 you can –

1)  Seamlessly edit the timing of any track

2)  Fully customize the tempo, mood, and even instrumentation of any piece of music

Never before have you had this much freedom to tailor music to suit your needs!

Wanna know more?  Check out our helpful screencast tutorials:

Search Tips

Editing Music

Cutting To Picture

We’ve got the music.  You get the picture.

*Give us a call at 800.322.7879 to get started!

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 1/23/09

Sarah

This week features four new releases from the Sonic Quiver music library.  Upon visiting their website, I learned about their “eclectic and vibrant mix of moods & styles” and read biographies for their talented composers.  It all adds up to a diverse blend of great music!  There’s a little something for everyone in these CD’s – Happy-Go-Lucky themes, fun retro funk-outs, dramatic interludes and dreamy ambience.  But don’t just take my word for it…..Don’t be shy, give em’ a try!

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

Electronica

SQ014 – Dream Big

Great scores for imagination, mystery, space and the unknown.

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Rock

SQ015 – Free Spirit

A cool collection of acoustic flavored pop tracks from the intimate and quirky to inspiring summer anthems.

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Drama/Solo Instruments

SQ016 – Drones In Motion

Multi-flavored musical atmospheres and rhythmic underscores for action, drama, dreams, nature, mystery and space.

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Rock/Electronica/Urban

SQ017 – Sonic Funk Machine

A funky, heady brew of lo-fi garage grooves, quirky electronica and joyous psychedelic soul.

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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!

Rescue Records Proudly Presents SIRIS

Sarah

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Rescue Records is proud to present the music of SIRIS. The critically acclaimed rock group was formed by brothers Michael and Patrick Maley in 1996 and is best known as the first Western act in music history to release an original Chinese language album. Since their 1997 Chinese debut, their unique brand of Chinese- English pop/rock music has continued a successful tradition of building a cultural bridge between East and West. SIRIS currently has several hit singles in the Chinese market, including: God Bless Sichuan, What’s The Reason and Xing Fu. In 2008, they released their fifth studio album entitled “8”. The new album was the first full-length “double” Chinese- and English-language album ever released. Rescue Records is proud to represent the diverse Chinese and English language works of this groundbreaking band.

Click the following links for video footage:

MTV China Appearance

SIRIS Music Video – What’s The Reason

A New Era Of Patriotism

Sarah

In honor of the Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, 5 Alarm Music is proud to feature the music that represents America’s history.  We are the largest independent music library in this great nation and have lots of patriotic music to choose from for any occasion.

In the words of our president Barack H. Obama, we enter a new era of “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.”  It’s a fine day to be an American!

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

05A068 – Marching Band

Track 15 – The Stars And Stripes Forever

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05A015 – Patriotic Emotions

Track 9 – The Star Spangled Banner

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PML1115 – Bandstand 2

Track 1 – Hail to the Chief

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PML1075 – Americana 2

Track 37 – Vicksburg Retreat

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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!

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 1/16/09

Sarah

Rock and roll defined by dictionary.com –

rock and roll

noun

A genre of popular music originating in the 1950’s; a blend of black rhythm and blues with white country and western

Some say that famed radio DJ Alan Freed first coined the term “rock n’ roll” back in the 1950’s.  Others say that the term existed in slang and was present in popular song as early as the 1920’s.  A lot of evolution has happened in the genre since its humble beginnings.  What was once deemed “inappropriate” (like Elvis’s pelvic twists) are now laughable by today’s standards (Ozzy Osbourne’s run in with a bat).  The first two new releases represent all that is great in modern rock n’ roll.  As the saying goes, “We’ve come a long way, baby!”

Our third new release paints the perfect backdrop for any documentary.  Dynamic and moody, simple and reflective, suspense and mystery….these tracks are great mood makers that capture the emotions of any scene.

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

Rock

IPM010 – Thump & Crunch

In-spired rock fun!  Fun and Lively, Nu-Blues grooves and oddly moods, interesting themes, heavy heavy…..

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ARTF34 – The Rock Collective

25 Rock grooves and jams plus 29 second edits

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Documentary

MML140 – Documentary Underscores

Human stories, ambient drama

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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!

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 1/9/08

Sarah

It’s 1961. Minimum wage is $1.15, it costs $3.72 to fill up your Ford Galaxie and an average house is $17,200. John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president of the United States, The Beatles play their first gig and Roger Maris hits his 61st home run to break the single season home run record formally held by Babe Ruth.

It’s 2009. Minimum wage is $7.25, it costs $23.50 to fill up your Ford Explorer and an average house is $391,400. Barack Obama is soon to be the 44th president of the United States, Lady Ga Ga’s “Just Dance” is number one on Billboard’s Top 100 and Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with 8 formally held by Mark Spitz.

This nation has witnessed many changes in the past 48 years but through it all one thing will never change – good music!! This week features three new releases from our own 5 Alarm Music library which celebrate popular American music throughout history.

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

Period

05A074 – Timeless Vocals: Bandstand Years 1

All-American vintage pop/rock from the 1960s. Includes vocals and instrumentals. Features songs from the hit TV show Friday Night Lights.

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05A075 – Timeless Vocals: Bandstand Years 2

All-American vintage pop/rock from the 1960s. Includes vocals and instrumentals. Features songs from the hit TV show Friday Night Lights.

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Rock

05A073 – Girl Rock

Contemporary female pop/rock vocals with instrumental versions. Features songs from NBC’s detective drama Life.

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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!

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 12/19/08

Sarah

When we’re not winning Christmas tree decoration competitions, the elves at 5 Alarm Music are busy bringing you the best production music around!  This week features three new releases from the Focus Music library.

We received your musical wish list and it read:

1) Pipe Organ, Chorales and Choirs

2) Electric Guitar

3) Action Movies

Ask and you shall receive!  FCD240 Religion & Worship will get you in the holiday spirit with spiritual musical passages that warm the heart.  With any luck Santa will leave you that bright and shiny electric guitar under the Christmas tree!  FCD239 Guitar Bands 3 celebrates the uplifting rock n’ roll spirit in all its blazing glory.  While you’re roasting chestnuts over an open fire, watch the heroes of your favorite action movies sweat while catching the bad guys with FCD238 Urban Drama.

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

Classical

FCD240 – Religion & Worship

Orchestral, large chorale, organ and choir recordings of varying forms of religious ceremonies and services.

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Rock

FCD239 – Guitar Bands 3

Guitar based rock tracks evocative of contemporary and well established bands.

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Drama

FCD238 – Urban Drama

Dramatic strings, beats and action tracks for urban landscapes and building tension.

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Happy holidays from our family to yours!

*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!

Fresh From The Fire! New Releases – 12/12/08

Sarah

We are proud to unveil three new releases from our very own 5 Alarm Music library!  This week we are going to present an interactive short story to go along with the audio clips:

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The rain’s reflection off the cold pavement looks like blood under the street lights.  Detective Dusty McGraw peers into his binoculars to see two armed men pacing back and forth in front of the picture window.  Suspicious, but Ivan Krotelli and his crew are known drug dealers.  The missing girl is what McGraw was seeking, not another intent to distribute charge against the convicted felons.  Maybe Murphy’s tip was a desperate plea bargain to avoid serious jail time, but McGraw couldn’t risk dimissing any lead.

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A shot of adrenaline echoes through McGraw’s body like a flash of lightning – the binoculars displays Krotelli and the girl in plain view.  Her hands are tied behind her and mouth covered with duct tape.  McGraw can smell her fear from 50 yards away as Krotelli manhandles her like a rag doll.  McGraw grips the handle of his .40 caliber pistol awaiting his opportunity to strike.  He decides he has seen enough when Krotelli slaps the girl hard enough to make her fall to her knees.  The shots shatter McGraw’s eardrums as broken glass from the picture window momentarily obstructs his view.  Returned shots race within inches of his head when he notices Krotelli and thug #1 down in respective pools of blood.  McGraw’s last round connects with Krotelli’s second thug and at that moment he knows justice has been served.

For these and other great tracks, visit our website – search.5alarmmusic.com!

Drama

05A072 – Dramatic Beds 2

Dramatic beds with dark, percussive and tense moods.  Perfect for underscoring and promos.

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05A071 – Dramatic Beds 1

Dramatic beds with dark, percussive and tense moods.  Perfect for underscoring and promos.

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Edit Kits

05A070 – Rock Design & SFX

Rockin’ sound design and SFX especially useful for television and radio promos.

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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!

Welcome Mary Lorraine!

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It’s a new week at 5Alarm and we’re starting it right by introducing Mary Lorraine Stewart, who this week goes from Jr. Account Executive to Account Executive!   Hired in August,  and coming out here all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, Mary Lorraine is talented in more areas than just her marketing skills. She is also an accomplished singer and is long-time friends with former 5Alarmer and Rescue Records Artist, Blaire Reinhard. If you visit our office, you’ll find Mary Lorraine making phone calls and listening to Christmas music. Considering the fact that her dream job as a kid was to place music in movies, it’s no wonder she fit right in so quickly. Welcome Mary Lorraine! (And… if you have a moment… take a listen to her and Blaire singing one of Blaire’s arrangements… ML solo!! 03-landslide)