Jo’s orchestral piece “Garador’s Flight” from his latest album “Elysium“, published by Position Music is featured in BBC’s’ “Walking With Dinosaurs” marketing campaign:
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"Hitchcock" Official Trailer
Debenhams Christmas Advert
Jo’s orchestral piece “Illumielle” from his latest album “Elysium” is featured in the Christmas marketing campaign of British retailer Debenhams.
Here is an interview that Jo did for UK based Campaign Magazine.
You can listen to Jo’s piece “Illumielle” from his album here: Elysium
Here’s the Debenhams TV advert:
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"Legends Of Oz" Official Trailer
Jo’s orchestral piece “Illumielle” from his album “Elysium“, published by Position Music is featured in Summertime Entertainment’s “Legend of Oz” Theatrical Trailer
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"Lincoln" TV Spot
"The Rebirth" Project
The Rebirth is an independent initiative by Jo Blankenburg, Maya Haddi, Andy Fox and Nitish Raina to help the victims of the ongoing crisis in Syria.
All proceeds will be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross for Syria.
The song was composed by Jo Blankenburg, featuring Maya Haddi’s voice. The composer drew inspiration from Andy Fox‘s photographs of Syria and Nitish Raina’s poetry.
"The Words" Trailer
"The Hunger Games" TV Spot
Jo’s orchestral piece “Apophis”, published by Immediate Music is featured in Lions Gate’s The Hunger Games marketing campaign.
"Assassin's Creed III" Trailer
"Elysium" Wins Best Album 2012
Jo Blankenburg’s latest album, Elysium, has been awarded the “Best Album of the Year 2012” by Reviews New Age.
Other nominees included “Illusions” by Thomas Bergersen, “The Piano” by Chad Lawson, “The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings OST” and many other wonderful albums.
Special thanks to Alejandro Clavijo, owner of Reviews New Age, for organizing the contest and also for all the wonderful work he’s been doing for the music community.
"The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" Featurette
Jo’s orchestral piece “Vendetta” from his album “Vendetta“, published by Position Music is featured in 20th Century Fox’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” marketing campaign.
"Elysium" Recording Sessions
A big thank you to Capellen Orchestra & Choir and Petr and Petra Pololanik for conducting three unforgettable days of recording Czech Republic’s finest musicians.
For this album Jo recorded an all-star ensemble of 14 brass players and a record-breaking 52-piece string section with 6 concertmasters in the first violins and three first chairs in all the other sections. Jo’s dear friend and amazing vocalist Felicia Farrere also performed besides boy vocalist Dominik Brychta.
Petr Pololanik was conducting
Elysium is available on:
iTunes and Amazon (digital download)
Bandcamp (high quality download)
You can watch a behind-the-scenes video below:
"Twilight - Breaking Dawn" Tv Spot
Jo’s orchestral piece “Vendetta” from his album “Vendetta“, published by Position Music is featured in Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight – Breaking Dawn” marketing campaign.
"The Human Experience" Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the multi-award winning documentary “The Human Experience” has been released on iTunes. A wonderful film and beautiful soundtrack that will hopefully inspire many people out there. A proud moment for Jo of being given the opportunity to contribute a piece of music which is called “Below The Surface”.
The soundtrack is available iTunes
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows" Tv Spot
Jo’s orchestral piece “Satorius” from his album “Vendetta“, published by Position Music is featured in Warner Brothers’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” marketing campaign:
"John Carter" Tv Spot
Jo’s orchestral piece “Conquest of Antaria” from his album “Vendetta“, published by Position Music is featured in Disney’s “John Carter” marketing campaign.
Music For "World Of Wearable Art"
Jo wrote the signature theme music for New Zealand’s internationally renowned and prestigious show event ” WOW – World of Wearable Art”.
The music was recorded in Rudolfinum’s Dvorak Hall which is one of Europe’s oldest concert halls. WOW is happening every year in Wellington, New Zealand, so make sure you get a chance to witness world’s top designers battle it out:
You can watch a bend-the-scenes video of the recording sessions here:
Here's a highlight reel of the 2011 show:
"X-Men First Class" Featurette
Jo’s orchestral piece “Dystopic” from his album “Vendetta“, published by Position Music is featured in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men First Class marketing campaign.
"How To Train Your Dragon" Official Trailer
Jo’s orchestral piece “Mythos”, published by Immediate Music is featured in Dreamworks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” marketing campaign:
"The Wolfman" Official Trailer
My orchestral piece “Mythos”, published by Immediate Music is featured in Universal Pictures’ “The Wolfman” marketing campaign: