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"This is a wonderful library" Martin Elsbury BAFTA and Emmy award winning Film Editor - Planet Earth, Blue Planet
"Edgy, and contemporary...a vital extra voice in the storytelling process" Darren Flaxtone Film Editor - Wild China, River Monsters, Madagascar
"A smorgasbord of spot-on music...exquisite, always unexpected, gorgeous, subtle and beautiful" Chris Jordan Director - Midway Midwayfilm.com

WHAT ON EARTH ?

earthMusic is an original and personal music library from composer and guitarist, Al Lethbridge. It is intended for use by Natural History, Science and Adventure filmmakers and the creators of human stories of all kinds.



WHY ON EARTH ?

A challenge for today's filmmakers is that budgets and schedules can often be too tight to allow for the commissioning of specially composed music. The cutting room has to quickly find the right tracks out of the millions available in online music libraries; the vast choice in these libraries can feel overwhelming.

This is the challenge that earthMusic meets with a small, high quality library that includes proven music from a selection of award winning films. It also offers a high level of personal service that can help the filmmaker navigate towards the right music for their production.



HOW ON EARTH ?

earthMusic comes on a single USB stick containing a simple folder and playlist structure: 700 tracks are spread over seven main categories. These categories are designed to parallel the story arcs of documentary and drama and have been informed and guided by Al's experience of scoring over 200 films.

Directors, producers and film editors will be able to request continued support from the composer: playlists made to a particular programme brief, music editing, remixes, fit to picture. You have a hotline to the composers studio!

You can get the earthMusic USB stick directly from the composer, or request it using the contact form on this page. The library can also be downloaded - contact us for details.



DOES IT COST THE EARTH ?

No! The USB is free. Licensing of tracks is simple and a one-off fee will cover all necessary rights worldwide. Please get in touch.



GET A TASTE OF EARTH MUSIC HERE



UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING PRODUCTION MUSIC

earthMusic integrates seamlessly with Al's many tracks and albums composed for major music publisher, Universal. Playlists of relevant Universal tracks can easily be made to brief alongside earthMusic material.



AL'S UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION MUSIC HAS FEATURED IN

Lost Kingdoms Of Central America • Supersenses: The Secret Power Of Animals • The Great British Year • The Voice • Britain's Great War • Big Brother • Planet Earth Live • Top Gear • Wonders Of the Solar System • Storyville • The Normans • Deadly 60 • Jungle Atlantis • ITV News • BBC News • The Incredible Human Journey • Battlefield Britain • The Story Of Wales • Autumn Watch • The Magicians • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) • The Today Show (NBC) • Crimewatch • Panorama • Horizon • The One Show • Eastenders • Brainiac • Nina and The Neurons • Inside The Human Body • How To Grow A Planet and many more.




"Al Lethbridge is an incredibly versatile & talented musician.He's written the music for a number of our shows and always produces fantastic scores. We've also used his extensive music library which has been another very good way to work with his music. I'd thoroughly recommend working with him." Sarah Cunliffe - Exec Producer and CEO Big Wave Prods



COMPOSER STATEMENT

"This is not a 'me too' collection. It feels different in that the tracks largely come from my film and TV scores - the pieces have a life of their own. They develop in a way that is less formatted than standard production music, encouraging exploration and serendipity. Emotionally charged and cinematic - expect the unexpected!" AL Lethbridge



CREDITS AND AWARDS FOR FILMS AL HAS SCORED

Al has worked for 20 years on documentaries and drama, including many award winners - BAFTA, RTS, New York Gold, Cine Golden Eagle, Missoula, Banff.

High profile shows include ground-breaking BBC adventure series Beyond Boundaries, Channel 4's Day Of The Kamikaze (nominated Grierson and winner New York Gold awards), Anatomy For Beginners (winner of two RTS awards) and Nuremburg: Goering's Last Stand - winner of BAFTA's prestigious Hugh Weldon award.

For the BBC's Natural World strand: Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape, Andrea: Queen Of Mantas, (winner of ten international awards),The Dolphins Of Shark Bay and Empire Of the Desert Ants • for which Al received a nomination for the RTS West Best Music Award.



WE'D LIKE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED

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CONTACT

AL Lethbridge, Composer
al@thesea.co.uk
+44 (0)7973 563639
AlLethbridge.com
Jenny Jones, Operations Manager
shark@thesea.co.uk
+44 (0)7836 538873
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