{"product_id":"blanck-mass-ted-k-original-score-lp","title":"Blanck Mass - Ted K (Original Score) - LP","description":"1 LP - indie opaque \u003cspan style=\"color: #f12121;\"\u003ered\u003c\/span\u003e vinyl - with download\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis February the story of the infamous Unabomber Ted Kaczynski will receive its theatrical debut in a new Tony Stone directed film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTed K\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Kaczynski is notorious for both tragically murdering three people (and wounding an additional 23) via bombs sent in the mail and for his numerous writings on the evils of technology he composed during his primitive residency in the woods of Montana. Stone’s choice to have the renowned electronic artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlanck Mass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e score the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is somewhat ironic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand creates an obvious tension perfect for the controversial and complex subject matter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2020 saw the first Blanck Mass movie score, for the soundtrack to Nick Rowland’s acclaimed cinematic debut ‘Calm with Horses.’ This expansion into new areas of melodic composition and textural exploration won Blanck Mass many new fans, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s acknowledged number one film buff Mark Kermode proclaiming the work the soundtrack of the year. In 2021, Blanck Mass won the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIvor Novello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAward \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebest original film score \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand has firmly established himself at the forefront of the latest wave of experimental soundscape wizards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecording during lockdown at his studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, Blanck Mass’s Ben Power was in the perfect setting for a musical piece intended to capture the isolation central to Kaczynski’s story. Power was also working with a director in a time zone 10 hours behind and thus many sessions required working in the middle of the night,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhich added a fitting intensity to the composition process. He said of the project “I wanted it to feel like an ‘epic’\" and drew on the legends \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSergio Leone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e for inspiration in encapsulating the energy of the perceived good vs. evil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe gentle madness of sound achieved is exquisite and slowly builds in intensity and desperation as the score moves along. Power is able to perfectly capture the complexity, the terror and the deep emotionality of the film while presenting an often breathtakingly beautiful and always masterful album that stands on its own as a work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42908140994814,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/products\/sbr286-TedK-c1_1_1024x1024_jpg.webp?v=1654818574","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/blanck-mass-ted-k-original-score-lp","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}