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James Yorkston Announces New Album 'I Was A Cat From A Book'
Contactmusic.com
His first album since 2008's When The Haar Rolls In, I Was A Cat From A Book finds James playing with a new band comprised of members of Lamb & The Cinematic Orchestra alongside old friends. The album was produced by James Yorkston and Dave Wrench and ...
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Cinematic Orchestra Explore Avant-Garde Filmmakers for 'In Motion #1'
Exclaim! (blog)
By Josiah HughesLong-running UK trip-hop/classical innovators the Cinematic Orchestra are clearly obsessed with film. From their band name to the fact that most of their projects have some sort of visual element, there's no denying that they love them ...


 
Top 10 songs for moving back home
Anchorage Press
To Build a Home- The Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur (2007)- Although I thought I was out of my “dudes with pianos and strings” phase, I never really have been. This track is about that sense of “home” that extends beyond place, and hanging on to that ...


 
Philharmonic's pops concert relives 70 years of cinematic history
Evansville Courier & Press
The party at The Victory Saturday night not only had music, but music supplied by Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra members decked out in costumes and local celebrities contributing to the proceedings. Even the mayor showed up as guest conductor.


 
All Skate
Metro Weekly
Not that the cinematic mess that is Xanadu is a complete cultural stain. The soundtrack — brimming with Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra hits such as ''Magic,'' ''Suddenly,'' ''I'm Alive'' and the ecstatic title song — is nothing to be ...

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A tough row for this singer to Hoe
The Province
The rhythm tracks are subtle and light while much of it provides a kind of cinematic lushness courtesy of members of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Hoe's small ensemble provides enough flexibility that he can approximate the sound of Mannequin.


 
Summer's Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups
New York Times
... in pairing pop figures with classical power for bombastic, cinematic evenings; this year Barry Manilow takes three spins with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (July 2-4), as does the Brian Setzer Orchestra with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Sept.

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