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CineMedia Promotions Standard Userer	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED BY LA-LA LAND RECORDS ON MARCH 18 Renowned Television And Game Composer Kevin Manthei Scores Justice League: The New Frontier (March 11, 2008- Burbank, CA) – La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER on March 18. The animated feature will be released on Blu-Ray, Hi Def DVD, and on Demand on February 26 and on HD DVD on March 18th. Kevin Manthei (Batman: Gotham Knight, Xiaolin Showdown, Invader Zim) composed the original music. Kevin Manthei has been working in the film, television and game arena for over 15 years. He has worked as the series composer on five animated TV shows – representing over 130 half hour episodes, composed over 50 game soundtracks, has made a mark composing music for animated features, independent films, as well as contributing additional music on many well-known feature films. Manthei began his game writing career working on some of the biggest titles of the time: Panzer General 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption, Sacrifice, Twisted Metal:Black and other classic games. Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Nickelodeon’s cult hit Invader Zim, was a huge fan of games and game music, hiring Manthei to score what was to become 26 television episodes of Invader Zim. This garnered Manthei his first Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music for an animated series. Invader Zim also led to Xiaolin Showdown for Warner Brothers Animation as well as Brandy and Mr. Whiskers for Disney. He continued to score both of these shows along with Warner Brothers' Johnny Test, for which he wrote the emo punk inspired main title and score to the first season. While continuing his work on games and film, working on such game titles as Ultimate Spiderman, City of Villains, The Sims 2, Starcraft: Ghost, Shrek 2, and recently Marvel Universe Online & Kung Fu Panda, Manthei has also been active working on several film scores including Batman: Gotham Knight and The 24th Day starring James Marsden and Scott Speedman. Batman: Gotham Knight, which Manthei co-composed, is an anime inspired straight-to-DVD release whose storyline bridges the gap between the live action films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Based on the graphic novel by Darwyn Cook and produced by Michael Goguen and executive produced by animation legend, Bruce Timm, JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER is the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. DC Comics legends Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are all featured in the film as are Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and The Flash – as they band together to form the legendary super team. Strangers at first, these very different heroes must overcome fear and suspicion to forge an alliance against a monster so formidable, even the mighty Superman cannot stop it alone. If they fail the entire planet will be ‘cleansed’ of humanity. The setting of the film allowed Manthei to draw on inspirations from the past. “I felt very fortunate, because of the fresh take Darwyn Cooke took in his graphic novel,” Manthei described. “The setting, in the late 50’s and early 60’s, set up a nice backdrop and tone for the score. Gone was the current standard of a ‘hybrid’ score consisting of electronics and orchestra. Rather, a new approach was suggested, which was to compliment the time period with a score that was rooted in that time.” He was inspired by the works of Bernard Herrmann and Aaron Copeland, along with elements of film noir. “The biggest challenge of the score,” said Manthei, “was keeping a cohesive feel while still addressing all the different characters and thematic elements. I chose to write major themes for the Centre, Flash, Hal, Green Lantern & J’onn J’onzz while letting the other super hero characters be supported by scene specific underscore.” Michael Goguen described, “The surprising touch of a soft, soulful, film noir-ish saxophone as J’onn J’onnz, the Martian Manhunter, first stands up into the light to reveal himself to the audience in the film’s first act; the thrilling, propulsive strings and soaring horns of the Flash’s first action sequence as he runs to and around Las Vegas; the dream-come-true excitement of the secret Mars space flight, followed by the draining suspense of the tragic crisis-in-space sequence; and the wonderful moment when a choir of angels welcomes Superman as he arrives to save Hal Jordan from certain death; these are all inspired moments of pure musical bliss for me, those things that can only come from a place of true depth of feeling and sensitivity. This score is full of such things, and I invite you to listen for them and savor them.” Warner Bros. Video presents JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER, out on Blu-Ray, Hi Def DVD, and On Demand on February 26, 2008 and on HD DVD on March 18th. The JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be available in stores or from www.lalalandrecords.com on March 18, 2008. ### www.kevinmanthei.com For more information please contact: cinemediapromo@yahoo.com
posted 03-17-2008 04:39 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by CineMedia Promotions: The animated feature will be released on Blu-Ray, Hi Def DVD, and on Demand on February 26 and on HD DVD on March 18th. What!? No standard DVD? Am I being forced to buy a new video player already?
posted 03-17-2008 07:24 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Don't worry, it's on Special Edition 2-disc DVD, as well as a single disc release.
posted 03-17-2008 07:57 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	What about a Justice League series soundtrack...? Yeah? Just a thought.
posted 03-17-2008 09:03 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	wasnt it mostly synth stuff? Would rather have Batman Animated Series & Superman The Animated Series myself. (However, I do have all the DVD sets and they are absolutely recommended, IIRC, the final one has an isolated score.
posted 03-17-2008 09:32 PM PT (US)

Full_Circle Non-Standard Userer	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by tjguitar: [B]wasnt it mostly synth stuff? Would rather have Batman Animated Series & Superman The Animated Series myself.B]<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> I think it would be great if they made compilation albums of all three shows (Batman, Superman and Justice League). I think its a travesty that they havent done so already! Havent there been numerous petitions to get WB to release them in some form? I admit, its great that they are bothering to release the scores from their new direct to DVD animated movies, but theres a wealth of material (especially from Walker and co.) that demands attention! As for this new Justice League release, I'm looking forward to it. I was a huge fan of Invader Zim and Mantheis work on it was instrumental in making the series more vibrant and larger than life. Hopefully the producers on this gave him enough leeway to let his creativity run wild :P (also, this is my first post......if anyone could point out how to fix the quote above, I'd appreciate it!) [Message edited by Full_Circle on 03-18-2008] [Message edited by Full_Circle on 03-18-2008]
posted 03-18-2008 02:11 AM PT (US)

Kris Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by tjguitar: wasnt it mostly synth stuff? Would rather have Batman Animated Series & Superman The Animated Series myself. I hope you're not referring to Superman: Doomsday. I bought that one based on a few reviews. It's crap. It's nothing more than synth.
posted 03-18-2008 06:08 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Kris: I hope you're not referring to Superman: Doomsday. I bought that one based on a few reviews. It's crap. It's nothing more than synth. I wouldn't call it crap because it's synth; that has more to do with the man behind the controls than the tools themselves. See www.directsong.com and tell me if you still feel the same, Kris. I was disappointed w/ Kral's work on Doomsday, as well. Even if it had been recorded live, the music wouldn't have been any better, and that's the reality of the situation.
posted 03-18-2008 07:37 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Full_Circle: As for this new Justice League release, I'm looking forward to it. It's not a new series, Full_Circle. Just a stand alone movie, calling back to the style and dramatic sensibilities / values of the 50's. It's very, very retro. I was excited for the movie, bought it on release day, and wasn't as impressed as I'd hoped. Superman Doomsday was a better movie, though Justice League had the better tunes. Both are sampled scores and neither of the composers have a good grasp on how to really make their sequencers work for them. I'd love to get Jeremy Soule on one of these, he'd blast it into the next century.
posted 03-18-2008 07:40 AM PT (US)

Full_Circle Non-Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Full_Circle: [b]As for this new Justice League release, I'm looking forward to it.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> It's not a new series, Full_Circle. Just a stand alone movie, calling back to the style and dramatic sensibilities / values of the 50's. It's very, very retro. I was excited for the movie, bought it on release day, and wasn't as impressed as I'd hoped. Superman Doomsday was a better movie, though Justice League had the better tunes. Both are sampled scores and neither of the composers have a good grasp on how to really make their sequencers work for them. I'd love to get Jeremy Soule on one of these, he'd blast it into the next century.[/B] Oh yea, I know its not a series. I've been looking forward to this new movie ever since I saw the trailer on the Doomsday DVD! I too was a little disappointed in the music from Doomsday. This time I'll wait till I see the Justice League movie before I order the score I also love Soules work with synths, but I find it a bit annoying that the only way you can get his stuff is through that DirectSong website. If I'm paying for music, I'd rather a physical release than a downloaded mp3 (even though he sells very high quality recordings). At the same time I do understand that it wouldnt be feasable (profit-wise) to release all his albums physically and this is the best solution at present. I'm just not a huge supporter of digital downloads in general :P
posted 03-18-2008 08:18 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Full_Circle: At the same time I do understand that it wouldnt be feasable (profit-wise) to release all his albums physically and this is the best solution at present. I'm just not a huge supporter of digital downloads in general :P Well, at least it gets the music out there for people to enjoy. It's better than not having it at all. You're right, physical production of said albums would require a lot of capital that just doesn't exist; video game companies don't want to pay for it, publishers don't want to pay for it, and Jeremy certainly shouldn't be expected to fund it either.
posted 03-18-2008 10:03 AM PT (US)

Kris Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: I was disappointed w/ Kral's work on Doomsday, as well. Even if it had been recorded live, the music wouldn't have been any better, and that's the reality of the situation. Okay, I have to rephrase. It's not just crap because of the synths. It's an overall boring score. I'm not against synth scores in general, I'm against cheap sounding synth scores ... and that's what Doomsday is.
posted 03-18-2008 10:05 AM PT (US)

Kris Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: I wouldn't call it crap because it's synth; that has more to do with the man behind the controls than the tools themselves. See www.directsong.com and tell me if you still feel the same, Kris. I'll check your link when I get home tonight.
posted 03-18-2008 10:06 AM PT (US)

Kris Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Full_Circle: I also love Soules work with synths, but I find it a bit annoying that the only way you can get his stuff is through that DirectSong website. If I'm paying for music, I'd rather a physical release than a downloaded mp3 (even though he sells very high quality recordings). At the same time I do understand that it wouldnt be feasable (profit-wise) to release all his albums physically and this is the best solution at present. I'm just not a huge supporter of digital downloads in general :P Same here. I'm also not a fan of downloads. Jeron: That's the kind of synth music I like. It just sounds a hell of a lot better than Doomsday.
posted 03-19-2008 03:32 AM PT (US)

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