REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and CULVER CITY, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ --
Liquid Audio, Inc., a leading provider of software and services
for the Internet delivery of music, Screen Gems/Sony Pictures and Milan
Entertainment today announced that the soundtrack to the new film "Time Code,"
will be the first major studio soundtrack to be distributed as a commercial
full-album download over the Internet. The "Time Code" soundtrack is available
for download exclusively via Liquid Audio through the Liquid Music Network(SM)
of over 800 affiliate Web sites beginning today and broadband beginning
June 19, 2000. The full-album download will only be available as a bundle of
11 tracks for a suggested retail price of $13.98.
Scored by Director Mike Figgis and co-Composer Anthoni Marinelli, the
album features recordings from Skin (vocalist for Skunk Anansie) and
Everything But The Girl. The full-album download has also been customized to
feature photos, information about the film and links to both the official
"Time Code" Web site (www.sony/com.timecode) and Milan Records Web site
(www.milanrecords.com). In addition to the for-sale full-album download, a
free promotional download of Skin's single, "Comfort of Strangers" is also
available.
"Time Code is a groundbreaking film, shot in real time, with no edits and
is 100 percent digital," said Charly Prevost, vice president of marketing and
promotion at Liquid Audio. "The full-album commercial download of the entire
soundtrack is consistent with the innovative nature of the film. Liquid Audio
is making this content available through the 800 affiliate Web sites in the
Liquid Music Network."
The "Time Code" full-album download is at the forefront of an entirely new
system for the online distribution of soundtrack albums and other musical
recordings, not replacing traditional methods of physical distribution, but
enhancing the options available for both distributors and consumers. Prior to
this release, no other major motion picture studio has offered a full-album
digital download.
Milan Entertainment, Inc. released the physical soundtrack to "Time Code"
through its Milan Records division on April 18. Mike Figgis was on hand on
Friday, April 21, to personally sign copies of the album at Tower Records
Sunset in Los Angeles, which was one of the backdrops in the film. Milan's
distributor, BMG, will distribute the soundtrack throughout the world to
traditional brick & mortar retailers.
"We excitedly step into the stream of this new technological system to
deliver the soundtrack album for this most innovative motion picture," said
Bob Holmes, executive vice president of the Music Group of Sony Pictures
Entertainment. "This further advances the manner in which music written by our
great film composers can be delivered to a world of customers eager for
change."
"My primary objective in releasing this soundtrack was to keep true to the
spirit of this provocative film," said Russell Ziecker, president and chief
operating officer of Milan Entertainment, Inc. "We are particularly excited to
be working with Liquid Audio on this release. Since the movie was filmed in a
digital medium, it only seems appropriate for the music from the soundtrack to
be available via digital download, thus supporting the spirit of the entire
project."
"Time Code" is an exciting, innovative new film project from acclaimed
director Mike Figgis that breaks all the rules. Part of Figgis' daring
evolution towards the ultimate in minimalist film production, the film was
shot in one day entirely with hand-held digital video cameras in sequence, in
real time with no editing. The plot -- a black comedy thriller set against
Los Angeles lifestyles -- literally unfolded before the cameras as the actors
each improvised their character's storyline based on the central elements of
an affair, a murder and an ensuing Hollywood mystery. Four main characters are
at the center of the plot: Stellan Skarsgard is a motion picture executive;
Saffron Burrows is his wife; Salma Hayek is an aspiring actress in the midst
of an affair; and Jeanne Tripplehorn is a woman whose actions will alter all
their fates. For more information, please see www.sony.com/timecode.
About Liquid Audio
Liquid Audio, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services for the
digital delivery of music over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives
musicians, record labels, Web sites and music retailers the ability to
publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy
protection and copyright management. Using the Liquid(TM) Player software,
available for free download at www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and
purchase downloadable music from the more than 800 affiliate Web sites in the
Liquid Music Network(SM). Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID, Liquid Audio
is located in Redwood City, California.
About Screen Gems
Screen Gems was established as a new distribution label under Sony
Pictures Entertainment in December 1998. Recent releases include "Arlington
Road" and "Black and White." Screen Gems most recently announced production on
the John Carpenter film "Ghosts of Mars" with Courtney Love and Ice Cube, and
acquired the Sundance 2000 Grand Jury Prize winner "Girlfight," which is
planned to be released in September.
About Milan Entertainment
Milan Entertainment, Inc. has a proven dedication to releasing quality
soundtracks for film and televisions projects. Its catalog includes such
notable releases as "Gettysburg," "The General's Daughter," "Ghost," "Bed of
Roses" and "Mickey Blue Eyes." Milan's new and upcoming releases include
"Rules of Engagement" by Mark Isham, "Passion of Mind" by Randy Edelman,
"Sunshine" by Maurice Jarre and compilation soundtracks for the films "Crime
& Punishment in Suburbia" and "The Tao of Steve." An independently owned
operation with international distribution through BMG Music, Milan
Entertainment has offices in both Beverly Hills, California and Paris, France.
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