Unearthed (E.S. Posthumus album)

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Unearthed
Unearthed cover
Studio album by E.S. Posthumus
Released Limited: 1st January 2001
Wide: 3rd May 2005
Recorded ?
Genre Orchestral
Length 58:13
Label Wigshop Records
Producer E.S. Posthumus
Professional reviews

Unearthed, the first album composed by E.S. Posthumus, was originally made available for purchase online through the CDBaby website in January 2001. It became the third-biggest selling album in CDBaby's history. The success of the album prompted the wide re-release to retail in May 2005 through Wigshop and 33rd Street Records/Bayside Distribution.

A key piece to the distinctive sound of the music comes from working with the Seattle Symphony. In an interview with SoundtrackNet, the band said "we wanted the chance to blow an ungodly sum of cash working with a big orchestra".[1] Other musicians performing on this CD include Pedro Eustache, Michael Landau, Matt Laug, Lance Morrison, Davy Spillane and Efrain Toro.

[edit] Track listing

In keeping with the theme of "all things past", each of the thirteen tracks on the album are named after an ancient or long-standing city.

  1. "Antissa"
  2. "Tikal"
  3. "Harappa"
  4. "Ulaid"
  5. "Ebla"
  6. "Nara"
  7. "Cuzco"
  8. "Nineveh"
  9. "Lepcis Magna"
  10. "Menouthis"
  11. "Estremoz"
  12. "Pompeii"
  13. "Isfahan"

[edit] Media usage

Many tracks from Unearthed have been featured in various movie trailers and television shows. It has been used in the trailers for movies such as Unfaithful and Vanity Fair thanks to its escalating structure, which makes it well-suited for the dramatic montages of those particular films.

An excerpt from the track "Nara" is used as the main theme for the CBS television show Cold Case. A vocal rise performed by a female solo singer leads into the opening title, where one of the verses of "Nara" is then played for the remainder of the sequence, concluding with a short melody from a woodwind instrument. At the time Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer chose the song to be used in the show, he had never actually met the Vonlichten brothers in person. Additionally, Michael A. Levine, a musical composer for television shows and advertisements, created a reworked version of "Nara" that is played during the show's closing credits as provided by the studio (though not as shown on CBS).

The list below provides details on movie trailers that have used tracks from the Unearthed album.

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007