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Post by The Wicker Man on Jan 20, 2006 15:15:02 GMT -5
From the Stephin Merritt mailing list: IN THE WORKS: SONGS FOR LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS This fall, Stephin Merritt (as The Gothic Archies) and novelist Daniel Handler (as Lemony Snicket) will release a CD of songs to accompany the book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events." The CD will feature 13 songs plus creepy bonus tracks. If nothing goes according to plan, the release will coincide with the unveiling of Lemony's 13th and final volume of the series, scheduled for release on Friday, October 13. Also, non-Snicket-related: SHOWTUNES AVAILABLE MARCH 14 Stephin Merritt's "Showtunes" is set for release on March 14 on Nonesuch Records. This 26-song CD contains a selection of compositions created for Chen Shi-Zheng's "Orphan of Zhao" (2003), "Peach Blossom Fan" (2004), and "My Life as a Fairy Tale" (2005), and features members of the original casts and ensembles. The complete recorded score, including selections not on the CD, will be available through iTunes and many major pay-per-download services. A full press release for the CD is available from our website. RELATED LINKS: The House of Tomorrow houseoftomorrow.com/Lemony Snicket www.lemonysnicket.com/Nonesuch Records nonesuch.com/
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Post by Dante on Jan 20, 2006 15:19:47 GMT -5
Excellent news about the CD's release date - I didn't expect it to be out on the same day as B13. I could buy it when I buy B13 - oh. If I knew anywhere I could buy it. Meh, I'll have to get it from Amazon. Anyway, the promise of bonus tracks is intriguing.
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Post by Antenora on Jan 20, 2006 15:22:02 GMT -5
Excellent; I was hoping they'd make a compilation CD, and I'm glad it's coming out on the same day as Book 13(instead of sometime later, as I suspected it would). And I wonder what the bonus tracks will be--possibly a performance of The Little Snicket Lad?
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Post by Gigi on Jan 20, 2006 15:31:17 GMT -5
I already have the songs copied from the audio books, but a CD should be even better. Hopefully bookstores will have the CD near the book for ease of shopping. And bonus tracks! Let the speculation begin!
Thanks for the news, Wicker Man.
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Post by twistedbrain on Jan 20, 2006 15:36:41 GMT -5
Yeah, cool. Maybe the Little Snicket Lad and Littlest Elf will be on there.
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Post by Gigi on Jan 20, 2006 16:30:29 GMT -5
Those sound good. I just hope it's something more than the bonus tracks on the audiobooks. They were basically just sound effects. TPP had VP Nero playing the violin, a very screetchy rendition of Mary Had a Little Lamb.
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Jan 20, 2006 17:11:01 GMT -5
PLEASE don't reveal too much about the TPP audio book to me, Gigi, I haven't gotten around to listening yet. But it sounds excellent. I have "Scream and Run Away"stuck in my head already, just from thinking about it. (If that made ANY sense..... ) I never expected them to be out on the same day.....
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Post by Gigi on Jan 20, 2006 17:26:19 GMT -5
I can't spoil too much. The only things I listened to were the beginning and end to hear the song, the letter at the end and the sound effects.
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Post by Costas the Mighty on Jan 21, 2006 6:05:21 GMT -5
Scream and Run Away is amazing, so I am going to have to buy the whole CD for that one song. If the Littlest Elf is also on there, more the better. ^^ Do you think any Carmelita stuff will be on there...? :ponders:
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Post by lauren on Jan 21, 2006 9:36:04 GMT -5
Ooo that's interesting. Where have I been!? I had no idea a cd would be released. You can get the littlest elf song on the movie soundtrack Costas the Mighty, and I'm not sure wether they would incorporate a movie song in a book merchandise, but you never know. That's a good idea, Carmelitta singing. Hopefully it will be sold worldwide.
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Post by twistedbrain on Jan 21, 2006 11:56:52 GMT -5
I've known about it for a while, but I just didn't know the release date.
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Jan 21, 2006 14:15:40 GMT -5
*Ish excited!*
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Post by s on Jan 21, 2006 15:07:31 GMT -5
Yes, this is an exciting development. I'm glad to hear that the book and CD will be released simultaneously.
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Post by lauren on Jan 21, 2006 22:28:01 GMT -5
I wonder wether there will be any audio in the CD which will help us to answer mysteries book 13 didn't answer for us.
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Post by Dante on Jan 22, 2006 3:42:06 GMT -5
Like an additional, post-B13 Handler/Snicket interview or something? That'd be good.
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