New improved Bleach- now with 500% more sound!

Okay, I just got a sampling of the musical score for Bleach. While I don't want to spoil what is bound to be an orgasmic auditory experience, I will say this: it's both oboe-licioius and xylo-tastic. Any man who uses these sounds when writing a soundtrack is fine by me.

At this moment, the more astute among you are losing your heads over the information I've just provided. "WHAT?" you undoubtedly utter, unable to comprehend. "I never saw a thing about music in the cast list! Not a mention in the cast-bashing frenzy 6 posts below! Who is this mysterious fellow who has prepared a tasty treat for my ears, hmm? I simply must know!" You then proceed to tear out your own hair by the fistful in your anxiety.

Calm down, ya freaks. Seriously. There's a story here.

So when we put Bleach together, we realized that we could handle most of the major technical stuff (shit) mostly through our own power. Alex is experienced behind a camera, and knows his way around editing software, while Ian has worked sound, lights, etc. before. I was able to whip up a website, with help from Pedro's graphic editing.

The only thing we didn't have was someone to make us some sweet, sweet Bleachy music. Among our friends and, indeed, all our acquaintances, not one can play a decent instrument*, let alone write and record an entire musical score.

Alex basically decided that if we were going to have some decent music without paying record companies an exorbitant amount that we didn't, you know, have, he would try for music from independent songwriters, who tend to be a little less exorbitant in their askings. Music was a major part of our budget, and it was going to be tough to make the numbers balance, but it didn't seem like there was another way.

And thus our hero quested for many days, braving the terrors of the internet and all the awful bands that are out there trying to whore themselves out. He searched for days, finding nary a decent singer, and was on the verge of despair when...

Alex came across a guy named Chris Caulder. He listened to some music, decided he liked (or, for all you young hipsters out there, "dug") the sound, and sent an email:

ALEX: Hey, I liked this one song of yours. Can I use it in my indie film? How much are you asking for the rights?

Not long after, he received a reply. The Reply of Ages.

CHRIS(not me): Sure, I love indie film, no charge. And actually, I'd like to score the whole thing for you, also at no charge.

So I cannot stress enough the following things:
1) How good the music is
2) How generous this offer is
3) How badly you need to check out Chris's websites. They are as follows:

www.themixtape.net
www.beautysconfusion.net
www.oustedproductions.net

Give the man your patronage, and remember when you finally watch the film who made it possible: the pleasant noises entering your ears, and the lack of red numbers in our budget.

ALSO: if you have any questions or comments about the film, leave a comment on this here blog, or a message on our Myspace.

*Note the modifier here. In the group, we had 1 trumpeter, 1 sax, and a trombone. So...if worse came to worse, we could create a movie with a Big Band soundtrack! Wouldn't that be GREAT?