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Who had the best crystal ball for 2018?

In this special episode, we’ll listen to the predictions people made a year ago for 2018 in the domain industry. Who was right? Who missed the mark? The 2019 predictions episode is coming soon, so this will be a good warmup for that episode.

Also: Expired domain shakeup, Amazon buys another valuable domain name, PIR gets a new CEO and Uniregistry shrinks its brand.

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NEW YORK, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings on June 7, 2019.

A comprehensive anthology of music from the mythic first leg of Bob Dylan’s groundbreaking Rolling Thunder Revue, this 14CD box set includes all five of Dylan’s full sets from that tour that were professionally recorded. The collection also provides the listener with an intimate insider’s seat for recently unearthed rehearsals at New York’s S.I.R. studios and the Seacrest Motel in Falmouth, MA plus a bonus disc showcasing one-of-a-kind performances from the tour.

The collection features 148 tracks in all, with more than 100 of those never previously released. Included in the box set is a 52-page booklet featuring rare and never-before-seen Rolling Thunder Revue photos and a revelatory essay by novelist/musician Wesley Stace. Concurrent with the release of the 14CD box set will be a reissue of The Bootleg Series Volume 5 on vinyl, back in print for the first time since 2002 as a 3LP set with a 64-page booklet.

Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings is available for pre-order now in digital, and CD formats: https://bobdylan.lnk.to/rollthunder-boxsetPR

Launched in the fall of 1975, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue flouted the touring conventions of the time by featuring an eclectic cast of characters and playing small and unusual venues with little advance notice. The shows would often stretch to more than four hours long, generating some of the artist’s most dramatic and dynamic on-stage performances ever. Dylan debuted the new songs he’d written for his forthcoming Desire album (which became one of the most acclaimed and popular in his canon) with a fire and intensity that Dylan had reached ten years earlier with his incendiary tours with musicians who became The Band. He also took wild, interpretative rides through his back catalog and broke out some unexpected covers.

Dylan gathered amazing friends and collaborators for his ensemble – dubbed Guam for the tour – that included T Bone Burnett, Mick Ronson, Joan Baez,  Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Bobby Neuwirth, Scarlett Rivera, Ronee Blakley, Steven Soles, David Mansfield, Rob Stoner, Howie Wyeth and Luther Rix. Poet Allen Ginsberg and Joni Mitchell also brought their talents to the show’s encores. Dylan, the consummate band leader, managed to take these musicians from various backgrounds and sensibilities and mold them into a tight musical unit on stage.

Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings serves as a companion piece to the new film, “Rolling Thunder Revue – A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” premiering on Netflix on June 12. Every one of Bob Dylan’s performances in the movie can be found in this boxed set.

Bob Dylan – Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings 

DISC 1: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 19, 1975
DISC 2: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 21, 1975
DISC 3: Seacrest Motel Rehearsals, Falmouth, MA – October 29, 1975
DISC 4-5: Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA – November 19, 1975
DISC 6-7: Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – November 20, 1975
DISC 8-9: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (afternoon)
DISC 10-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (evening)
DISC 12-13: Forum de Montreal, Quebec, Canada – December 4, 1975
DISC 14: Rare Performances

Bob Dylan – Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings 

DISC 1 

October 19, 1975 – S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY
1. Rake and Ramblin’ Boy* [incomplete]
2. Romance in Durango* [incomplete]
3. Rita May*
4. I Want You# [incomplete]
5. Love Minus Zero/No Limit* [incomplete]
6. She Belongs to Me* [incomplete]
7. Joey [incomplete]
8. Isis
9. Hollywood Angel [incomplete]
10. People Get Ready#~
11. What Will You Do When Jesus Comes?#
12. Spanish Is the Loving Tongue
13. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
14. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)*
15. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You
16. This Land Is Your Land
17. Dark as a Dungeon*

DISC 2 

October 21, 1975 – S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY
1. She Belongs to Me#
2. A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall
3. Isis
4. This Wheel’s on Fire/Hurricane/All Along the Watchtower
5. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
6. If You See Her, Say Hello
7. One Too Many Mornings#
8. Gwenevere [incomplete]
9. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts [incomplete]
10. Patty’s Gone to Laredo#
11. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

DISC 3

October 29, 1975 – Seacrest Motel Rehearsals, Falmouth, MA
1. Tears of Rage
2. I Shall Be Released
3. Easy and Slow
4. Ballad of a Thin Man
5. Hurricane
6. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
7. Just Like a Woman
8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

DISC 4

November 19, 1975 – Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
5. Romance in Durango
6. Isis
7. Blowin’ in the Wind
8. Wild Mountain Thyme
9. Mama, You Been on My Mind
10. Dark as a Dungeon
11. I Shall Be Released

DISC 5

November 19, 1975 – Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA
1. Tangled Up in Blue
2. Oh, Sister
3. Hurricane^*
4. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
5. Sara
6. Just Like a Woman
7. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
8. This Land Is Your Land

DISC 6 

November 20, 1975 – Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe#~^
3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry*
5. Romance in Durango^*
6. Isis
7. Blowin’ in the Wind*
8. Wild Mountain Thyme
9. Mama, You Been on My Mind^
10. Dark as a Dungeon
11. I Shall Be Released

DISC 7

November 20, 1975 – Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA
1. Simple Twist of Fate^*
2. Oh, Sister
3. Hurricane
4. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
5. Sara
6. Just Like a Woman#
7. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door#^
8. This Land Is Your Land

DISC 8

November 21, 1975 – Afternoon – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
4. A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall
5. Romance in Durango
6. Isis
7. The Times They Are a-Changin’
8. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
9. Mama, You Been on My Mind
10. Never Let Me Go
11. I Shall Be Released^

DISC 9

November 21, 1975 – Afternoon – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
1. Mr. Tambourine Man^
2. Oh, Sister
3. Hurricane
4. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
5. Sara^
6. Just Like a Woman
7. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
8. This Land Is Your Land

DISC 10 

November 21, 1975 – Evening – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll^
4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry#^
5. Romance in Durango
6. Isis^
7. Blowin’ in the Wind^
8. The Water Is Wide^
9. Mama, You Been on My Mind
10. Dark as a Dungeon
11. I Shall Be Released

DISC 11 

November 21, 1975 – Evening – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
1. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
2. Tangled Up in Blue#^
3. Oh, Sister^
4. Hurricane
5. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)^
6. Sara
7. Just Like a Woman^
8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
9. This Land Is Your Land

DISC 12 

December 4, 1975 – Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll*
4. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You^
5. A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall#^*
6. Romance in Durango#
7. Isis#~
8. Blowin’ in the Wind
9. Dark as a Dungeon
10. Mama, You Been on My Mind
11. Never Let Me Go#~
12. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine*
13. I Shall Be Released

DISC 13

December 4, 1975 – Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
1. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue^
2. Love Minus Zero/No Limit^
3. Tangled Up in Blue
4. Oh, Sister
5. Hurricane
6. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)#*
7. Sara#
8. Just Like a Woman
9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
10. This Land Is Your Land

Disc 14

BONUS DISC – RARE PERFORMANCES

1. One Too Many Mornings*
October 24 – Gerdes Folk City, New York City, New York
2. Simple Twist of Fate*
October 28 – Mahjong Parlor, Falmouth, MA
3. Isis
November 2 – Technical University, Lowell, MA
4. With God on Our Side
November 4 – Afternoon – Civic Center, Providence, RI
5. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
November 4 – Evening – Civic Center, Providence, RI
6. Radio advertisement for Niagara Falls shows
Niagara Falls, NY
7. The Ballad of Ira Hayes*
November 16 – Tuscarora Reservation, NY
8. Your Cheatin’ Heart*
November 23
9. Fourth Time Around
November 26 – Civic Center, Augusta, Maine
10. The Tracks of My Tears
December 3 – Chateau Champlain, Montreal Canada
11. Jesse James
December 5 – Montreal Stables, Montreal, Canada
12. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
December 8 – “Night of the Hurricane,” Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

# included in the film Renaldo and Clara (1978 film)
~ released on 4 Songs From “Renaldo And Clara” E.P. (1978 album)
^ released on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975 (2002 album) * included in Rolling Thunder Revue (2019 film)

On Discs 1-13:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Joan Baez – vocals and guitar on “Tears of Rage,” “I Shall Be Released,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Wild Mountain Thyme,” “Mama, You Been on My Mind,” “Dark as a Dungeon,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,” “Never Let Me Go,” “The Water Is Wide,” and “This Land Is Your Land”
Roger McGuinn – guitar and vocals on “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and
“This Land Is Your Land”
Guam:
Bobby Neuwirth – guitar, vocals
Scarlet Rivera – violin
T Bone J. Henry Burnett – guitar, vocals
Steven Soles – guitar, vocals
Mick Ronson – guitar
David Mansfield – steel guitar, mandolin, violin, dobro
Rob Stoner – bass, vocals
Howie Wyeth – drums, piano
Luther Rix – drums, percussion, congas
Ronee Blakley – vocals
and
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar
Allen Ginsberg – vocals, finger cymbals
Joni Mitchell – vocals

On DISC 14:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica with
Joan Baez – vocals (2)
Rob Stoner – bass (2)
Eric Andersen, Arlen Roth – guitars (2) Guam (3, 10, 12)
Larry Keegan – vocals (8)
Robbie Robertson – guitar (12)

All songs by Bob Dylan except:
“Romance in Durango,” “Rita May,” “Joey,” Isis,” “Hurricane,” “Oh, Sister” by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy; “This Wheel’s on Fire” by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko; “Tears of Rage” by Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel; “Rake and Ramblin’ Boy,” “Spanish Is the Loving Tongue,” “Easy and Slow,” “Wild Mountain Thyme,” “The Water Is Wide,” and “Jesse James” traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan; “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield; “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” by Peter LaFarge; “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie; “Dark as a Dungeon” by Merle Travis; “Never Let Me Go” by Joseph Scott; “Your Cheatin’ Heart” by Hank Williams; “The Tracks of My Tears” by William Robinson, Jr., Pete Moore, and William Tarplin.

Website: http://www.bobdylan.com/
Instagram: @bobdylan
Facebook: @bobdylan

SOURCE Legacy Recordings

These tips will help you sell your domain names.

Have you ever tried to convince a company about the value of a good domain name. Chris Zuiker, a domain broker and marketer for Media Options, does it every day. Today he explains the 7 ways a domain name impacts a brand, and these 7 things should be part of every pitch when you sell a domain name.

Also: Plants.com, Files.com sell for big bucks.

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Original Programming to be Developed by Davidson and Mayer and Made Available Across a Variety of Podcast Platforms

NEW YORK – May 16, 2019 – Leading podcast developers Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer and Sony Music Entertainment today announced a new joint venture that will find and develop original podcast talent and programming. Davidson is the co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money” and an award-winning contributor to “This American Life,” and Mayer is a top podcast and public radio producer formerly of Stitcher, Panoply Media, and WNYC among others.

The
joint venture will create and distribute original scripted and unscripted
programming across multiple podcast genres and subject matters. Based in
Brooklyn, NY, Davidson and Mayer will lead the yet-to-be-named company and
focus on cultivating dynamic talent and unique storytelling using Sony Music’s
expertise in content creation and supporting new technologies for monetization.

Commenting
on the deal, Davidson and Mayer stated, “It is a thrilling time to be in
podcasting with major media and tech companies paying increasing attention to
the industry as it quickly grows. Sony Music so impressed us with their focus
on supporting artists and the creative process. They understand what it takes
to attract the best people and create the conditions where they can do their
best work.”

Rob
Stringer, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment said, “Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer
are acclaimed, visionary journalists and leaders in the podcasting industry and
they share our creator-first approach to content development. We want to
enhance opportunities for talented storytellers in this rapidly evolving audio
entertainment segment. This partnership will help creators grow their brands
and share their work with global audiences across a variety of services and
platforms.”

There
are more than half a million active podcast shows now in existence and,
according to Edison Research, the number of Americans spending time listening
to podcasts more than doubled over the last four years. With this increased
activity, the need for services and solutions that can nurture and advance
creativity, develop brands and maximize connections between content creators
and audiences continues to grow.

The
joint venture brings to the podcast community Davidson’s and Mayer’s expertise
in identifying and developing premium content alongside Sony Music’s
best-in-class capabilities in marketing, sales and distribution, business
development, audio production, and data and analytics.

A
leading broadcaster and podcasting voice, Davidson co-founded and co-hosted
NPR’s “Planet Money,” after serving as the international business and economics
correspondent for NPR. He also has been a frequent contributor to “This
American Life” where his co-reporting on the episode “The Giant Pool of Money,”
received the Peabody, DuPont-Columbia, and Polk Awards and was named one of the
top works of journalism of the decade by New York University’s Arthur L. Carter
Journalism Institute. In addition, he served as a technical consultant to
co-writer and director Adam McKay on the Academy Award-winning film “The Big
Short.” Davidson and McKay also previously served as co-hosts of the Gimlet
Media podcast “Surprisingly Awesome.” Davidson is a Contributing Writer for The
New Yorker. Before that he was an economics writer for The New York Times
Magazine.

Mayer
started her career in radio as a producer across
multiple shows at WNYC New York Public Radio including the “Fishko
Files” and “On the Media,” an hour long program covering journalism and
technology. She then joined podcast network Panoply Media where she served as
the Managing Producer for all podcast production and launched dozens of shows
and led the production of the first season of
the podcast “Revisionist History.” Most recently, she was the Executive
Producer for Show Development at Stitcher where she was responsible for the development,
production and launch of new podcasts for the company’s comedy-focused Earwolf
network and Stitcher label.

About Sony Music Entertainment

Sony
Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster
that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars.
The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important
recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music
from every genre, including Arista Records, Arista Nashville, Beach Street
Records, Black Butter Records, BPG Music, Bystorm Entertainment, Century Media,
Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Descendant Records, Disruptor Records,
District 18 Entertainment, Epic Records, Essential Records, Essential Worship,
Fo Yo Soul Recordings, House of Iona Records, Insanity Records, Keep Cool,
Legacy Recordings, Masterworks, Masterworks Broadway, Ministry of Sound
Recordings, Monument Records, OKeh, Palm Tree Records, Polo Grounds Music,
Portrait, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records Relentless Records,
Reunion Records, Same Plate Entertainment, Six Course Music Group, Sony
Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music, Verity
Records and Visionary Records. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. 

Someone is pretending to be a well-known domain name broker.

This is a story about an imposter. An imposter who pretended to be a well-known domain broker and tried to con another domain name broker into buying a domain name. Name Ninja Bill Sweetman tells the story…and calls out many red flags that you should take note of when you are buying a domain name.

Also: One.com, who bought Files.com, Topcoin and GoDaddy landers

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NEW YORK, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Music announces the release of MEN IN BLACK™: INTERNATIONAL (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by DANNY ELFMAN and CHRIS BACON.  One of the most acclaimed and distinctive film composers of his generation, Danny Elfman returns to Men in Black after scoring the franchise’s first three installments.  He is joined by Chris Bacon, who has previously written additional music on Elfman’s scores including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Goosebumps.  Available Friday, June 7, the soundtrack features music from the hugely-anticipated summer film, which makes its theatrical debut via Sony Pictures on Friday, June 14.

Of the soundtrack, composer Danny Elfman says, “I have always loved scoring the Men in Black series.  It allows me to enter a weird quirky unique musical world that only exists in the MIB universe. Revisiting and updating is always a joy. And sharing this chapter with co-composer Chris Bacon was also a great experience. “

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe.  In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Men in Black: International is directed by F. Gary Gray, and written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. Produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Edward Cheng, Howard Chen, E. Bennett Walsh, Riyoko Tanaka, David Beaubaire and Barry Sonnenfeld. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Laurent Bourgeois & Larry Bourgeois, with Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. 

CONNECT WITH MEN IN BLACK™: INTERNATIONAL
Official Website | Trailer
Facebook: @MenInBlack
Twitter: @MenInBlack
Instagram: @MenInBlack
#MIBInternational

MEN IN BLACK™: INTERNATIONAL (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
TRACKLIST –

ABOUT DANNY ELFMAN
For over 30 years, four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman, has established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished film composers in the industry. He has collaborated with directors such as Tim Burton, Gus Van Sant, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, Rob Minkoff, Guillermo del Toro, Brian De Palma, James Ponsoldt and David O’ Russell. Beginning with his first score on Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Elfman has scored over 100 films, including: Milk (Oscar nominated), Good Will Hunting (Oscar nominated), Big Fish (Oscar nominated), Men in Black(Oscar nominated), Edward Scissorhands, Batman, To Die For, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spiderman, A Simple Plan, Midnight Run, Sommersby, Dolores Claiborne, and the Errol Morris documentaries The Unknown Known, and Standard Operating Procedure.  Most recently he has provided the music for Tim Burton’s film Dumbo, Warner Bros. Justice League, Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot and The Grinch for Universal.

A native of Los Angeles, Elfman grew up loving film music. He travelled the world as a young man, absorbing its musical diversity. He helped found the band Oingo Boingo, and came to the attention of a young Tim Burton, who asked him to write the score for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. 34 years later, the two have forged one of the most fruitful composer-director collaborations in film history. In addition to his film work, Elfman wrote the iconic theme music for the television series The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives.

Elfman has expanded his writing to composing orchestral concert works which include: Serenada Schizophrana, a symphony commissioned by the American Composer’s Orchestra, which premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2005, Rabbit and Rogue, for the American Ballet Theater choreographed by Twyla Tharp, performed at The Metropolitan Opera house in 2008, and Iris for Cirque du Soleil directed by French choreographer Philippe Decouflé.  In 2011, Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton live orchestral concert, premiered at Royal Albert Hall, and has since toured around the world and won two Emmys.

In 2017 Elfman’s violin concerto, “Eleven-Eleven” written for violinist Sandy Cameron had its world premiere in Prague and was performed by Cameron and the Czech National Orchestra.  In 2018, Elfman’s violin concerto, “Eleven-Eleven” had its U.S. premiere performed by Cameron and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and this year,  “Eleven-Eleven” was recorded by Sandy Cameron and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and released on Sony Classical International. Also, Elfman’s first Piano Quartet, commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet, premiered at the Berlin Philharmonie.

“I need to push myself into new territory with fresh challenges as much as I can and whenever I can. I am told I have a recognizable style but my greatest pleasure is when I can surprise the audience with my music.”

ABOUT CHRIS BACON
Chris Bacon burst onto the film scoring scene with his full throttled score for Duncan Jones’s hit thriller Source Code. “From the point that I could start thinking about what I wanted to do when I grew up,” says Chris Bacon, “it was always to write movie music.” Having cut his teeth as a protégé—orchestrating, co-composing, and writing additional music—of James Newton Howard (on films like Gnomeo and Juliet and King Kong), Bacon made his solo debut with the score for Angels Fall and hasn’t looked back. He gave animated accompaniments to Space Chimps and Alpha and Omega, and composed the dramatic score for the war documentary High Ground produced by Don Hahn. Chris also wrote the underscore for the second half of NBC’s Smash season one, which earned him his first Emmy Award Nomination. Chris recently received his second Emmy Award Nomination on Bates Motel for best Original Dramatic Score for a Series. He has also contributed additional music to David O. Russell’s Academy Award nominated American Hustle, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron, Paddington produced by David Heyman, and Sony Picture’s Goosebumps. His most recent work includes Rob Reiner’s Being Charlie, ABC’s TV drama When We Rise, the Amazon reboot The Tick directed by Wally Pfister, the Fox feature Snatched directed by Jonathan Levine, and  the Paramount animation-adventure feature, Sherlock Gnomes.

Bacon grew up in Utah, learning playing piano and saxophone before studying music composition in college. He moved to L.A. to attend USC’s film scoring program, which resulted in his apprenticeship with Howard. “It comes back to instinct,” he says of his process, “and for better or worse, following my ears.”

ABOUT SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK, PLEASE CONTACT
Larissa Slezak | Jamie Bertel | Colin Yost
Sony Music Masterworks

Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait and Masterworks Broadway imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.sonymusicmasterworks.com/.

CONNECT WITH SONY SOUNDTRACKS
Facebook: /SonyMusicSoundtracks
Instagram: @sonysoundtracks
YouTube: SonySoundtracksVEVO

SOURCE Sony Music Masterworks