Alien 5 Album Now Available for Download!

[BlackWatch]

Jon Sorensen, who has recently been participating in some very interesting conversations with Dennis Lowe, Simon Deering and many of our forum members here on the site, has allowed us to upload and host his wonderful musical creations inspired by Alien and the time he spent working on the film as a miniature modeler.

Right now in our downloads section you can download either the entire Alien 5 album (you will need WinRar or another extraction utility to open the file) or each of the seven tracks individually. There is also one track from Jon's The Core of Dreams album titled A Saucerful of Secrets.

Any Alien fan should download and listen to these tracks as the music all ties in directly to the film and is an existential listening experience.

Special thanks to Jon for sharing these tracks with us. And feel free to post your feedback here I'm sure Jon is looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

On a related note, I'm looking for someone who can burn a PAL version DVD to test the PAL DVD ISO for the Alien Makers documentary before we release it publically. I tested the NTSC version myself and it is ready to go but I'm waiting to release both together. If you can play the PAL format let me know and I can make a download available for you.

[Simon Deering]

On a related note, I'm looking for someone who can burn a PAL version DVD to test the PAL DVD ISO for the Alien Makers documentary before we release it publically. I tested the NTSC version myself and it is ready to go but I'm waiting to release both together. If you can play the PAL format let me know and I can make a download available for you.

Did that get done yet ? I could test burn a PAL iso no prob ..

[BlackWatch]

There is a fellow from Germany who volunteered to download and test it. Should be done today. But if you'd like to do the same I could give you access to the file on our server. No problem.

Let me know!

[Simon Deering]

There is a fellow from Germany who volunteered to download and test it. Should be done today. But if you'd like to do the same I could give you access to the file on our server. No problem.

Let me know!

Sure why not a double test I have a stack of blanks here

[BlackWatch]

I used a DVD emulator to test the PAL version and it works perfectly. Although I discovered a problem with the NTSC version that will require a reupload by Dennis. In the meantime I know many people are awaiting the files so I'm going to go ahead and make the PAL version available, then announce the whole ball of wax once both files are ready.

I have to upload the PAL to a specific folder on the server to make it available in the download manager. Should be ready by this time tomorrow. In the meantime I'll get you FTP access Simon.

[Simon Deering]

I used a DVD emulator to test the PAL version and it works perfectly. Although I discovered a problem with the NTSC version that will require a reupload by Dennis. In the meantime I know many people are awaiting the files so I'm going to go ahead and make the PAL version available, then announce the whole ball of wax once both files are ready.

I have to upload the PAL to a specific folder on the server to make it available in the download manager. Should be ready by this time tomorrow. In the meantime I'll get you FTP access Simon.

I can do the Mac test , as I suspect there are a plethora of PC's out there

[BlackWatch]

I've asked Dennis to forward you his FTP login info.

[Jon Sorensen]

I like to come to movies late, so have recently caught up with four.

BEOWOLF and 300 blew me away totally. Presently researching the techniques used on both those movies, particularly 300. If you guys know of anything online or in hard copy I can look at, then do please let me know. I'll perhaps explain why later.

Also caught up with M Night Shyamalan' THE HAPPENING, which I absolutely loved. A really powerful and creepy movie. I'm a big fan of Shyamalan's work. I know not many people are. I even liked LADY IN THE WATER. For me, THE HAPPENING sounds a very real warning indeed. His work is understated and all the more effective for that.

When I was'nt looking, someone also smuggled a DVD of AVATAR into the house so I sat down and watched it in 2D. It reinforces my opinion of Jim Cameron as a really important technical innovator and contributor. In that sense, a flawless piece of work and something for everyone to aim at technically. The story was moving and significant, but I was astonished at how weak the music was given James Horner's experience. (Covered that elsewhere on these Forums).

I have also very recently passed on most of my artifacts, art and files from my working on ALIEN to a French movie collector whose long term aim it is to give all this to the French Cinematheque film museum. I have always had a soft spot for the French appreciation of cinema right across the board so am very pleased this has happened. You guys should read David Puttnams' scholarly book The Undeclared War on how the French stood up to Hollywood for example

Other than that, hope you're all ticketyboo.

[Jon Sorensen]

Amazing the ALIEN 5 free album is still trickling out on download from here after over a year.

The last piece of my music to be commercially released in this period is ANGEAL PLAINEAD, out on 21 December, (the Winter Solstice), as a 29 minute download. As has been reported elsewhere on the web, there are three completed unreleased CD's of mine still in the wings. DRACULA, WILDWOOD, (based on the book by John Farris), and Jon Sorensen's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Symphony. They may come out at some stage after a decent interval. There is also one other completed CD unreleased. Also we threatened to put ALIEN 5 out on CD, but I'd prefer to keep that as a free download, and thanks again, some of you, for telling me it hits the spot.

Keep creating!

[robthom]

Bid time return

 

(Hmmm... Alien, Somewhere in Time, Roadwarrior...)

Aaaand... romance, as cover art, as intuition.

Good stuff man.

[Jon Sorensen]

Bid time return

 

(Hmmm... Alien, Somewhere in Time, Roadwarrior...)

Aaaand... romance, as cover art, as intuition.

Good stuff man.

Outstanding, robthom! Start shooting next month through September and October. Thank you!

[Lukeswan]

Hey chaps

I was going to post my own thread but im not sure if the website allows for that. So I just want to post here. I believe a few of you gentlemen worked with my father neil swan "back in the day" if i remember right Dennis was the gentleman who was kind enough to put together the commentary from my father at his wake about his experiences working on Alien and for that I'll be forever grateful. Unfortunately I gave the DVD to my uncle who lost it in his state of grief.

Also Jon Sorenson I've never met you but I remember very well my father joking about the crap he put you through and your nick name "you'll be sorry son'. He was most likely the nicest guy on the planet and I miss him everyday of my life but his wit could have been better!

There is not a day that goes by when I don't think of the old man and it's upsetting me that as time goes by I'm starting to forget or half remember the stories he told me about working in the film industry. if you chaps could tell me any stories about the old bastard I d love to here them.

Luke

I have to say I

[Lukeswan]

By the way after my father died I sold up everything I owned and moved to australia and I'm typing on a friends iPad if the spelling seem to be typed by a handicapped child blame technology...that's the excuse I'm sticking with

[BlackWatch]

Hi Luke! Welcome to the forums. If you're looking for another copy of Alien Makers I'm sure one of us could help you out. Feel free to share any stories about your dad with us here if you like.

[Hudson]

Luke, Jon normally frequents a thread titled "Alien Makers Documentary" or something like that. Dennis and Simon Deering pop in there once in a while also.