J.J. Abrams ‘STAR TREK INTO
DARKNESS’ is Australia’s number one film this week, and to celebrate we have a
featurette with Australian singer/songwriter Penelope Austin who has
written and recorded an original song with J.J. Abrams for the film called ‘THE
DARK COLLIDE’. An electro-pop stomper, the track is being hailed as the best of
the six sourced from around the globe.
Penelope Austin and co-writer
Robert Conley are among a select group of artists from six countries who
received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their work featured in the
upcoming film from Paramount Pictures.
For the first time ever in a Paramount
live-action film, lyricists, vocalists and music producers from around the
world were invited to add their creative talents and a local flavour to a track
written for a major motion picture, which will be featured in the film during
its theatrical run in each of the artists’ respective countries.
So, moviegoers in the countries
that participated will hear a unique and different soundtrack than the
moviegoers in other countries. This opportunity, in which the artist’s
own song will play during a pivotal scene with Star Trek’s iconic character
Scotty, drew interest from the world’s hottest talent, including Australia’s
Conley and Austin—who as of today will now hear their work in the soundtrack in
every movie theatre in Australia
Their song ‘THE DARK COLLIDE’ is
featured on the “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” soundtrack during a nightclub scene,
which also features Academy Award®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s score,
in every theatre in Australia.
This featurette is a behind the
scenes look from Austin and Conley about how they came to be involved in this
fabulous opportunity and the inspiration behind ‘THE DARK COLLIDE’.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE or
direct link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrlhFSlcPg
