X-Ray Dog
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X-Ray Dog is a music studio based in Burbank, California.
X-Ray Dog primarily produces high-end orchestral and choral music for movie and TV trailers. Their music is generally not available to consumers*, as they market directly to movie studios. Their music plays in the trailers of many movies, such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the Star Wars prequels, No Country for Old Men, both of the Narnia films, The Golden Compass, The Water Horse, King Kong, the Pirates of the Carribean films, Atonement, Sweeney Todd, and many more.
One of the most popular cues is "Gothic Power" which has been used in many film advertising campaigns including "The Lord Of The Rings" (2001) and Star Wars III (Internet trailer) (2005). There are different versions of this title that obviously were inspired by Carl Orff's "O Fortuna". *
- Their piece Divine Crusade appears on some editions of the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix where it is played as the theme to the trailer, as well as the piece on the DVD menu. It was originally from the hard-to-find K9 Empire CD. X-Ray Dog's two other songs for the Order of the Phoenix campaign, Conquest and Breach the Gate, were not included.
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[edit] Illegal Distribution
Despite the fact that their music is not publicly available, many underground sites offer some tracks for free. The leak of some their albums is mostly attributed to production companies and people blamed in these leaks have been sent to jail. Moreover, most if not all albums are watermarked. If these albums were to be leaked, the studio will then be able to track the leak and take the appropriate legal action. This is also the case with other trailer music studios like Two Steps From Hell and Immediate Music.
However, it is speculated by underground traders that in time these watermarks will be cracked and therefore the albums will be able to be downloaded in many websites.
[edit] Music Library
- XRCD 01 - New Music
- XRCD 02 - Bonz Unleashed
- XRCD 03 - Prime Cuts
- XRCD 04 - Sit Up And Listen
- XRCD 05 - Fresh Meat
- XRCD 06 - New Tricks
- XRCD 07 - Mad Dog
- XRCD 08 - A Breed Apart
- XRCD 09 - Double Live Doggie Style I
- XRCD 10 - Double Live Doggie Style II
- XRCD 11 - Dog Party
- XRCD 12 - Canis Rex I
- XRCD 13 - Canis Rex II
- XRCD 14 - Dog Eat Dog I
- XRCD 15 - Dog Eat Dog II
- XRCD 16 - Hellhounds
- XRCD 17 - Bites Bark Growls
- XRCD 18 - B.B.G. Elements
- XRCD 19 - Dog Gone Wild
- XRCD 20 - X-Ray Spex
- XRCD 21 - Best in Show
- XRCD 22 - Mighty Dog
- XRCD 23 - K-9 Empire I
- XRCD 24 - K-9 Empire II
- XRCD 25 - Cerberus I
- XRCD 26 - Cerberus II
- XRCD 27 - Boneyard I
- XRCD 28 - Boneyard II
- XRCD 29 - Alpha Dog
- XRCD 30 - Dog Rock
- XRCD 31 - Mechanimal
- XRCD 32 - Dogs of War I
- XRCD 33 - Dogs of War II
- XRCD 34 - Top Dog
- XRCD 35 - Argos
[edit] See also
- Immediate Music - Another professional studio dedicated to trailer music.
- Two Steps from Hell - Another professional studio dedicated to trailer music.
- Audiomachine
- Brand X Music
- Pfeifer Broz. Music - Another group whose music is frequently used in trailers.
- Future World Music - Another group whose music is frequently used in trailers. Link: www.futureworldmusic.com/
- List of Pieces by X-Ray Dog - An incomplete list of the important pieces they wrote, including trailer music for Harry Potter, Narnia and more!
