August 2010 sees the launch of a groundbreaking new media concept that brings cutting-edge film and music together by offering up and coming bands and musicians the chance to have their music included in a major British independent movie.
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Soundtraxs is the brainchild of British independent production company NyAC and is being hosted by leading music video site MUZU.TV. It is the world’s first global online competition, to create a feature film soundtrack. Winning tracks will feature on hotly anticipated new British movie Relative Desire by BAFTA award winning director Michael Baig Clifford.
 

Synopsis: This contemporary fast-paced and time-twisting, thriller sets Jean, nineteen and pregnant, on the road to find her estranged mother, Paula. A compelling journey that starts with death and destruction and takes Jean from an Army barracks via a Midsummer Solstice Festival to an isolated farm house for the final confrontation with her newly found family.

One hot summer’s night Jean abandons her going nowhere life, but quickly finds herself in the no-where to go world of her half-brother, Magpie; Leon’s world of violence and desperation which, thanks to Magpie, is falling apart.

In the middle of the night, Magpie, forced to take Jean with him, flees with their uncle Leon, on his tail. On the road Jean and Magpie discover each other, but eventually, they fall into a trap set by Leon, with the collusion of their mother, Paula. In a final shoot out Jean has to face the reality of the mother who abandoned her, the half-brother she has come to cherish, and the uncle who has done everything for the undying love of his sister, Paula.

Production: Director: Michael Baig-Clifford Producer: Paula McBreen Screenplay: Joanne Lee Cast: Imogen Poots, Harry Treadaway, Karl Markovics Status: Shooting October 2010

Director’s Statement:Two time BAFTA winning director Michael Baig Clifford: ‘Relative Desire is full of action, sexual tension and cinematic vision but I want to hear a pin drop when Jean and Magpie are alone with just a wrecked car and a dead body between them.

Musicians across all genres are encouraged to upload their music onto www.muzu.tv/soundtraxs where members of the public will vote for their favourite tracks. A leading panel of music and film industry experts will then convene to judge the shortlist and the winning ten tracks will feature in the movie soundtrack.

Soundtraxs provides a fantastic career opportunity for emerging bands as the winners will benefit from full synchronisation fees and ongoing royalty payments, and all music will be licensed on a non-exclusive basis.  The competition will make the soundtrack to Relative Desire sound utterly unique and will introduce a whole new generation of artists to the world of music for film, a domain normally only open to artists in the higher echelons of the music industry.

“Our mission is to bring new original talent to audiences in as many cross-platform partnerships and collaborations as we can. Soundtraxs is a first. It gives new artists a chance to have their music in a feature film by an award winning director,” says NyAC founder Phil Parker. “The concept itself is fairly simple – it is a global online competition. Potential artists, bands, songwriters and composers have the opportunity to upload a selection of compositions or songs at the Soundtraxs site, hosted by digital partners and new media darlings, MUZU. The public will then vote for the songs they want to appear in the movie soundtrack. The top 50 tunes will then be considered by an expert panel, who will choose the final 10 tunes, and those 10 will appear in the final cut of the film.”

“Soundtraxs is more than a music competition.  It provides an opportunity for new graphics artists, who have created animated story boards for musicians to add music to.” adds Phil. “It also allows the public for the first time to collaborate in the creation of a film soundtrack.  Soundtraxs is a collaborative opportunity, giving artists a valuable means to explore new business models within the creative industries.”

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Further details about Soundtraxs can be found at: www.muzu.tv/soundtraxs