EXODUS: AN ORATORIO IN THREE PARTS WITH WILLIAM SHATNER &THE ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SET FOR RELEASE ON JMG ON APRIL 15, 2008 : 4/3/2008 |
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Jewish Music Group today announced the release of Exodus: An Oratorio In Three Parts with William Shatner and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Recorded in Arkansas, the album features William Shatner’s unique vocal style on each track. The collection will be released on April 15, 2008 and is a “must have” for all fans of Shatner as well as people interested in inspirational recordings and classic Biblical literature. Music for the album was written by David Itkin.
Emmy and Golden Globe winner William Shatner is famous for his portrayal of both Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek) and Denny Crane in Boston Legal. His latest album, the critically acclaimed “Has Been” has sold over 70,000 units in the U.S. and his reading of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” from the Science Fiction Awards is an internet favorite and has over 1 million hits on YouTube.com.
Commenting on Exodus, Shatner recently stated: “It was a hot summer night and three thousand people filed into the venue. They did not know what they were going to hear. At the other end of the theatre, I was at the artist entrance and making my way backstage. I too did not know what was going to happen. The experience that the actor and the audience had that night was unique and in that cyclone of energy between actor and audience, between musicians and music, the synergy was palpable. Listen to this record and you may have an experience that you have never had before.”
Exodus, An Oratorio in Three Parts will be released on Jewish Music Group, a division of Shout! Factory on April 15, 2008. Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.
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