Sony Media Software — Recognizing the broad popularity and increasing professional demand for royalty-free music and sound, Sony Creative Software announced the release of Cinemascape: Soundtrack Construction Elements. This new Premium Collection (2-CD, 24-bit) title is a royalty-free soundtrack composition resource that contains a broad assortment of textures and melodies created specifically to provide musical elements that enhance visual information.

Cinemascape sounds range from sparse, layerable elements, to fully-produced music segments that can be used as instant soundtrack material. Sound categories include strings, piano, pads, textures, thematic elements, and environments. Included with this two-disc set are two editable, ready-to-use ACID Pro software projects that blend 24-bit Cinemascape collection sounds with loops and samples from throughout the vast Sony^® Sound Series™ catalog.

Sony^® Sound Series™ libraries offer comprehensive solutions for music creation. Three levels: Classic, Standard, and Premium, offer multiple price point options across a wide range of music genres. "We're pleased to see Cinemascape enter our catalog at the Premium Collection level," said Dave Chaimson, Vice President of Marketing for Sony Creative Software. "Music producers and videographers will enjoy the 24-bit sound, the sheer quantity of content, and all the extras that make Cinemascape a special class of product."

Sony^® Sound Series libraries appeal to film music producers. "Cinemascape is interesting, useful and comprehensive. This library is a great tool kit for creating several of film scoring's basic tones and flavors," said noted soundtrack composer Gary Chang (Island of Dr. Moreau, Path to War, A Bright Shining Lie, Under Siege).

Sony^® Sound Series™ libraries are delivered in the ACID .wav file format that supports pitch-shifting and time-stretching, and is also recognized by products such as Live, Sonar, Cubase, Logic, and GarageBand. These loops can also be imported into any other non-linear editor that supports the .wav file format.

For more information on Cinemascape, or to locate a dealer worldwide, please see www.sony.com/mediasoftware. MSRP: $99.95. Cinemascape will also be shown at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention, NAB 2005, (April 18-21, Las Vegas Convention Center) in Sony's booth (No. SU6406).

Other libraries ideally suited for composing ambient/cinematic scores found in the Sony Sound Series are: Ambient Realms, Cinematix Volumes 1 and 2, James Johnson: Slow Silhouette, James Johnson: Spektral Minimalism, Ma Ja Le': Electronic Imprints and Astrobeats, Ma Ja Le': Ethereal Textures, Numina I: Emotional Peak Sounds for Cinema, Numina II: More Peak Sounds for Cinema, The Orchestral Series, Robert Rich: Ambient Atmospheres and Rhythms, Sonic Excursions for Acoustic Guitar, Steve Tibbetts: Friendly Fire.

About Sony Creative Software

Sony Creative Software inspires artistic expression with its award-winning line of products for digital video, audio, and music production, as well as industry-leading technology for DVD production and Blu-ray Disc™ authoring. Sound Forge™ Pro, ACID™ Pro, and Vegas™ Pro software have defined digital content creation for a generation of creative professionals. These signature product lines continue to advance media production by providing powerful, accessible tools. Today, there is a Sony Creative Software application for every level of expertise, including a full line of consumer software based on the company's professional applications. In addition, Sony Creative Software produces the extensive Sony® Sound Series collection of royalty-free loops and samples, Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series exclusive sound effects, and Vision Series video creation assets. Further, the company provides the industry-leading tools for enterprise-level Blu-ray Disc authoring: Blu-code™ encoder, Blu-print® software, and on-Q Create® for Blu-ray Java. The company’s customers span the globe and include professionals in the film, television, video game, and recording industries, as well as students, educators, and hobbyists.