Madison, WI – November 18, 2005 - Musicnotes, Inc. announced today it is now offering downloadable sheet music for two of this season’s biggest film releases, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, online at www.musicnotes.com.
Visitors to the Musicnotes.com web site can now instantly purchase, print and download interactive sheet music for twelve songs from the new Potter film. These sheet music titles include themes composed by the newest Potter composer, Patrick Doyle, as well as the three original pop tunes performed at the film’s Yule Ball scene.
Fans of Johnny Cash and Walk the Line, the new biopic based on his life, can now download digital guitar tablature or a Guitar Guru Session™ (an interactive, CD-Synched guitar lesson) for Joaquin Phoenix’s performance of “Ring of Fire.”
“Word Music has enjoyed a rich history of providing printed editions of our songs as they have been recorded across all genres of Christian and Gospel music,” said Word Music President, Don Cason. “We are thrilled to be able to see our catalog reach into some new areas for Christian consumers through a smartly-tuned digital distribution system like Musicnotes.”
“Although CD soundtracks coincide with movie debuts, sheet music has typically lagged by several months,” stated Tim Reiland, Musicnotes’ Chairman and CFO. “By working closely with publishers and offering sheet music immediately via the Internet, we can provide a great experience for the musician-moviegoer who leaves the theater with a song in their head they want to go home and learn to play.”
“We are particularly excited about the Guitar Guru Session for “Ring of Fire”, a signature Johnny Cash song written by Merle Kilgore and Cash’s second wife, June Carter Cash,” said Bill Aicher, Musicnotes’ Director of Marketing. “This downloadable guitar lesson matches the guitar driven version of the song ably performed by Joaquin Phoenix in the movie. We will be promotionally pricing it at $5.95, an outstanding value given the numerous teaching tools included in every Guitar Guru download.”
In addition to the new music offered for both Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and “Ring of Fire,” Musicnotes offers a wide selection of related sheet music. Fans of the Harry Potter series can download sheet music for themes from the three previous films. Johnny Cash fans can find sheet music for a wide selection of songs from Cash’s catalog, including originals and covers by “The Man in Black."
About Musicnotes: Musicnotes, Inc. has an impressive catalog of nearly 45,000 digital sheet music titles that has been built on the strength of content agreements with Alfred Publishing, BMG, Famous Music, Peer Music, Word Music, EMI Christian, Bug Music and others. They also carry a complete catalog of over 260,000 mail-order items in their online catalog. The Musicnotes multi-genre catalog includes everything from Josh Groban and Coldplay to George Gershwin and Beethoven.
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Tim Reiland
Chairman and CFO, Musicnotes, Inc.
treiland@musicnotes.com or 414-745-4232
Bill Aicher
Director of Marketing, Musicnotes, Inc.
aicher@musicnotes.com or 608-662-1680 ext. 277
