''Unearthed'', the first album composed by

E.S. Posthumus E.S. Posthumus was an independent music group that produced a form of 21st-century classical music/epic music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds. Their music is inspired by the Pythagorean philosophy ...

, was originally made available for purchase online through the

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website in November 2001. It became the third-biggest selling album in CDBaby's history. The success of the album prompted the wide re-release to retail in May 2005 through Wigshop and 33rd Street Records/Bayside Distribution. A key piece to the distinctive sound of the music comes from working with the

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. In an interview with SoundtrackNet, the band said "we wanted the chance to blow an ungodly sum of cash working with a big orchestra".SoundtrackNet - "Unearthing Pythagoras" Franz Vonlichten interview
26 May 2005 Other musicians performing on this CD include Pedro Eustache,

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, Matt Laug, Lance Morrison,

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and Efrain Toro. The painting used in the cover of the album is

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by Italian Baroque painter

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Track listing

In keeping with the theme of "all things past", each of the thirteen tracks on the album is named after an ancient city, most of which have been abandoned or destroyed, though Cuzco,

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It i ...

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

, and Estremoz still survive to this day.

Personnel

E.S. Posthumus

* Helmut Vonlichten – composing, recording, mixing, arranging * Franz Vonlichten – composing, recording, mixing, arranging

Additional musicians

* Pedro Eustache – reeds, woodwind *

- guitar * Matt Laug – drum machine * Lance Morrison – bass guitar * Seattle Choral Company – vocals *

– low whistle, uilleann pipes * Efrain Toro - percussion

Technical personnel

* Brian Gardner – mastering * David Sabee – contractor * Woody Woodruff – engineering * Erich Estereicher – art direction * Kevin Weel – art direction

Media usage

Many tracks from ''Unearthed'' have been featured in various movie trailers and television shows. They have been used in the trailers for movies due to their escalating structure, which makes them well-suited for the dramatic montages building towards the credits in the aforementioned trailers. An excerpt from the track "Nara" is used as the main theme for the CBS television show '' Cold Case''. A vocal rise performed by a female solo singer (Elise Morris) leads into the opening title, where one of the verses of "Nara" is then played for the remainder of the sequence, concluding with a short melody from a woodwind instrument. At the time Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer chose the song to be used in the show, he had never actually met the Vonlichten brothers in person. Additionally,

Michael A. Levine Michael A. Levine (born 20 February 1964 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American composer, music producer and screenwriter born in Japan and currently based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work in film and television. Early career Trained as ...

, a musical composer for television shows and advertisements, created a reworked version of "Nara" that is played during the show's closing credits as provided by the studio (though not as shown on CBS). The track was also featured in the animation for the presentation of the design for the Beijing WaterCube by the firm architectural LAVA. The track "Ebla" was also used as the main menu music for the 2008 racing video game Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli. One track from the ''Unearthed'' album has also been used in the

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series Top Gear and its stage show, Top Gear Live. The following list provides details on the movie trailers that have used tracks from the ''Unearthed'' album: 2001 * ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...

'' - "Menouthis" and "Pompeii"Première - Issues 294–297 - Page 28 2001 "La Planète des singes" E. S. Posthumus Pompeii: Menouthis * '' Spy Game'' - "Pompeii" * ''

The Affair of the Necklace ''The Affair of the Necklace'' is a 2001 American historical drama film directed by Charles Shyer. The screenplay by John Sweet is based on what became known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an incident that helped fuel the French populace ...

'' - "Harappa" 2002 * ''

Antwone Fisher Antwone Quenton Fisher (born August 3, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, author, and cinema of the United States, film producer. His 2001 autobiographical book ''Finding Fish'' was a The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York ...

'' - "Nara" * ''

Minority Report Minority Report may refer to: * Minority report (Poor Law), published by the UK Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905–09 * "Minority Report", a 1949 science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon * "The Minority Report ...

'' - "Tikal" * ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

'' - "Pompeii" and "Nineveh" * ''

The Recruit __NOTOC__ Recruit can refer to: Military * Military recruitment * Recruit training, in the military * ''Rekrut'' (English: Recruit), a military recruit or low rank in German-speaking countries * Seaman recruit Books *''Le Réquisitionnaire'' (En ...

'' - "Menouthis" * '' The Time Machine'' - "Tikal" * ''

Tuck Everlasting ''Tuck Everlasting'' is an American children's novel about immortality written by Natalie Babbitt and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1975. It has sold over 5 million copies and has been called a classic of modern children's literature ...

'' - "Cuzco" * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' - "Nara" * '' Unfaithful'' - "Nara" * ''

XXX XXX may refer to: Codes and symbols * 30 (number), Roman numeral XXX * XXX, designating pornography ** XXX, an X rating#United_States, X rating ** .xxx, an internet top-level domain intended for pornographic sites * XXX, a symbol of the straight ...

'' - "Harappa" and "Tikal" 2003 * '' Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness'' - "Nara" * '' Cold Case'' - "Nara" * ''

Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...

'' - "Lepcis Magna" and "Tikal" * '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'' - "Menouthis" * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' - "Tikal" * ''

The Matrix Reloaded ''The Matrix Reloaded'' is a 2003 American science-fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is a sequel to ''The Matrix'' (1999) and the second installment in the ''Matrix'' film series. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Laure ...

'' - "Ebla" 2004 * ''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'' - "Pompeii" * ''

National Treasure The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the fundame ...

'' - "Menouthis" and "Nara" * '' Team America: World Police'' - "Harappa" and "Tikal" * '' The Clearing'' - "Nara" * '' Vanity Fair'' - "Nara" 2005 * '' Two for the Money'' - "Nineveh" * '' XXX: State of the Union'' - "Harappa" 2006 *'' Curse of the Golden Flower'' - "Pompeii" *'' Breaking and Entering'' - "Nara" *''

The Last King of Scotland ''The Last King of Scotland'' is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction and ...

'' - "Tikal" 2007 *''

Partition Partition may refer to: Computing Hardware * Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive * Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job Software * Partition (database), the division of a ...

'' - "Nara" *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' - "Nineveh" *''

The Irony of Fate 2 ''The Irony of Fate 2'' or ''The Irony of Fate: Continuation'' (russian: Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение; ''Ironiya sud’by. Prodolzheniye'') is a 2007 Russian romantic comedy film directed by Timur Bekmambetov based on a screenp ...

'' - "Nara" *'' Top Gear: Polar Special'' *''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

'' - "Nara" (Opening theme, season 1) 2008 *''

The Other Boleyn Girl ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known. Inspired by Mary's life s ...

'' - "Nara" 2010 *'' The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!'' - "Tikal" 2012 *'' The Hunger Games'' - "Nara" 2013 *Prosecuting Casey Anthony - "Nara"

References

{{Authority control 2001 debut albums E.S. Posthumus albums