Lakeshore Records To Release From Inside - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) Lakeshore Records will release From Inside - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and in stores on May 22, 2012. The soundtrack features original music by Brett Smith (the band Caul).

Based on the epic graphic novel by John Bergin, From Inside is the story of Cee, a young pregnant woman who finds herself on a damaged train slowly transcribing its way across a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape. Flood, war, starvation and a plague of death threaten the train's passengers. Cee struggles through these dangers while coping with the memory of her lost husband and the imminent birth of her child.

A post-apocalyptic landscape needs a dark score. Composer Brett Smith found this a particular challenge. He said, "I had to somehow convey the weight of the world, misery and despair that Cee had never been exposed to."

One such scene is when Cee walks through the packed train, past sick passengers. Smith described, "The music begins with a childlike melody, very sad and delicate, then when Cee is overcome by the horror she sees, strings come in, courtesy of Jonathan Wilson, playing the Guitar Viol, a unique stringed instrument he makes by hand."

Smith lives and works in Kansas City, where he settled after studying at the Institute for Audio Research in New York City. In Kansas City he met From Inside's writer/director John Bergin and joined his band Trust Obey as guitarist. Trust Obey was signed by Trent Reznor's label (Nothing Records) and released several acclaimed works, including the alternate soundtrack to The Crow. At this time Smith began releasing solo work, quickly becoming a mainstay of the dark ambient underground. This led to work scoring video games, PSAs, music licensing and film scoring.

From Inside is available on DVD and streaming on June 1, 2012. The From Inside -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Lakeshore Records will be available digitally and in stores on May 22, 2012.