EXCLUSIVE! Ben Lovett’s Acclaimed ‘Synchronicity’ Score Gets An All-New Cassette Treatment + Giveaway | Vehlinggo
One of Lakeshore Records‘ favorite releases of 2016 is Synchronicity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Ben Lovett’s analog synth score to Jacob Gentry’s stylish ’80s-centric time travel film. The score is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl, and now for the first time on cassette via our partners at Megatapes. Vehlinggo has debuted the all-new album art by John Bergin, exclusive to this cassette release. In celebration of this new release, there is a soundtrack cassette giveaway — check it all now at Vehlinggo.
Ben Lovett received worldwide acclaim for his score to Synchronicity, nominated by the World Soundtrack Awards for Discovery of The Year in October 2016.
Magnet Releasing, a division of Magnolia Pictures, presents SYNCHRONICITY, available now on Blu-ray/DVD (get it here) and on VOD (rent it on iTunes).
Ben Lovett’s stunning synth-driven score for Jacob Gentry’s time travel film, Synchronicity, is getting the cassette treatment, thanks to a partnership between Lakeshore Records and Megatapes. Vehlinggo is proud to reveal John Bergin’s talented artwork. See it below.
Order details are after the art — also, I’m giving a couple tapes away. Those details are below, too. Oh! And Vehlinggo published a fairly sizable feature on Lovett and the score back in 2016. That’s below, too. If you enjoy this score, this is your lucky day.
Pre-order the cassette tape via Megatapes starting at some point today. The official release day is April 14, and you can, of course, try to get it then, too. Hurry: There are only 250 tapes available.
Don’t have a tape player? Don’t worry. You can buy a decent used one at any number of boutiques or even just get a vintage Sony Walkman on eBay, like I did. After you buy the tape, you can purchase the score on vinyl from Death Waltz or get the digital release from Lakeshore. Make sure to rent/buy the Dark City-influenced film on Amazon or elsewhere (I can’t remember if it’s on Netflix).
Bergin, the art director for Lakeshore and a noted musician in his own rite, had some words to say about this release and the cassette medium in general.
“Every time I listen to music on cassette, I am stunned by the warmth and clarity of the sound, especially when I listen to music that I am very familiar with,” he said in a statement. “I’ve listened to Ben’s Synchronicity score nearly a hundred times. The first time I heard it on cassette, it was like hearing it for the first time — there is incredible detail and saturation in the sound. Cassettes offer a listening experience unlike any other format.”
