The many talents of Jill Tracy, whose darkly romantic music has graced films like The Fine Art of Poisoning (now playing in our short film library) and accompanied screenings of the silent classic Nosferatu, are a natural fit for all things gothic and beautifully macabre... so it feels like supernatural synchronicity to discover that Jill has collaborated with Bauhaus co-founder David J for a new rendition of that band's most legendary hit “Bela Lugosi's Dead” – which genre fans know well from the opening scenes of Tony Scott's 1983 vampire film The Hunger. Photo by Audrey Penven The idea for this post-classical “cinematic version” of the song – which Jill describes as “a spooky sonic rollercoaster ride” honoring the tone and mood of the original – was born during the recording of “Sell My Soul” from her album The Bittersweet Constrain, which she says was partly inspired by Bauhaus. “The engineer Alex Nahas...
- 11/12/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
There's an ominous and beautiful requiem theme accompanying the new trailer for Showtime's final season of Dexter... the montage clip is choreographed to the song "Evil Night Together" by dark music virtuoso Jill Tracy, a FEARnet favorite ever since her music video “The Fine Art of Poisoning” joined the ranks of our acclaimed short films gallery. Appropriately titled “The Final Symphony,” the Season 8 trailer makes excellent use of Jill's chillingly sublime work as it revisits key moments from the show's history: Dexter Season 8: Tease - The Final Symphony "Evil Night Together" is featured on Jill's album Diabolical Streak, which you can purchase from her official site. Also be sure to check out this fascinating interview with the artist, and watch “The Fine Art of Poisoning” right here: The Fine Art of Poisoning...
- 4/29/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
The first chat I had with pianist/singer/renaissance worman Jill Tracy opened my eyes and ears to a beautifully haunted world of music, stories and images, including her collaboration with filmmaker Bill Domonkos on “The Fine Art of Poisoning,” one of many excellent films in FEARnet's shorts collection; her intense upcoming musical project after being awarded a grant by Philadelphia's amazing Mütter Museum; and a series of “Musical Séances” (with violinist Paul Mercer) in which the audience's treasured objects and artefacts actually channel a spontaneous live performance. Those are just a few pages from Jill's body of work, and we'll be exploring more in the near future... but today I'd like to focus on a mixed-media holiday project that Jill describes as “Christmas for those who prefer the October chill.” The album Silver Smoke, Star of Night explores the roots of well-known Christmas carols in ways that will surprise and maybe even chill you.
- 11/29/2012
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
I first came across the music of Jill Tracy when I reviewed a compilation of “Dark Cabaret” artists from renowned gothic label Projekt Records, and her song “In Between Shades” was one of the album's most memorable tracks. As fate would have it, while exploring more of her music (including an incredible live score to Nosferatu), I learned that she was closely involved in the short film The Fine Art of Poisoning, which is featured in FEARnet's ever-expanding horror shorts collection. One thing led to another, and soon we were chatting about her involvement in the film, her “musical séance” project, and her latest and most ambitious undertaking – a Musical Excavation of the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, with its intriguing collection of medical oddities.
FEARnet: Hi Jill, thanks for taking time out to talk to us. Jill: Thank you, same here! First off, I have to say The Fine Art...
FEARnet: Hi Jill, thanks for taking time out to talk to us. Jill: Thank you, same here! First off, I have to say The Fine Art...
- 10/18/2012
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
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