The Fukushima 50 – the men and women who made a heroic sacrifice for the safety of their people, their country and beyond, potentially giving their own life. Working in the midst of the developing 2011 Japan nuclear crisis and radiation at the Dai-ichi plant reactors, following the destruction of the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, they are true heroes who most of us can only look up to.
Julius, having a personal connection with nuclear catastrophe victims as his grandmother had lost her life due to the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, eager to raise awareness about the great yet unknown workers at the Fukushima plant, composed a Hymn dedicated to them and to the survivors of the crisis; a musical tribute to their bravery, solemn attitude and dedication.
An emotional and powerful orchestral-electronic piece for those who have showed the word what being a patriot truly means, the Fukushima 50 Hymn expresses their heroism, the pain of Japan and celebrates the spirit of its people.
Julius and Creative Shop Music encourages you to watch the Fukushima 50 Hymn video on YouTube, and to donate to the victims of the crisis in Japan through the trusted organization of your choice.
We are also offering the mp3 of the Fukushima 50 Hymn score free of charge for everyone who has contributed with a donation through any charity organization, or liked the tribute video on YouTube. Just send us an email with the name of the organization you donated to, or your YouTube username to receive your copy. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider it.
Read Julius’ thoughts about the Fukushima heroes and the Hymn here.
Julius Dobos’ newest album, Transitions, has been released today under the Creative Shop Music label. The long-awaited album consisting of original music compositions compiled from Julius’ musical works created between 2004–2010, marks the composer’s return to his solo artist career, personal composition style and European, electronic music roots.
The album features 19 tracks in styles ranging from electro-orchestral to electronic and ambient music. The most anticipated titles of the album are Nightlight, The Journey, and Fly Away, the latter being stylistically reminiscent of Mountain Flying. A music video of Fly Away will also be released in January, 2011.
The album is scheduled to be available for digital download worldwide on Amazon.com, iTunes and major online and mobile music retailers from late January 2011. Physical copies of “Transitions” will be available worldwide in February 2011.
Preview tracks from Transitions are available exclusively on the newly re-designed juliusdobos.com website and at www.facebook.com/juliusdobos.
Read the press release here.
The original juliusdobos.com website was introduced in 1999, in conjunction with Julius’ second major album release, Mountain Flying. The initial traffic by visitors from around the world was exceptional and the site’s popularity saw a steady growth with the success of Mountain Flying and other works.
Following a period of no news of fan interest due to the composer’s film music industry focus, in 2007 the site was reduced to provide only basic information about Julius.
Creative Shop Music commissioned Derby, UK based graphic & web designer Mike Ingham to merge today’s popular functionality and the clean design of tomorrow into a website visually representing Julius Dobos’ unique, modern musical style.
The launch of the new website is just in time to support the release of the composer’s latest “comeback” album, Transitions, to be released on December 27th.
Read the press release here.
