Jo Blankenburg

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Jo Blankenburg
Born Kulmbach, Germany
Genres Orchestral, film score, trailer music, epic music
Occupation(s) Composer
Instrument(s) Piano, drums
Years active2007–present
Website joblankenburg.com

Jo Blankenburg is a German composer based in Los Angeles. He writes music for film and motion picture advertising. [1] His primary musical instrument is the piano. [1]

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Early life, family and education

Blankenburg was "born and raised in Munich, Germany." [2]

He was trained to play organ. [1]

He has completed a Film Scoring and Orchestration course at Berklee College of Music. [2]

Career

Blankenburg once won the MTV Europe Songwriting Contest. [2]

Some of his most popular tracks have been used in the advertising campaigns of The Hunger Games , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , X-Men: First Class , and How To Train Your Dragon among many others.

A solo album Vendetta was released in 2011 by Position Music. This album's songs of have been used for the advertising campaigns of many major movies and television shows. Another solo album, Elysium, was recorded with Capellen Orchestra & Choir in Zlin, Czech Republic. [1] The album was released in 2012 on Position Music.

Blankenburg's "Fearmonger" from his 2020 album Vanguard was chosen for the Netflix series Shadow & Bone soundtrack. [3]

Personal life

Blankenburg resides in Los Angeles, but has also resided in New York City and Auckland, New Zealand. [4]

Albums

Floatovations

Jo Blankenburg's debut album, Floatovations, published by Zero Latency, was released on January 9, 2007. The album comprised five meditative compositions with an ocean/sea theme. [5] [6]

No.TitleLength
1."The Realm of Levitation"15:13
2."Below the Surface"15:09
3."Merman Encounter"8:45
4."Reaching the Seabed"7:47
5."Awakening"15:30
Total length:1:02:24

Vendetta

An album composed by Jo Blankenburg for Position Music, released on March 21, 2011. Its songs were used for major motion advertising campaigns for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , X-Men: First Class and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn among many others.

No.TitleLength
1."Dystopic"2:24
2."Satorius"2:09
3."Imperatix Mundi"2:59
4."Juggernaut"2:53
5."Hymn Of The Apocalypse"2:51
6."Praetorian Guards"2:32
7."Lament For Cherubin"2:56
8."Knights Of Palmyra"2:33
9."Vendetta"2:12
10."Conquest Of Antaria"2:20
11."Enamorus"3:25
12."Kingdom of Avilion"2:42
13."Chimeran Empire"2:39
Total length:34:35

Elysium

Elysium was released on July 31, 2012 by Position Music, following the success of Vendetta.

No.TitleLength
1."Garador's Flight"2:49
2."Ascencia"2:08
3."Gryphonheart"2:39
4."Illumielle"2:41
5."Terra Mirus"3:11
6."Leaving Lemuria"2:58
7."Zephyrus"2:39
8."Arion"2:23
9."Voyage Dans La Lune"2:34
10."Empyrea"3:27
11."Theogony"2:35
Total length:30:04

Trailer music

Credits

Discography

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Interview with Jo Blankenburg". TrailerMusicNews.com. July 18, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jo Blankenburg". positionmusic.com. Position Music. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jo's track 'Fearmonger' in Netflix's new hit show 'Shadow & Bone'". joblankenburg.com. Jo Blankenburg. March 30, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jo Blankenburg: Lied vom Leben". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jo Blankenburg, Floatovations". Allmusic.com.
  6. ↑ "New Album by Jo Blankenburg – 'Floatovations - The Realm of Levitation'". 24-7PressRelease.com (Press release). 6 January 2007.
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