End Titles... Stories for Film is the fourth studio album from British

Great Britain

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 electronic music

Electronic music

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 act Unkle

UNKLE

Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...

, inspired by feature films created since Unkle's previous 2007 album War Stories

War Stories (album)

War Stories is the third album from Unkle. The album was released in Japan on 20 June 2007 Europe and the UK on 9 July 2007, followed by a 24 July release date in North America. War Stories debuted at #58 in Australia. The album was promoted by three singles: "Burn My Shadow", "Hold My Hand" and...

, released on . The album follows a title and a mixed soundscape, after Unkle's 2005 mix album Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction

Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction

Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction is a 2 Disc UNKLE Sounds Set mixing together various musical styles, movie soundbites and UNKLE production. This was done for the 'After Dark' event in the ICA, London. James Lavelle put together a mix of soundtracks from...

, but unlike that, composed entirely of original material. It features collaborators: Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

), Black Mountain

Black Mountain (band)

Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells.-Overview:...

, Gavin Clark, Joel Cadbury (of South

South (U.K. band)

South were a British rock band. The band consisted of Joel Cadbury, Brett Shaw, and Jamie McDonald. Each member was a multi-instrumentalist and they shared duties on guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards. Cadbury was responsible for the lead vocals.-Career:...

), James Petralli (of White Denim

White Denim (band)

White Denim is a four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas. Their music draws influence from dub, psychedelic rock, blues, punk rock, progressive rock, soul, jazz, experimental rock with home-based recording, jamming approach, intense looping work and unusual song structures.-History:In March 2005,...

), War Stories producer Chris Goss

Chris Goss

Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...

, Dave Bateman, and James Griffith of Lake Trout

Lake Trout (band)

Lake Trout are a rock band based in Baltimore. Their music is a combination of rock, ambient, jazz, and many other styles, including influences from post-rock and post-punk. The band has released six albums since its inception, four in-studio and two live...

/Unkle’s touring band.

Background

In the credits to the album James Lavelle

James Lavelle

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 stated:

Release

The track "Trouble in Paradise (Variation on a Theme)" is a full length version of a track from the BMW

BMW

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 commercial that was aired on British television. "Chemical" originally appeared as an instrumental on Unkle's album War Stories under the title "Chemistry". Josh Homme, who also sang on "Restless" from the same album, now sings vocals over the track. Tracks "Blade In The Back", "Synthetic Water" and "Heaven" made their first appearance on Unkle's Japanese-Australian album More Stories

More Stories (album)

More Stories is a selection of UNKLE works and remixes created during the War Stories era. The album was released in Japan on 16 January 2008, followed by a 31 January release date in Australia....

.

The limited edition CD of End Titles... Stories for Film is packaged in a four panel wrap around digipak

Digipak

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 with an embossed gloss finish and includes a 12-page booklet.

Free downloads promotion

From four separate tracks from the middle section of the album were made available to free download, via four different websites to collect individually. The tracks were made available as follows:

• On track 5, "Kaned And Abel" via UNKLE.com,
• On track 8, "Chemical" (featuring Josh Homme) via a Pitchfork Media
  Pitchfork Media
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   website – link,
• On track 6, "Blade In The Back" via a RCRD LBL
  RCRD LBL
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   website – link,
• On track 7, "Synthetic Water" via UNKLE77.com – link.

X-Files end titles

The premiere of End Titles... Stories for Film has been promotionally linked to Unkle's "reinterpretation" of Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Mark Snow is an American composer for film and television.Born in New York, he grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the High School of Music and Art and, afterwards, the Juilliard School of Music...

's "The X-Files Theme" as an end title for The X-Files

The X-Files

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sequel

Sequel

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 feature movie, The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

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, although the newly recorded track is not featured on Unkle's album. Beside the song "Broken" from War Stories, it will be featured on the movie's score soundtrack "The X-Files: I Want to Believe: Original Score

The X-Files: I Want to Believe: Original Score

The X-Files: I Want to Believe: Original Motion Picture Score is an original score soundtrack composed and performed by Mark Snow for the motion picture The X-Files: I Want to Believe...

" (composed by Snow).

• On British radio network Xfm
  Xfm
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   informed that the track "X-Files (Unkle Variation on a Theme) – Surrender Sounds Session #10" was available to free download. – link

Redux Release

On seven re-interpreted tracks from End Titles… Stories For Film, with two unreleased tracks "When Once It Was" and "A Perfect Storm", were released digitally as End Titles... Redux. The official UNKLE store offered limited 3000 CDs of the album. The exclusive package is a 6-panel soft-pack with a 12-page booklet, with images by Robert Del Naja

Robert Del Naja

Robert Del Naja , also known as 3D, is an English artist and musician. Initially gaining notoriety as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective known as "The Wild Bunch", Del Naja went on to become a founding member of the band Massive Attack where he is active to this day.-Music:Del...

.

Several tracks from the Redux edition were included in a collaboration with fashion house Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen (brand)

Alexander McQueen is a luxury fashion house founded by designer Alexander McQueen . Its current creative director is Sarah Burton.-History:...

 titled Unkle For McQ for the Autumn/Winter 2009 collection, which was given away at an Alexander McQueen press day.

Track listing

All track written by James Lavelle, Pablo Clements, James Griffith except where noted

1. "End Titles" – 0:35
2. "Cut Me Loose" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 5:24
3. "Ghosts" [vocals by James Lavelle] (C. Goss, D. Bateman) – 4:57
4. "Ghosts (String Reprise)" – 0:39
5. "Kaned and Abel" – 1:04
6. "Blade in the Back" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 5:12
7. "Synthetic Water" – 1:06
8. "Chemical" (featuring Josh Homme) (C. Goss, J. Homme, R. File) – 2:48
9. "Nocturnal" (featuring Chris Goss, James Petralli and Robbie Furze) (C. Goss) – 5:01
10. "Cut Me Loose (String Reprise)" – 0:59
11. "Against the Grain" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 5:22
12. "Even Balance (Part Two)" (featuring Melinda Gareh) – 0:45
13. "Trouble in Paradise (Variation on a Theme)" – 5:01
14. "Can't Hurt" (featuring Gavin Clark & Joel Cadbury) (J. Cadbury) – 4:13
15. "24 Frames" – 4:45
16. "In a Broken Dream" – 1:24
17. "Clouds" (featuring Amber Webber & Stephen McBean) (D. Bateman, S. McBean) – 4:07
18. "Black Mass" – 3:08
19. "Open Up Your Eyes" (featuring Abel Ferrara) (A. Ferrara) – 2:43
20. "Romeo Void" – 2:11
21. "Heaven" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 6:58
22. "The Piano Echoes" (Zeben Jameson) – 5:24
23. "Dolphinarium" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 1:07
24. "On the Run" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 3:06

Tracks: 1, 5–7, 19–22 were taken from the film Odyssey in Rome.

End Titles... Redux

1. "When Once It Was" – 1:18
2. "Cut Me Loose (Redux)" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 4:57
3. "Can't Hurt (Redux)" (featuring Gavin Clark and Joel Cadbury) – 4:46
4. "Against The Grain (Redux)" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 5:40
5. "24 Frames (Redux)" – 5:05
6. "A Perfect Storm" – 3:15
7. "Heaven (Redux)" (featuring Gavin Clark) – 10:20
8. "Nocturnal (Redux)" – 5:18
9. "Clouds (Redux)" (featuring Black Mountain) – 5:29
10. "Trouble in Paradise (Variation on a Theme)" – 5:44

McQ

1. "Intro: UNKLE 4 MCQ" - 0:55
2. "Heaven" (Live Union Chapel Mix) - 6:49
3. "Persons and Machinery" (featuring Autolux) - 5:26
4. "Proximity" (Unreleased Able Skit) - 1:13
5. "Unknown" (String Reprise) - 0:24
6. "Heaven" (Acapella) - 0:06
7. "Mayday" - 3:17
8. "Ghosts" (String Reprise) - 0:42
9. "Against the Grain" (Hip Hop Mix) - 5:11
10. "24 Frames" (Redux) - 4:58
11. "Ghost" (5:00)
12. Danny Elfman
    Danny Elfman
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     - "Wanted: The Little Things" (UNKLE Surrender Sounds Session #13 Dub Mix) - 4:06
13. "Blade in the Black" - 5:14
14. Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
    
    - "Burn the Witch" (UNKLE Remix) - 2:54
15. "Morning Rage" - 5:15
16. "Trouble in Paradise" (Variation on a Theme) - 5:43