Matthew Bates

Pearl (subtitled An X-traordinary Origin Story) is a 2022 psychological slasher film directed by Ti West, and co-written by West and Mia Goth, who reprises her role as the title character. David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro feature in the supporting cast. A co-production of A24, Mad Solar and Little Lamb Productions, it is a prequel to X (2022) and serves as an origin story for the villain.Pearl had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2022, and was released in theaters in the United States on September 16, 2022, by A24.

Named by Musical America as the 2018 'Composer of the Year', Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates is widely renowned for his pioneering practice of creating music for conventional performing forces enhanced by electronic sounds. Of the two works presented in this remarkable album, Mass Transmission—in its world premiere recording—is a particularly winning example of Bates’ use of 'electronica', blended here with music for mixed choir and organ. Sirens, lacking electronica, still achieves mesmerizing vocal effects through its complex scoring for 12-part a cappella choir.

Line is what Kelly Rossum named his 2006 album. The trumpeter is joined by many but not a lot. This comes through the 612 Sides label for fun and accuracy.