In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the original ALIEN.
An excellent brand new feature length film by Dennis Lowe ALIEN MAKERS which is linked below which features music by Jon Sorensen and interviews with the crew of the orginal ALIEN (1979).
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A film-maker fan of Dennis Lowe's ALIEN MAKERS at the ALIEN EXPERIENCE Site has just posted a new highly creative fun "trailer" for Dennis's film.
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Jon Sorensen's ALIEN 5 is now kindly being hosted for Free Download at the excellent ALIEN EXPERIENCE Site. Click on stunning image right from Dennis Lowe's superb ALIEN MAKERS.
Free downloadable new music album composed by Jon Sorensen to mark the 30th Anniversary of the original ALIEN.
Jon Sorensen's ALIEN 5 can be downloaded by clicking on the ALIEN 5 images above and below.
Jon Sorensen on the ALIEN miniatures unit beside the USCSS Nostromo.
Welcome! Jon Sorensen Music Albums now on I-Tunes Digital, Amazon, CD Baby, across the internet and in all good record shops in the U.S. Click on images right and below.
Latest Jon Sorensen Music Album.
JON SORENSEN'S THE VISUALIST.
Now released on CD and Digital.
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JON SORENSEN'S WITCH SYMPHONY.
Newly released on CD and Digital on 9 March 2009.
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JON SORENSEN'S WITCH SYMPHONY.
Newly released on CD and Digital on 9 March 2009.
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Jon Sorensen's music album THE YEAR OF THE ALIEN SOLDIER.
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Jon Sorensen Music Albums now appearing on Amazon.
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New wonderful short movie by Dennis Lowe.
The Swimmer.
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Jon Sorensen music albums now on CD. Click on image left.
Jon Sorensen's "Alien Blood" (2000)
"Alien Blood itself truly begins with a blonde woman standing on some rocky precipice that would look right at home in Highlander".
"I have been absorbed by a delicate thought. It
is how poetry has indefinite sensations. To which end, music is an
essential. Since the comprehension of sweet sound is our most
indefinite conception, music, when combined with an original idea, is
Poetry. Music without the idea is simply..."music". Without music and this
intriguing idea, colour becomes palor and man becomes carcass, and home
becomes catacomb!" (Orson Welles).
"I thank you deeply for your generous gift of
your brilliant, magical and elegant sounds. Your music will always remain
monumental, special and continue to touch my heart and soul". (Lusia, Florida, USA).
"Thank you for this great gift". (Henry Kutakoff, New Jersey, USA)
"Suspend reality. Disconnect. Let yourself drift. Enjoy the sounds of your own
imagination brought to life so vividly. I did not want this music to end". (Ivor Powell, Surrey, England, Producer-"BLADE RUNNER" (1980).
"Beautiful and evocative music from Jon Sorenson; dense with mood and the mystery
of its' underlying theme". (John Coppinger, London, England).
"Your Frankenstein music is absolutely breathtaking! They are unique and exquisite. Thank you". (Ken Russell, New Forest, England).
"Jon, your music is breath-taking! Have you worked with Steven Spielberg? Does he know about all your
talents?" (Roza Nadine Carter, UK)
"Thank you so much for making your music available for free downloads... I will be donating my contribution to the (child abuse charity) NAPAC -www.napac.org.uk" (Jimmy Edmonds, Film Director, Gloucestershire, UK).
"Thank you for your generous gift of
music to all us film-makers... I will be donating to the cerebral palsy charity SCOPE".
(Yen Rickeard, Director, UK).
"Thank you for your gift to all of us. I truly appreciate it". (Eric Scot Porter, Composer, Oregon, USA).
"Great Music! Greetings, Jon....I am a writer/ director/ producer in the
States...I just
wanted to THANK YOU for making your music available for FREE. I truly enjoyed the tracks that I've heard. It is a
BEAUTIFUL thing for you to ask to donate for Children's Charities through
your work. I certainly will honor your request, sir. Have a GREAT
day!" (Ros Mickens, New York City, Los Angeles).
"Hi Jon...It's fantastic the amount of music you've been able to
produce ". (Scott Benzie, Film Score Composer, UK).
"Just like to say thanks for making your music available for free with the
admirable suggestion of donating to a charity. Mine is going towards a lady who
will be completing the British 10k London Run 2008 in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis
Trust".(Jonathan Chen, Film-Maker, Animator, Artist, UK).
(Jonathan Chen (above) utilised a track from Sorensen's Album "Alien Soldier" on a fun animated showreel commericial he created called "The New Commander 4" which you can view by clicking HERE).
Netherlands "review" of Sorensen's Feature Film ALIEN BLOOD below.
"A rare gem in British independent filmmaking".,
February 16, 2008
"This is a film that requires some patience,
and for that reason may not be compatible with the regular Multiplex-movie-goer.
But for those who watch movies for their content instead of only for fast moving
ridiculousness, this is a very interesting one, because it is a little of a lot
of things and a lot of never seen before. Apparently the
producer/writer/director Jon Sorensen (responsible for the special effects of
Alien, The Dark Crystal, Moonraker and Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, to name a
few) had trouble finding funds to finance the film, because in Britain it was
the first independent film with a science fiction theme in at least ten years.
Producing it himself he then eventually managed to go on with the project, and that
is a very good thing, because he made certainly the first British independent
film of ANY kind that is remotely like ALIEN BLOOD. The film evolves around a
hunted mother and her child, which is the target of the incredibly unrelenting
mostly masked persons, the leader of which mentions to be responsible for "this
project". A family having a dress-party for the millennium gets involved and
without us learning the exact truth about the mother and the child, the film is
keeping the viewer constantly involved with them, concerned for them. Without
much plot this is a very poetic film, of which each and every frame could be
framed and hanged on the wall for it's sheer beauty. The atmosphere reminds a
little of some of the best Jean Rollin pictures, especially Requiem For A
Vampire, as it shares a very long beginning without any dialogue, and a sneaked
in vampire theme combined with some implied lesbianism plus the fact that people
who come "from another world" speak French lead to believe that the director
indeed wanted to include some nods to the French auteur filmmaker. With it's
visual poetry, stunningly thrilling atmosphere, wonderfully worked out story and
questions that still remain after the closing titles have ended, this is a very
special film. Some people complain about the acting in many films that are made
with a comparatively small budget, but even the most cynical of those could
complain here. The acting has to be done without a lot of lines, so facial
expressions are very important, and the cast deliver a great performance. The
DVD has an interesting monologue by Sorensen, in which he shares a good deal of
information about the production of the film and beautiful shots of the location
(just as beautiful) where Alien Blood was shot".
Jon Sorensen and Dennis Lowe. Click on image left to be taken to Dennis's wonderful creative projects and artworks, including as of 3 March 2009, Dennis's stunning new short movie, THE SWIMMER.
Dennis Lowe has been Visual Effects Supervisor on many feature films including "THE ENGLISH PATIENT", "COLD MOUNTAIN", and the German period epic "PERFUME". He is also a sculptor, painter and a dedicated experimental film-maker. Jon Sorensen worked with Dennis on the original ALIEN. Click on image above for Dennis's wonderful photographs of this period and those for Arkadon, his visual effects company formed shortly after ALIEN.
A work of genius.
Jon Sorensen over San Francisco. Click on image left to be taken to the Site of John Coppinger. This features artwork by him executed for Jon Sorensen's feature film project "Theatre Of The Bleeding". Plus other examples of John Coppinger's wonderful and original talent.
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An ancient document which recently turned up on the Web.
Netherlands "review" of Sorensen's Feature Film ALIEN BLOOD below.
(Film Images © Jon Sorensen/West Coast Films.2009).
