We're happy to say that Max Avery Lichtenstein's instrumental song "Tarnation" was selected as the theme music for this year's ONCE "Rasca de Navidad" in Spain. ONCE is a charitable organization dedicated to helping the blind and disabled. The campaign was created by the advertising agency Bassat Ogilvy Group, and is airing on TV and radio in Spain throughout the 2007 holiday season. For those who don't already know, you can download a free MP3 of this song right here!

"Screen Door Jesus" is the debut feature from writer/director Kirk Davis, based on a book of short stories by Christopher Cook. This quirky little film is "a wry, comedic observation of religion, race and the damnable struggle between the ideals of faith and the confusing (and often contradictory) moral issues of everyday life."

Max Avery Lichtenstein's original music for the film was widely acclaimed, and even won an award for best score at the 2003 Hamptons International Film Festival. Up 'til now it was tough to catch the film and hear what the fuss was about, as this indie production only had a modest theatrical release. Now the film has finally made it to DVD... you can order a copy from Amazon or other fine media retailers.

Max Avery Lichtenstein's instrumental theme song from the film "Tarnation" continues to astound us with its popularity.... the creative-commons web release of the track has been downloaded almost 100,000 times from the Tin Drum site alone, not to mention the many excellent blogs that have posted the file for their readers to download directly. Now we're pleased to announce that the song has been licensed for a major marketing campaign... the track is featured prominently in a new commercial for Impulse Body Spray which will be seen on the telly and in the cinemas throughout the U.K. and Ireland this spring. Proof that the creative commons concept really can work!

"Home Front" is a stirring, honest, and at times very funny documentary by Richard Hankin (Capturing the Friedmans) about injured veterans of the Iraq war and the changed life that they experience when they return home. It features an original acoustic-based score by our own Max Avery Lichtenstein. The film will make it's television debut on the Showtime channel on veteran's day. Throughout the end of the year you can see screenings of this fine film in cities across the U.S. as part of the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival. Visit their site for details and locations, and please catch it if you can...

After a long and successful run in arthouse theaters around the world, The King is now available on DVD. This American-gothic drama staring Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt (and featuring a critically acclaimed score by Max Avery Lichtenstein) is a must-see (and hear). Can't find it in your local video shop? Amazon has it here..

Oh, and for those of you clamoring for a soundtrack release... there are still no official plans, but we're still working hard to try to put something together... watch this space for developments.