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Sean Lennons original score for indie film Alter Egos, starring Kris Lemche.

Sweeping orchestral arrangements, surf guitar, epic superhero themes and a touch of eerie that recalls Twin Peaks. All of these diverse elements blend seamlessly together on Sean Lennons Alter Egos film score the musical backdrop for a comedic alternate reality that flips the superhero genre on its head.

Lennon acts as both composer and performer on the twenty-song soundtrack. Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto / Gorillaz) lends her voice to Fridge Walks, one of two vocal tracks on Alter Egos. Lennon released previous film score, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead, to great critical acclaim. The diversity of both projects is a testament to his range as a musician, with Rolling Stone praising the Alter Egos score as a pastiche of familiar superhero movie orchestration and a variety of pop styles, further cement[ing] Lennons reputation as a musical chameleon. Similarly, Variety notes an ability to span a wide array of musical styles from retro to noir to psychedelic to sweeping, tension-filled action.

Sean Lennon has recorded on dozens of albums, scored several films, and illustrated and designed album covers and books. In 2009, he started his own record label, Chimera Music. In 2013, hell have new albums by The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (with Charlotte Kemp Muhl), Mystical Weapons (with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof) and Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band.