Eric André, best known for the chaotic absurdism of The Eric André Show on Adult Swim, has released an orchestral album under the alias BLARF. The project, titled Film Scores for Films That Don't Exist, is out now on Stones Throw Records and was made in collaboration with composer Prateek Rajagopal. The album contains eight pieces for full orchestra, ranging from playful parodies like '1869 Overture,' a deliberately out-of-tune riff on Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture,' to genuinely earnest compositions like 'Stars Without Light.' André told Billboard he was 'way too intimidated' to attempt something like this earlier in his career.
Eric André — the guy who eats bugs and destroys sets on Adult Swim — just put out a legit orchestral album. It's called Film Scores for Films That Don't Exist, released under the name BLARF via Stones Throw Records. Eight full-orchestra pieces, co-written with composer Prateek Rajagopal. There's a deliberately off-key Tchaikovsky parody ('1869 Overture') and then actual beautiful compositions like 'Stars Without Light.' André told Billboard he was 'way too intimidated' to try this before.
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Eric André's pivot to classical music is notable not as a novelty but as a genuine artistic move backed by a respected indie label and a trained collaborator. Stones Throw Records, home to acts like Madvillain and J Dilla's estate, lending the project its stamp signals this is more than a celebrity side project. It also reflects a growing trend of comedians and internet-era entertainers crossing into unexpected creative territory — André joins a small cohort including Donald Glover and Bo Burnham who've blurred the line between comedy and serious art.
this isn't a bit. Stones Throw — the label behind Madvillain and J Dilla — put it out, and he wrote it with an actual composer. André joining the comedian-to-serious-artist pipeline alongside Glover and Burnham is the real story here. also, '1869 Overture' is an incredible name for a deliberately bad Tchaikovsky cover.
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