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ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK OUT ON NEW LINE RECORDS FEBRUARY 20TH
(Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2007) Jim Carrey makes a rare dramatic turn for the film The Number 23. The film, which was directed by Joel Schumacher, features a soundtrack composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Shrek), in stores on February 20th. This film marks Gregson-Williams’ third collaboration with the director.
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) has found a book he doesn’t dare put down. By reading the mysterious novel “The Number 23” given to him as a birthday gift by his wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen) Walter twists his once placid existence into an inferno of psychological torture that could possibly lead him to his death or that of his loved ones. All this because of The Number 23.
Harry Gregson-Williams is one of Hollywood’s most sought after composers, working on a variety of high-profile projects, both animated and live-action. Born in England to a musical family, Gregson-Williams earned a scholarship from the music school of St. John’s College in Cambridge at the age of seven. By age 13, he had been a soloist on over a dozen records, and then earned a coveted spot at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He started his film career as an orchestrator and arranger for composer Stanley Myers, and went on to compose his first scores for the veteran English director, Nicolas Roeg. Gregson-Williams’ initiation in to Hollywood film scoring was then facilitated by his collaboration and friendship with Oscar?-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
It was 1997’s Smilla’s Sense of Snow that earned Gregson-Williams international acclaim, followed by 1998’s Antz, which he co-wrote with John Powell. Since then Gregson-Williams has generated an extensive body of work that includes the scores for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Domino, Kingdom of Heaven, Veronica Guerin, Shrek, Shrek 2, Chicken Run and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe and Grammy. He most recently composed the scores for Deja Vu, Shrek the Third, and Seraphim Falls.
New Line Cinema presents The Number 23. Directed by Joel Schumacher, and starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, the film will be in theaters on February 23, 2007. The New Line Records soundtrack in stores on February 20, 2007.
For Composer Ennio Morricone, a Goodwill Mission at the UN
UNITED NATIONS -- Ennio Morricone, who has been performing for some six
decades
and is heading to Hollywood to pick up a long-awaited Academy Award,
finally made
his conducting debut on the shores of the United States.
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Sony Classical will release We All Love Ennio Morricone - an all-star tribute album celebrating the music of the revered Italian composer Ennio Morricone, performed by some of the greatest names from the worlds of contemporary pop, rock, jazz, and classical music - on Tuesday, February 20.
Conceived and produced by Luigi Caiola, who worked on the maestro's monumental retrospective, io, Ennio Morricone, in 2003, We All Love Ennio Morricone brings together seventeen exquisite interpretations - most of them newly recorded especially for this collection - of Morricone's best-loved film scores and other musical pieces showcasing the extraordinary range of the composer's influences and sensibilities.
All of the artists participating in We All Love Ennio Morricone have a special connection to Morricone's music. Many of them have previously recorded Morricone's songs, performed his music onstage, or used his pieces as overtures to concerts, including Celine Dion, Quincy Jones featuring Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen, Andrea Bocelli, Metallica, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Daniela Mercury, Eumir Deodato, Dulce Pontes, Chris Botti, Vanessa and the O's, Roger Waters featuring Edward Van Halen, Denyce Graves, and Taro Hakase.
