I was recently booked to record a guide-track for the new Spielberg film of Michael Morpurgo‘s Warhorse. His 1982 children’s novel had been successfully adapted as a play for the National Theatre to great critical acclaim, winning the Olivier, Evening Standard and the Critic’s Circle Awards. The show then transferred to the New London Theatre [...] Read the rest of this post»
Cracking the code of the Christmas Nutcracker Film
This week I was reminded of the time I spent cracking the code which the Russian director set in his Christmas film The Nutcracker in 3D. I figured that if the blogging fairy had sent me two subliminal messages in a day for the subject of my next post, then who was I to ignore [...] Read the rest of this post»
Live Radio Interview on radiolive.co.nz with Ewing Stevens about singing on Susan Boyle’s new Album
Today I was interviewed by Ewing Stevens on radiolive.co.nz – and this came about because my blog post about singing on Susan Boyle’s new album had been spotted by her fan club forum in America. It’s a strange old international thing – the internet! You can listen by clicking on the picture of Ewing: Read the rest of this post»
Rambling on: the long trek from Hogwarts to Eewoks
Where were we?…….ah yes, we’ve had our scotch egg and a reviving pint of ale and we’ve set off again on our ramble from Hogwarts to Ewoks. John Williams is one of the last of a dying breed of composers. Nowadays, music is composed on a computer programme where, instead of beats per minute being [...] Read the rest of this post»
Rambling on: the long trek from Ragwort to Hogwarts
On Sunday I escaped from work to ramble for nine miles on the Sussex Downs, chatting with my fellow walkers about everything from Ragwort to Hogwarts. ‘The Downs’ are a bit of a misnomer, as my poor old leg muscles will testify……..although the wonderful views are probably worth the pain of the Ups! I walk [...] Read the rest of this post»
Singing on Susan Boyle’s new Christmas album and why doesn’t practice make perfect?
This afternoon I was singing on Susan Boyle‘s new Christmas Album and wondering about the phrase ‘practice makes perfect’. It seems that I have inadvertently caused a small commotion in the Susan Boyle Fan Club Forum. In yesterday’s blog post I mused on the whole X Factor/Britain and America’s Got Talent phenomena. The public has [...] Read the rest of this post»
Susan Boyle And Dreaming The Dream Of Being Discovered
On Tuesday I received a text booking me for a session for Susan Boyle‘s new CD which set me thinking about the very modern fable of dreaming of being discovered. Along with many people I watched Susan Boyle’s Audition on Britain’s Got Talent. (Yes, the guilty secret is out – I LOVE the audition stages [...] Read the rest of this post»
Jo Hisaishi at Abbey Road | Back in the studio with the choir for Tolga Kashif’s Genesis Suite
This week I was recording at Abbey Road with Joe Hisaishi and also went back in the studio with Tolga Kashif for a choir session on his ‘Genesis Suite’. Both were with the choir London Voices which was fixed by Terry Edwards (former Chorus Master at Royal Opera House in Covent Garden). The two sessions [...] Read the rest of this post»
Recording Solo Vocals on The Genesis Suite with composer Tolga Kashif
Today I was recording solo vocals on a very interesting piece based on the music of rock group Genesis but completely transformed by composer Tolga Kashif. The track combined material from Land of Confusion (from the 1986 album Invisible Touch, remembered by many Genesis fans because of its video, which featured puppets from the 1980′s [...] Read the rest of this post»