LMO record final film in new Endeavour series with Barrington Pheloung.

Paul 2LMO recently recorded the last film in the new Endeavour series with composer Barrington Pheloung.

Entitled Home, this film is directed by Colm McCarthy and produced by Dan McCulloch.

Barrington Pheloung scored for a 17 piece string section with flute, oboe, clarinet,  horn and harp. INM 2LMO which was led by David Juritz.

Matt Slater assisted Barrington with score preparation and the session was engineered by Paul Golding.

The new series of 4 Endeavours started broadcasting on 14 April 2013.

Endeavour – Home from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

LMO record Endeavour film 3 with Barrington Pheloung.

1 SmallLMO recently recorded Rocket – the third film in the new Endeavour series with composer Barrington Pheloung.

Rocket which stars Shaun Evans, who attended the recording session, is directed by Craig Viveiros and produced by Dan McCulloch.

Barrington Pheloung scored for a 17 piece string section with flute, oboe,
2 clarinets, horn and harp. 2 SmallHe also conducted LMO which was led by Gaby Lester.

Matt Slater assisted Barringtong with score preparation and the session was engineered by Paul Golding.

The new series of 4 Endeavours started broadcasting on 14 April 2013.

Endeavour – Rocket from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

LMO score About Time with Nick Laird – Clowes

1 SmallLMO have recently scored About Time with composer Nick Laird – Clowes.

About Time is directed and written by Richard Curtis, produced by Tim Bevan and stars Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy and Domhnall Gleeson. It tells the story of a 21 year old time traveller who is able to relive key moments in his life until he is perfectly happy with their outcome..

2 SmallNick Laird – Clowes used 2 different sized string sections for his score (35 piece and 22 piece) which was recorded at Air Lyndhurst Hall. David Juritz led LMO which was conducted by Andy Brown and Steve McLaughlin engineered and co – produced the sessions with Nick Laird – Clowes LMO pianist Sally Heath recorded extensive piano solos for the film at Abbey Road studio 2 prior to the orchestral recordings.

About Time which is distributed by Universal Pictures, releases in Europe from September 2013 and the US from November 2013.

LMO record Lightfields with Michael Price

Light 1 SmallLMO have recently scored Lightfields – a new 5 part series for ITV. This supernatural drama follows the story of 3 families who live in Lightfields farmhouse in 3 different time periods, linked by the ghost of a young girl who dies in mysterious circumstances.

Michael Price used a 13 piece string section, a solo string quartet and horn and harp for the recordings which all took place at Abbey Road
studios.
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Nick Ward led LMO and the recordings were engineered by Andy Dudman.

Lightfields is currently broadcasting Wednesday evenings on ITV.

LMO score Justin and the Knights of Valour

IMG_2711 SmallLMO recently recorded Ilan Eshkeri’s score for Justin and the Knights of Valour at Abbey Road studio 1.

This animation film from Kandor Graphics is directed by Manuel Sicilia and features the voices of Antonio Banderas, Saoirse Ronan, Rupert Everett and Julie Walters amongst many other well known names.

Justin SmallIlan Eshkeri used a 30 piece string section for 2 days of recording, followed by a day of double woodwind and various brass lineups with timps and harp. Tom Bowes led LMO which was conducted by Andy Brown and Steve Mclaughlin co produced the sessions with Ilan Eshkeri.

Justin and the Knights of Valour will be released this August 9.

LMO record Endeavour film 2 with Barrington Pheloung.

PaulMatt 2LMO recently recorded the second film in the new Endeavour series with composer Barrington Pheloung.

Entitled Fugue, this film is directed by Tom Vaughan and produced by Dan McCulloch.

Barrington Pheloung scored for a 17 piece string section with flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and harp. He also conducted LMO which was led by David Juritz.
Operatic excerpts from Verdi’s Otello and Delibes’s Lakme were also recorded during the session, featuring sopranos Anne de Renais and Kate Bishop.

Matt Slater assisted Barrington with score preparation and the session was engineered by Paul Golding.

The new series of Endeavour started broadcasting April 14, 2013.

Endeavour – Fugue from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

LMO score I Give it a Year

Ilan SmallLMO recently recorded Ilan Eshkeri’s music for I Give It a Year,
which tells the story of the highs and lows experienced by a young couple in their first year of married life.

I Give It a Year is directed by Dan Mazer and stars Anna Faris, Rose Byrne and Simon Baker.

Ilan Eshkeri scored for 27 strings (8 first violins, 8 seconds, 6 violas, 4 celli and 1 double bass) and LMO was led by David Juritz and conducted by Andy Brown. The session was recorded and produced by Steve Mclaughlin at Angel studio 1.

I Give It a Year was released on February 8, 2013.

I Give It A Year from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

LMO record Bananot with Frank Ilfman

1 2LMO recently scored Bananot, a comedy which tells the story of a group of neighbours who make it all the way to the Eurovision finals..

Composer Frank Ilfman scored for 10 first violins, 8 seconds, 6 violas, 6 celli and 3 double basses with accordion and solo piano (played by LMO pianist Sally Heath. Rita Manning led LMO and Frank Ilfman’s music was orchestrated and conducted by Matt Slater. Paul Golding
engineered the sessions which took place at Air Lyndhurst Hall.

Bananot is an Israeli / French co production and was recently released in Europe.

Bananot from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

The Impossible is Oscar nominated

The Impossible 2Naomi Watts has been nominated for the Academy awards 2013 in the category – Best performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

LMO recorded Fernando Velasquez’s score for The Impossible in November 2011 at Abbey Road studios.

Read a blog post about The Impossible

The Impossible from Andy Brown on Vimeo.

LMO record Endeavour with Barrington Pheloung

Endeavour SmallA year or so ago, LMO recorded a one-off Inspector Morse prequel -Endeavour with composer Barrington Pheloung to mark the 25th anniversary of the first episode of Morse.

With over 8 million viewers and an audience share of 30%, it was obvious that a series would be forthcoming and LMO recently recorded the first film in that series at Abbey Road.

Entitled Girl, this film is directed by Ed Bazalgette and produced by Dan McCulloch.

Barrington Pheloung scored for a 17 piece string section with flute, oboe,
clarinet, horn and harp.BarryLMO 2 He also conducted LMO which was led by Gaby Lester and during the session the opening of the Mozart C minor Mass involving extra musicians and a choir was also recorded for a key scene in the film.

Matt Slater assisted Barrington with score preparation and the session was engineered by Paul Golding.

The new series of Endeavour started broadcasting April 14, 2013.

Endeavour – Girl from Andy Brown on Vimeo.