LMO recently recorded music for Magic Silver 2 – a Norwegian film which is a sequel to Magic Silver which LMO recorded in 2009.
Magic Silver 2 is directed by Katarina Launing and produced by Storm Rosenberg.

Magnus Beite was the score composer, writing for a 56 piece LMO which comprised 12 first violins, 10 seconds, 8 violas, 7 cello and 4 double basses – with single woodwind, 5 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenors and a bass trombone and tuba.

LMO was led by David Juritz and conducted by Andy Brown and the sessions took place at Air Lyndhurst Hall.

Steve Mclaughlin and Marcus Beite co produced the sessions which were subsequently mixed back in Norway.

Magic Silver is due for release this Christmas.

Magic Silver 2 from Andy Brown on Vimeo

LMO recently scored music for Being Flynn which is directed by Paul Weitz who also wrote the screenplay and produced by Nick Flynn, Michael Costigan and Andrew Miano. It stars Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore and tells the story of a young man who finds jobs in various homeless shelters in Boston where he often runs into his brilliant but troubled father.

Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) was the composer, also contributing guitars and keyboards to the soundtrack. LMO’s contribution started with a morning session for 3 horns led by Michael Thompson, oboe (played by Ruth Bolister) and clarinet (played by Anthony Pike). In the afternoon LMO principal cellist Caroline Dale contributed cello solos, together with Mary Scully (double bass) and Sally Heath (piano) who also recorded further piano solos.
Finally a 30 piece string section led by Nick Ward (10 first violins, 8 seconds, 6 violas, 4 celli and 2 double basses completed the recordings.
This session was conducted by Andy Brown and the sessions took place at British Grove studios in Chiswick, London.

Steve McLaughlin and Badly Drawn Boy co-produced the sessions and
Being Flynn is due for release in the US next year.

LMO recently completed recordings for La Guerre des Boutons or War of Buttons – a French film directed by Yann Samuell and produced by Matthew Gledhill.

War of Buttons is set in 1960 and tells the story of thrilling battles waged by rival bands of kids from 2 rural villages in the southern French countryside.

Klaus Badelt was the score composer and a solo horn session featuring Richard Watkins started the days work at Abbey Road studio 1.

A children’s choir of 20 young singers – The Centre for Young Musicians, London then recorded a key scene for the film, and solo treble Eleanor Grant contributed further vocal solos. LMO pianist Sally Heath played a piano solo with the Centre for Young Musicians Choir and also recorded further piano cues.

Finally an LMO group of 29 strings led by Rita Manning (10 first violins, 8 seconds, 6 violas, 4 celli and 1 double bass) completed the recordings in an evening session. Andy Brown was the Music Director for all the sessions and Jake Jackson was the engineer. Jean – Pierre Arquie co-produced the sessions with Klaus Badelt who was on a live link from a Los Angeles studio.

War of Buttons was released in France on September 14.

War of Buttons from Andy Brown on Vimeo

LMO have just completed recordings with composer Ilan Eshkeri for Johnny English Reborn starring Rowan Atkinson.

In Johnny English Reborn, Rowan Atkinson returns as the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty’s Secret Service, reprising a role he first performed  in the 2003 film Johnny English – which was also an LMO score.
This time he must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos..
Johnny English Reborn also stars Dominic West, Gillian Anderson, Rosamund Pike and Ben Miller and is produced by Tim Bevan and directed by Oliver Parker.

The recording sessions took place at Abbey Road Studio 1, with LMO led by Tom Bowes and conducted by Andy Brown. Various string ensembles numbering between 30 and 50 were augmented by several different woodwind combinations and alto and tenor saxes. Brass also featured with timps in 5 of the 6 sessions and the score was further supplemented with harp, piano, percussion, guitars and vocals. Steve McLaughlin engineered and co-produced the recordings with Ilan Eshkeri which were later mixed at North Pole studios.

Johnny English Reborn was released Worldwide by Universal Pictures this autumn.

Johnny English Reborn from Andy Brown on Vimeo

LMO have recently recorded Jim Johnston’s score for Reunion – the latest in a series of films for WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).

4 times BMI award winning composer Jim Johnston used a 30 piece string orchestra for the recording comprising 10 first violins, 8 seconds, 6 violas, 4 celli and 2 double basses. Later a brass group comprising 4 horns, trumpet, 3 trombones and tuba were added to the
string cues.

The score was recorded by Steve McLaughlin at Abbey Road studio 1 with LMO led by Nick Ward and conducted by Andy Brown. Jim Johnston produced the recording with Chris Brooks, from a live link with a Los Angeles studio.

Reunion will be released by WWE in the US later in 2011.

LMO recently recorded Cheerful Weather For The Wedding with composer Michael Price.

Cheerful Weather For The Wedding is a period drama about a girl who knows on her wedding day that she is making a serious mistake..

It stars Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Mackenzie Crook and Luke Treadaway and is produced by Teun Hilte and directed by Donald Rice who also co-wrote the screenplay with Mary Henely-Magill.

The recording sessions took place at Abbey Road Studio 2, with composer Michael Price also conducting LMO. 30 strings were augmented by a solo string quartet (David Juritz and Steve Morris – violins, Garfield Jackson – viola and Martin Loveday – Cello) together with flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 2 horns, harp, piano, times and percussion.

Andy Dudman engineered the recordings which were later mixed by Michael Price and Andy Dudman at The Control Room.

Cheerful Weather For The Wedding will be released by Cheerful Weather and Yellow Knife production companies later this year.

LMO recently recorded James Bretts’ score for Batman The Live World Arena Tour over 19 sessions at Abbey Road Studio 1.

50 strings, 12 woodwind, harp and piano convened for 9 sessions and a brass complement of 14 were involved for 5 sessions with the addition of a Big Band which comprised 15 brass, 5 saxes and a 4 piece rhythm section. Percussion were then recorded separately with 2
sessions for 4 percussion players, a taiko session for 3 players and a solo
timpani session. LMO was led by Tom Bowes and conducted by the composer James Brett. Orchestrations were by James Brett, Adam Langston and Julian Kershaw and Rob Houston was the music editor. The sessions were all engineered and mixed by Pete Cobbin.

The Batman Live World Arena Tour is a unique action-packed stage show which will tour the UK and Europe before arriving in North America in summer 2012. The tour started at the Manchester Evening News Arena on July 19, 2011.

Batman Live from Andy Brown and James Brett on Vimeo

LMO recently recorded Horrid Henry: The Movie which is based on the best selling series of books and TV series with the same name, and is the first British kids movie to be shot in 3D.

After failing to hand in his homework yet again, Henry sets off a chain of events which sees him outwitting school Inspectors, unseating an evil Headmaster and winning a talent contest – all because he is trying to save the very school which he was always professed to hate! Horrid Henry stars Anjelica Huston, Rebecca Front, Richard E Grant and Parminder Nagra.

The recording sessions took place at Phoenix Studios with composer Michael Price also conducting LMO. A session for 13 strings led by Rita Manning started the day’s recording and flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling cor anglais), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) and bassoon formed the afternoon session. Finally, a brass session with horn, trumpet, bass trombone, and tenor sax (doubling baritone) concluded the recordings. Dave Moore engineered the recordings which were later mixed by Michael Price and Andy Dudman at The Control Room.

Horrid Henry was released by Vertigo Films on July 29, 2011.

Horrid Henry from Andy Brown on Vimeo

Eric and Ernie’s Daniel Rigby won the leading actor category at the recent BAFTA TV Awards 2011. LMO recorded Ilan Eshkeri’s score for Eric and Ernie in November 2010.

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Watch a video of the recording with an introduction from Andy Brown