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London Session Orchestra
The London Session Orchestra was a film, TV, and pop orchestra based in London. It was founded in 1993 and led by Gavyn Wright and is known for its work on movies such as ''Run Lola Run'' (1998) ''V for Vendetta'' (2005), and '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'' (2015), as well as famous pop songs like "Angels" by Robbie Williams. The orchestra also collaborated with artist Lionel Richie for recording sessions in 2000 under the one-off alias 'The L.M.O. Studio Orchestra.' It was dissolved in 2017. The last movie soundtracks the orchestra produced were for the movies '' Overboard'' and ''Status Update Microblogging is a form of blogging using short posts without titles known as microposts or status updates. Microblogs "allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links", which may be the ...'', both released in 2018. References External links * Discogs discography London orchestras Disbanded orchestras Film mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass * Woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and occasional saxophone * Brass instruments, such as the French horn (commonly known as the "horn"), trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba, and sometimes euphonium * Percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam and mallet percussion instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments, and guitars. A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a or phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, Gordon Haskell, Donna Lewis, Tina Turner, Italian singer-songwriter Alice, Lucio Battisti, Van Morrison) as well as numerous TV and movie soundtracks (including ''Shrek'' 1 and 2, '' The Constant Gardener'', ''Stuart Little'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Batman Begins'', '' The Black Dahlia'', ''Shakespeare in Love'', ''12 Monkeys'', ''The Last Emperor'', ''We Were Soldiers'', '' Shall We Dance?''). Wright's brother was the late actor Adrian Wright. External linksDiscographyat DiscogsFilmographyat the New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Lola Run
''Run Lola Run'' (, ) is a 1998 German experimental thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. The story follows a woman named Lola ( Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save the life of her boyfriend Manni ( Moritz Bleibtreu). ''Run Lola Run'' screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Following its release, the film received critical acclaim and several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival, and seven awards at the German Film Awards. It was also selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, though it was not ultimately nominated. Plot Manni, a bagman responsible for delivering 100,000 Deutsche Mark, frantically calls his girlfriend Lola. Manni says that he was riding the U-Bahn to drop off the money and fled upon seeing ticket inspectors, before realizing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V For Vendetta (film)
''V for Vendetta'' is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It is based on the 1988–89 DC Vertigo Comics limited series graphic novel by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. The film, set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the UK, centres on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and Evey Hammond (portrayed by Natalie Portman), a young woman caught up in V's mission. Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate quest to stop V. Produced by Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios and Anarchos Productions, Inc., ''V for Vendetta'' was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures on 4 November 2005 (a day before the 400th Guy Fawkes Night), but was delayed; it instead opened in the United States on 17 March 2006, to mostly positive reviews from critics and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impossible – Rogue Nation
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to: Music * ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx * ''The Impossible'' (album), a 1981 album by Ken Lockie Groups * The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas * The Impossibles (Australian band), an Australian band * The Impossibles (Thai band), a 1970s Thai rock band Songs * "Impossible" (Captain Hollywood Project song) (1993) * "The Impossible" (song), a country music song by Joe Nichols (2002) * "Impossible" (Edyta Górniak song) (2003) * "Impossible" (Kanye West song) (2006) * "Impossible" (Travis Scott song) (2015) * "Impossible" (Daniel Merriweather song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Anberlin song) (2010) * "Impossible" (Shontelle song) (2010), covered by James Arthur (2012) * "Impossible", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical ''Cinderella'' * "Impossible", a song written by Steve Allen and recorded by Nat King Cole for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels (Robbie Williams Song)
"Angels" is a song by the English singer Robbie Williams. It was included on Williams's debut solo album, ''Life thru a Lens'' (1997), and released as a single on 1 December 1997 by Chrysalis Records, Chrysalis. It was produced by Guy Chambers and Steve Power. The Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan asserts that he wrote the first version of "Angels" in 1996 and finished it with Williams. Williams confirmed that he recorded a demo with Heffernan but said he rewrote it significantly with Chambers. To avoid a lawsuit, Williams bought the song rights from Heffernan before it was released; he has never confirmed that Heffernan wrote it. Vaughan Arnell directed its music video, which was filmed in black and white. "Angels" reached number four on the UK singles chart and number 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. As of 2014, it had sold more than 1.16 million copies in the UK. It won the 1999 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and was v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, ''Life thru a Lens'', was released in 1997, and included his best-selling single "Angels (Robbie Williams song), Angels". His second album, ''I've Been Expecting You'', featured the songs "Millennium (song), Millennium" and "She's the One (World Party song), She's the One", his first and second number one singles. Robbie Williams discography, His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached List of artists by number of UK Albums Chart number ones, No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom, top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling List of fastest-selling concert tours, 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy (Commodores song), Easy", "Sail On (song), Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still (Commodores song), Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one single "Lady (Kenny Rogers song), Lady" for Kenny Rogers. In 1981, Richie wrote and produced the single "Endless Love (song), Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album ''Lionel Richie (album), Lionel Richie'', which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are (Lionel Richie so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overboard (2018 Film)
Overboard may refer to: * Man overboard, a situation where a person goes over the side of a ship or boat into the water, possibly needing rescue Media Films * ''Overboard'' (1987 film), a 1987 movie starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell * ''Overboard'' (2018 film), a remake of the 1987 film, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez Music * Overboard (a cappella), an all-male ''a cappella'' group from New England *"Overboard", a 2010 song by Justin Bieber featuring Jessica Jarrell from '' My World 2.0'' *"Overboard", a 2022 song by Enrico Rava from '' 2 Blues for Cecil'' Other uses in media * ''Overboard'' (comic strip), a comic strip about a group of pirates *'' Overboard!'', a 1997 video game published by Psygnosis * ''Overboard!'' (2021 video game), a visual novel video game developed and published by Inkle {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Status Update
Microblogging is a form of blogging using short posts without titles known as microposts or status updates. Microblogs "allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links", which may be the major reason for their popularity. Some popular social networks such as X (Twitter), Threads, Tumblr, Mastodon, Bluesky and Instagram can be viewed as collections of microblogs. As with traditional blogging, users post about topics ranging from the simple, such as "what I'm doing right now", to the thematic, such as "sports cars". Commercial microblogs also exist to promote websites, services, and products and to promote collaboration within an organization. Some microblogging services offer privacy settings, which allow users to control who can read their microblogs or alternative ways of publishing entries besides the web-based interface. These may include text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail, digital audio, or digital video. Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Orchestras
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of the national government and parliament. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire, which since 1965 has largely comprised the admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
