Our first non-soundtrack release, Andrew Pearce’s Cinema Symphony is without any doubt one of our most special projects so far. Created out of passion for cinematic music, this large orchestral work pays tribute to the great film scores of Hollywood and while it certainly sounds like a epic soundtrack in the tradition of Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, it is beautifully constructed as a symphony in four movements.

Andrew Pearce is a British composer who has been involved in some of MovieScore Media’s previous albums as an orchestrator on Guy Farley’s scores. One of the most brave artistic – and logistic – endeavours we have ever seen a composer pursue, Cinema Symphony was performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of Grammy Award-winning conductor José Serebrier, features violin solos by Miriam Kramer, recorded by Grammy Award-winner Phil Rowlands.

Cinema Symphony is destined to trigger enthusiasm among film music fans who want to experience a full-blown cinematic work with a sense of continuity and structure rarely heard in regular film scores! The album also contains Elegy for Violin and Orchestra and Celtic Warrior: Prelude for Orchestra, two beautiful and exciting symphonic set-pieces also written in a cinematic style!

MMS08023 • CINEMA SYMPHONY
Music Composed by ANDREW PEARCE
Performed by THE ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Conducted by JOSÉ SEREBRIER
Release date (CD): December 9, 2008.
Release date (digital): December 16, 2008