Silva Screen’s master recording of Theme From A Summer Place will be used in an Orange Telecommunication TV ad campaign in the SlovakRepublic. Written by Max Steiner for the 1959 film, a version by Percy Faith topped the US chart in 1960. Since then, this particular piece of music has become an iconic piece that has captured the carefree days of summer and has appeared in a wide range of film and TV programmes from The Simpsons to Batman to Rocky III and many, many more.
Author: Peter
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:41:05 +0000
UCJ’s new release of Dad’s Anthems 2008 has landed on the compilation chart this week at number 16 and is set to climb higher during the lead-in to Father’s Day this week. This 35 track collection of heroic music will make any Dad feel ten feet tall on the day and contains 12 Silva Screen masters including Raiders Of The Lost Ark, The A-Team, Rocky, Doctor Who and Where Eagles Dare.
Author: Peter
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:17:36 +0000
Writer/director/actor Peter Howitt made his film breakthrough with his international hit Sliding Doors, a film now rightly classified as a romantic comedy cinema classic. Major productions soon followed including the worldwide box office hit, James Bond spoof, Johnny English which starred Rowan Atkinson. He returns to UK screens on May 23rd with the release of Dangerous Parking, the screen adaptation of Stuart Browne’s cult novel about wastrel film director Noah Arkwright, a user and abuser who aims to destroy the addictions that haunt him. Howitt directed, took the lead role and wrote the screenplay for what is set to be one of the most talked about British films released this year.
Co-starring Saffron Burrows, Sean Pertwee and Tom Conti, this explosive tragi-comedy has already scored at the Tokyo International Film Festival where Howitt was acclaimed as best director.
Silva Screen has also been heavily involved in this project as music supervisors, sourcing and clearing a wide range of material ranging from Jim Croce to Elastica and includes a Silva Screen recording - Who Do You Love? performed by Lenny White and featuring soul diva Chaka Khan. Click here to listen.
Launched on TV last weekend, Channel 4 have signed a sponsorship deal with Yellow Pages for their acquired films slot. This covers Channel 4, E4, More 4 and Film 4 and features a comical search on the EYP website backed with the sound of classic film themes. The five pieces of music used are all from Silva Screen’s library and are available now from our website as downloads or CDs. They are, Duelling Banjos, The Addams Family, Batman, Psycho and 2001.
Author: Peter
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:11:59 +0000
