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'Sir Billi' Creative Team Announces Completion of Musical Score by Oscar-Nominated Composer Patrick
Doyle for Scotland's First Full-Length Animated Feature Film
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Glasgow-based Billi Productions Ltd announced today the completion of the
musical score composition and orchestral recording for "Sir Billi,"
Scotland's first full-length animated feature film that is now in the final
stages of post production. Internationally recognized film composer Patrick
Doyle wrote the score, working with the film's husband and wife creative
team, Sascha Hartmann, who directed the movie, and Tessa Hartmann who wrote
the script.
Patrick's Oscar(R)-nominated work on the original score for "Hamlet"
(1996-Best Music, Original Dramatic Score) and "Sense and Sensibility"
(1995-Best Music, Original Dramatic Score), as well as his original scores
for the hit British comedy "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and Saturn
Award-nominated "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) attracted the
Hartmann's to approach Patrick to compose and record the original score for
"Sir Billi."
"We are thrilled with Patrick's uncanny ability to capture the true
essence of 'Sir Billi' through his music and bring it to life in this new
dimension," said Sascha Hartmann. "Patrick has such a keen musical sense and
created just the right nuances to convey the highs and lows of Sir Billi's
adventures on his quest to save Bessie Boo the Beaver."
Patrick was inspired to write the theme to the original score on the
spot, as the melody of the theme came to him while speaking with Sascha
Hartmann about the direction of the score - something Doyle says has only
happened twice before in his career.
"Sir Billi's endearing multi-generational family story and cliff-hanger
action spikes in the storyline provided me with just the right elements to
compose a score I'm proud to say is among my best work to-date," said Doyle.
"My goal was to shine a light on the soul of this colorful cast of loveable
characters through the power of music."
"Being a part of Sir Billi meant so much because animation has always
been a fascination of mine especially because I am from Scotland and know all
of the areas where the film is based," said Doyle. "The fresh look of 'Sir
Billi' and its original storyline gave me all the inspiration needed to
create some of the best composition work I feel I've done."
"Sir Billi" is an adventure story about the power of a remote Scottish
community held together by an eccentric, skateboarding and retired
veterinarian played by Sir Sean Connery and their race to save an illegal
fugitive - Bessie Boo the Beaver. Sir Billi braves treacherous ravines and
hazardous waters as he and the village clash with the law in their fight to
rescue Bessie.
The husband and wife creative team were also very involved in the
soundtrack for the film, with the five original songs in the film composed by
Sascha, and the lyrics written for the songs by Tessa. The first song
announced and opening title track of the film, "Guardian of the Highlands,"
was performed by Dame Shirley Bassey and produced by the film's director
Sascha Hartmann. Best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond
films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker, Bassey is once again
teaming up with Sir Sean Connery, who lends his voice as Sir Billi, the lead
character in the film.
LISTEN TO "BILLI'S THEME"
WATCH BEHIND THE SCENES INTERVIEWS WITH PATRICK DOYLE
ABOUT "SIR BILLI"
When tragedy strikes in the Scottish Highlands, there can be only one man
for the job - Sir William Sedgewick, aka Sir Billi (Sir Sean Connery)! An
adventure story about an inimitable Highland hero - a grandpa and active
senior skateboarding veterinarian who goes above and beyond the call of duty
fighting villainous policemen and powerful lairds in a battle to save an
illegal fugitive - Bessie Boo the Beaver!
The heart-warming and hilarious action-packed family movie, where
thrilling car chases, heroic skydiving and daring stunts from this
octogenarian, fueled with encounters with a hostile submarine, will keep you
at the edge of your seat!
ABOUT BILLI PRODUCTIONS LTD
Billi Productions Ltd was founded in 2005 by Sascha and Tessa Hartmann,
Sir Sean Connery and John Fraser (investor) to own the copyright and all film
rights to the intellectual property that is "Sir Billi." Production is being
carried out by parent company Glasgow Animation Ltd., an independent studio
based just outside Glasgow. This small animation studio is a wealth of young
and ambitious creative talents who have produced Scotland's first full length
animated feature in-house. To learn more about Billi Productions please
Contacts:
Rogers & Cowan for Sir Billi Productions
Sallie Olmsted/Jessica Boyer
+1-310-854-8124 / 8141
E-mail: solmsted@rogersandcowan.com / jboyer@rogersandcowan.com
SOURCE: Billi Productions Ltd
CONTACT: Sallie Olmsted
+1-310-854-8124
solmsted@rogersandcowan.com or
Jessica Boyer
+1-310-854-8141
jboyer@rogersandcowan.com
both of Rogers & Cowan for Sir Billi Productions
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