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Archive for November, 2009

Glen Ballard and Dave Stewart Contribute to Ringo Starr’s New Album

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November 25, 2009

Ringo Starr’s latest solo effort, “Y Not,” will have Ringo in a new hands-on role besides wielding drumsticks. It will mark a first for the former Beatle – he will produce the album himself. How did he decide to produce his own album for the first time? “Well, I looked in the mirror,” Ringo says [...]

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Review of Disney’s A Christmas Carol Soundtrack from Film Music Magazine

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November 18, 2009

We loved this review of both Alan Silvestri’s score and “God Bless Us Everyone,” co-written by Alan and Glen:
“There are plenty of moments of bliss for Alan Silvestri fans in A Christmas Carol. For a film that never seems to stop zooming over the skyline of Victorian England, Silvestri whips his orchestra over the snowy [...]

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol – Box Office

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November 09, 2009

The Robert Zemeckis-directed A Christmas Carol (in the widest 3D release to date) came in #1 at the North American box office this weekend and #2 Internationally!
The film grossed an estimated $31 million from 3,683 runs domestically and $12 million from 2,750 playdates in 18 territories, led by the U.K. with $2.9 million.
Disney President of [...]

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Walt Disney Records Presents Disney’s A Christmas Carol – Featuring “God Bless Us Everyone” performed by Andrea Bocelli and written by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard

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November 06, 2009

Walt Disney Records will release the digital soundtrack for Disney’s A Christmas Carol, composed by Alan Silvestri on November 3, 2009.  Andrea Bocelli performs “God Bless Us Everyone,” penned by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard.  The film is a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award™ winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis who captures the essence of [...]

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