cinemediapromo
December 21st 06, 03:40 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THREE-TIME OSCAR® NOMINEE DANNY ELFMAN'S
ORIGINAL SCORE FOR CHARLOTTE'S WEB
ARRIVES IN STORES DECEMBER 5
ON SONY CLASSICAL'S ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING
SOUNDTRACK FEATURES NEW SONG 'ORDINARY MIRACLE'
PERFORMED BY
MULTIPLE GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER SARAH MCLACHLAN WRITTEN BY GRAMMY®
AWARD WINNERS GLEN BALLARD AND DAVE STEWART
Paramount Pictures Film Stars Dakota Fanning
Features the Voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese,
Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford
Opens Nationwide December 15th
(New York, NY-- November 27, 2006) Three-time Oscar® nominee and
Grammy® Award-winning composer Danny Elfman's inspiring score for
the motion picture Charlotte's Web will be released December 5 on
Sony Classical's original soundtrack recording, which will also
introduce the original song "Ordinary Miracle," performed by Sarah
McLachlan and written by acclaimed songwriter/record producer Glen
Ballard and music legend Dave Stewart.
In the classic tale of Charlotte's Web from writer E.B. White,
someone very small finds that the most powerful force in the world is
friendship. In the big-screen adaptation, the characters embark on a
journey of friendship and bonding when Charlotte, the wise spider who
lives in the rafters, befriends Wilbur, a pig and the runt of the
litter. Wilbur has a youthful manner that makes him seem naive to the
other animals in his new barn, but to Charlotte, he is a welcome
friend. Their friendship is shown to be a lasting one when some of the
other farm animals reveal that the pig's days are numbered. It seems
that only a miracle will save Wilbur's life and Charlotte does make
miracles happen when she spins words into her web in an effort to
convince the farmer that Wilbur is "some pig" and worth saving.
E.B. White's magical, beloved story of loyalty and sacrifice comes to
life in this live-action adaptation.
Dakota Fanning stars as Fern Arable, the first person to see Wilbur for
the terrific, radiant, and humble pig he is. Julia Roberts is the voice
of Charlotte, who becomes Wilbur's best friend and savior. Also
joining as cast voices for Charlotte's Web are Steve Buscemi as the
barn's sardonic rat, Templeton; Oprah Winfrey as Gussy, the barn's
maternal-yet-irreverent goose; Cedric the Entertainer as Golly,
Gussy's gander; John Cleese as Samuel, the authoritative sheep;
Robert Redford as Ike, the arachnophobic horse; Kathy Bates and Reba
McEntire as the barn's sarcastic cows, Betsy and Bitsy; and Thomas
Haden Church and André Benjamin as the dimwitted crows, Brooks and
Elwyn.
Paramount Pictures and Walden Media Present A Kerner Entertainment
Company/Nickelodeon Movies Production. Executive Produced by Edgar M.
Bronfman, Julia Pistor, Bernie Williams, Paul Neesan, and produced by
Jordan Kerner. Based on the Book by E. B. White. Screenplay by
Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick. Directed by Gary Winick.
Accentuating the emotional and triumphant tale of friendship is the
poignant original score from Danny Elfman. Following the twists and
turns of each character, Elfman's music captures the atmosphere and
sentiment of the film from the inspirational to the comical to the
heartfelt with his lively inimitable style.
Charlotte's Web is Elfman's third soundtrack on the Sony Classical
label, joining Big Fish (2003) and Planet of the Apes (2001). It
follows the label's release this fall of the debut recording of
Serenada Schizophrana, the composer's first large-scale symphonic
work.
The Charlotte's Web soundtrack also includes the touching end-title
song "Ordinary Miracle," performed by multiple Grammy® Award
winner Sarah McLachlan. Since her signing with Arista Records nearly
two decades ago, every one of Sarah McLachlan's studio and live
albums and videos has been certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum
by the RIAA. McLachlan is also a three-time Grammy® Award winning
artist who founded the legendary music festival Lilith Fair, which
brought together two million people over its three-year history
(1997-1999) and raised more than $7 million for charities.
"Ordinary Miracle" was written by Grammy® winning record
producer/songwriter Glen Ballard and Golden Globe/Grammy® winner Dave
Stewart. Ballard received both an Oscar® and a Golden Globe
nomination in 2004 for his original song "Believe" from The Polar
Express performed by Josh Groban, which went on to win the Grammy® in
the Best Original Song category. A world-renowned innovator and
musical legend and best known for his work with Annie Lennox in the
Eurythmics, Stewart received the Golden Globe for Best Original song
for "Old Habits Die Hard" which he penned with Mick Jagger for the
film Alfie. Ballard is recognized as one of the industry's most
successful producers/songwriters with more than 50 million records
sold. His collaborations include gold/platinum selling albums with
Alanis Morissette, No Doubt and Aerosmith, among others.
One of the most sought-after composers in Hollywood, Elfman has brought
his versatile, highly distinctive sound to many of the definitive films
of the age, winning Oscar® nominations for his scores for director Tim
Burton's Big Fish in 2003, and Good Will Hunting and Men in Black in
1997, as well as a Grammy® Award in 1989 for his theme for Burton's
Batman. His celebrated partnership with Burton also has included
acclaimed scores for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride,
Planet of the Apes, Sleepy Hollow, Mars Attacks!, The Nightmare Before
Christmas, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice and Pee
Wee's Big Adventure.
Elfman's credits include scores for a diverse array of films, among
them Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Nacho Libre, Chicago, Red Dragon, Men
in Black II, A Simple Plan, Dolores Claiborne, Mission Impossible, To
Die For, Dead Presidents, Sommersby, Darkman, Dick Tracy and Midnight
Run. For television, he created the infectious themes for The Simpsons
and Desperate Housewives, the latter winning him a 2005 Emmy® Award.
Danny Elfman's first experience in performance and composition was for
a French theatrical troupe, Le Grand Magic Circus, at the age of 18.
The following year, he collaborated with his brother Richard,
performing musical theater on the streets of California. Elfman then
worked with a surrealistic musical cabaret for six years, using this
outlet to explore multifarious musical genres. For seventeen years he
wrote and performed with his rock band Oingo Boingo, producing such
hits as "Weird Science" and "Dead Man's Party."
Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal and deutsche harmonia mundi are labels of
SONY BMG MASTERWORKS, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. For
e-mail updates and information regarding Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal,
deutsche harmonia mundi and Arte Nova artists, promotions, tours and
repertoire, please visit www.sonybmgmasterworks.com.
###
CONTACT:
THREE-TIME OSCAR® NOMINEE DANNY ELFMAN'S
ORIGINAL SCORE FOR CHARLOTTE'S WEB
ARRIVES IN STORES DECEMBER 5
ON SONY CLASSICAL'S ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING
SOUNDTRACK FEATURES NEW SONG 'ORDINARY MIRACLE'
PERFORMED BY
MULTIPLE GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER SARAH MCLACHLAN WRITTEN BY GRAMMY®
AWARD WINNERS GLEN BALLARD AND DAVE STEWART
Paramount Pictures Film Stars Dakota Fanning
Features the Voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese,
Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford
Opens Nationwide December 15th
(New York, NY-- November 27, 2006) Three-time Oscar® nominee and
Grammy® Award-winning composer Danny Elfman's inspiring score for
the motion picture Charlotte's Web will be released December 5 on
Sony Classical's original soundtrack recording, which will also
introduce the original song "Ordinary Miracle," performed by Sarah
McLachlan and written by acclaimed songwriter/record producer Glen
Ballard and music legend Dave Stewart.
In the classic tale of Charlotte's Web from writer E.B. White,
someone very small finds that the most powerful force in the world is
friendship. In the big-screen adaptation, the characters embark on a
journey of friendship and bonding when Charlotte, the wise spider who
lives in the rafters, befriends Wilbur, a pig and the runt of the
litter. Wilbur has a youthful manner that makes him seem naive to the
other animals in his new barn, but to Charlotte, he is a welcome
friend. Their friendship is shown to be a lasting one when some of the
other farm animals reveal that the pig's days are numbered. It seems
that only a miracle will save Wilbur's life and Charlotte does make
miracles happen when she spins words into her web in an effort to
convince the farmer that Wilbur is "some pig" and worth saving.
E.B. White's magical, beloved story of loyalty and sacrifice comes to
life in this live-action adaptation.
Dakota Fanning stars as Fern Arable, the first person to see Wilbur for
the terrific, radiant, and humble pig he is. Julia Roberts is the voice
of Charlotte, who becomes Wilbur's best friend and savior. Also
joining as cast voices for Charlotte's Web are Steve Buscemi as the
barn's sardonic rat, Templeton; Oprah Winfrey as Gussy, the barn's
maternal-yet-irreverent goose; Cedric the Entertainer as Golly,
Gussy's gander; John Cleese as Samuel, the authoritative sheep;
Robert Redford as Ike, the arachnophobic horse; Kathy Bates and Reba
McEntire as the barn's sarcastic cows, Betsy and Bitsy; and Thomas
Haden Church and André Benjamin as the dimwitted crows, Brooks and
Elwyn.
Paramount Pictures and Walden Media Present A Kerner Entertainment
Company/Nickelodeon Movies Production. Executive Produced by Edgar M.
Bronfman, Julia Pistor, Bernie Williams, Paul Neesan, and produced by
Jordan Kerner. Based on the Book by E. B. White. Screenplay by
Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick. Directed by Gary Winick.
Accentuating the emotional and triumphant tale of friendship is the
poignant original score from Danny Elfman. Following the twists and
turns of each character, Elfman's music captures the atmosphere and
sentiment of the film from the inspirational to the comical to the
heartfelt with his lively inimitable style.
Charlotte's Web is Elfman's third soundtrack on the Sony Classical
label, joining Big Fish (2003) and Planet of the Apes (2001). It
follows the label's release this fall of the debut recording of
Serenada Schizophrana, the composer's first large-scale symphonic
work.
The Charlotte's Web soundtrack also includes the touching end-title
song "Ordinary Miracle," performed by multiple Grammy® Award
winner Sarah McLachlan. Since her signing with Arista Records nearly
two decades ago, every one of Sarah McLachlan's studio and live
albums and videos has been certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum
by the RIAA. McLachlan is also a three-time Grammy® Award winning
artist who founded the legendary music festival Lilith Fair, which
brought together two million people over its three-year history
(1997-1999) and raised more than $7 million for charities.
"Ordinary Miracle" was written by Grammy® winning record
producer/songwriter Glen Ballard and Golden Globe/Grammy® winner Dave
Stewart. Ballard received both an Oscar® and a Golden Globe
nomination in 2004 for his original song "Believe" from The Polar
Express performed by Josh Groban, which went on to win the Grammy® in
the Best Original Song category. A world-renowned innovator and
musical legend and best known for his work with Annie Lennox in the
Eurythmics, Stewart received the Golden Globe for Best Original song
for "Old Habits Die Hard" which he penned with Mick Jagger for the
film Alfie. Ballard is recognized as one of the industry's most
successful producers/songwriters with more than 50 million records
sold. His collaborations include gold/platinum selling albums with
Alanis Morissette, No Doubt and Aerosmith, among others.
One of the most sought-after composers in Hollywood, Elfman has brought
his versatile, highly distinctive sound to many of the definitive films
of the age, winning Oscar® nominations for his scores for director Tim
Burton's Big Fish in 2003, and Good Will Hunting and Men in Black in
1997, as well as a Grammy® Award in 1989 for his theme for Burton's
Batman. His celebrated partnership with Burton also has included
acclaimed scores for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride,
Planet of the Apes, Sleepy Hollow, Mars Attacks!, The Nightmare Before
Christmas, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice and Pee
Wee's Big Adventure.
Elfman's credits include scores for a diverse array of films, among
them Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Nacho Libre, Chicago, Red Dragon, Men
in Black II, A Simple Plan, Dolores Claiborne, Mission Impossible, To
Die For, Dead Presidents, Sommersby, Darkman, Dick Tracy and Midnight
Run. For television, he created the infectious themes for The Simpsons
and Desperate Housewives, the latter winning him a 2005 Emmy® Award.
Danny Elfman's first experience in performance and composition was for
a French theatrical troupe, Le Grand Magic Circus, at the age of 18.
The following year, he collaborated with his brother Richard,
performing musical theater on the streets of California. Elfman then
worked with a surrealistic musical cabaret for six years, using this
outlet to explore multifarious musical genres. For seventeen years he
wrote and performed with his rock band Oingo Boingo, producing such
hits as "Weird Science" and "Dead Man's Party."
Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal and deutsche harmonia mundi are labels of
SONY BMG MASTERWORKS, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. For
e-mail updates and information regarding Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal,
deutsche harmonia mundi and Arte Nova artists, promotions, tours and
repertoire, please visit www.sonybmgmasterworks.com.
###
CONTACT: