DECMBER 2009 "Good" available on DVD and film clips now up on website The DVD of the film "Good" was released in the UK on August 31st 2009 - you can get it here from Amazon. Film clips from the movie are now available to view on the "Film Clips" page of this website. |
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DECEMBER 2009 "Monday Monday" available on DVD and film clips now up on website The series DVD of "Monday Monday" is now available featuring all 7 episodes and extra features. Click here to get it from Amazon. Film clips from the series are now available to view on the "Film Clips" page of this website. |
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DECEMBER 2009 A Quarter of a Million Miles Simon is currently working on pieces for the project provisionally entitled "A Quarter of A Million Miles" - more information on this will be available soon. Please click here to hear the brand new pieces "Galaxies", "Seeing the Earth From Above" and "The Thought of Floating in Space". Piano is played by Simon and violin is by Kathy Shave. |
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DECEMBER 2009 "Great Ghost Rescue" latest After a series of holdups in 2009, the film of "The Great Ghost Rescue", starring Renee Russo and Jason Isaacs, is due to go into production in early 2010. |
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JUNE 2009 Simon writes "Property Watch" titles for BBC Simon has teamed up with fellow Faber Music composer Marc Sylvan to write the Title Music and Beds for the BBC's new Property programme, presented by Kate Silverton and Justin Rowlatt. Click here to see the Title Sequence. |
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JUNE 2009 "Monday Monday" transmission dates confirmed The 7 x 1 hour comedy drama series Monday Monday with music by Simon Lacey will be broadcast on ITV from Monday 13th July at 9pm. Gareth Mclean, The Guardian's TV Editor, has described it as "warm, smart and funny - a return to form for ITV drama". A DVD of the series will also be released after its broadcast on August 31st 2009. |
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APRIL 27th 2009 Simon attends BBC Music Commissioning Masterclass Simon was among 10 composers invited by BBC Bristol to attend a music commissioning masterclass on 27th April. This was a very interesting day, intended to help producers and directors fully understand the process of commissioning music and working with composers. The composers all gave a talk about their work and had the opportunity to present a range of clips. Star guest was Nitin Sawnhey who made a presentation about cross-platform composition, performance and production. Simon had a chance to pay homage to the great man and told him how much he loved his album "Beyond Skin". Much interesting discussion followed over drinks afterwards between composers and producers/directors. A very intelligent initiative by by the BBC. |
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APRIL 17th 2009 "Good" big-screen opening "Good" has opened in cinemas across the UK and Ireland. One of the chosen venues was the Curzon Mayfair, one of Simon's favourite cinemas. On April 20th, Faber Music invited selected guests to a screening and drinks at the Curzon. The evening was a great success with slightly more time allotted for drinking than had been envisaged before the event! Here is a picture of Simon arriving at the event, enjoying seeing his name in lights... |
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FEBRUARY 2009 Simon's website launched Any comments or questions are welcome. Do get in touch through the contacts page in the menu. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 “Good” released in cinemas in the US “Good”, starring Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs and with music by Simon was released in cinemas in the US on December 31st 2008. It will be appearing in the next few months in most territories around the world and has a release date of April 17th in the UK, distributed by Lionsgate Pictures. We will post some clips on the site when we are able to, sometime after its release. Audio music clips are already on the audio page. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 “Monday Monday” completed and awaiting news on transmission dates Simon has finished work on the 7 x 1 hour comedy drama for ITV “Monday Monday”, starring Fay Ripley, Morven Christie and Jenny Agutter. Watch this space for news of transmission dates - video clips will be available once the series has gone out but audio clips (including Title Music) are already on the audio page. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 "Great Ghost Rescue" coming soon Simon has been asked to write the score for the upcoming film version of the well-loved children’s book “The Great Ghost Rescue” by Eva Ibbotson. The project is due to start filming shortly and is directed by Yann Samuell (“Love Me If You Dare”, “My Sassy Girl”). |
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FEBRUARY 2009 Photos from “Monday Monday” recording sessions Here are some pictures from the recording sessions for “Monday Monday” at Hear No Evil studios. It was a very enjoyable session with 6 violins used (drums by the brilliant Ralph Salmins and all other parts had been recorded previously). |
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