12/15/11 Re ARTHUR CHRISTMAS: A CONVERSATION w/ HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS, SOUNDTRACK COMPOSER
(The audio is from kpcc) "...How did the project Arthur Christmas start for you? Harry Gregson-Williams: Well, I was brought in quite late, actually, on the project. The company had a different idea of a composer – not me. He had started to work on the film but it didn’t really work out between them. So, I was brought in and on the film but it didn’t really work out between them. So, I was brought in and had a very limited amount of time to do it. Between four and five weeks, which is very abnormal for an animated film, or any film. But it was such a wonderful project. It had all the ingredients that I look for in a project: action-adventure, with a great emotional charge to it. And, on top of that, as a bonus to me, it was very English – I loved that about it! And it’s a Christmas film, and I haven’t done one before. English – I loved that about it! And it’s a Christmas film, and I haven’t done one before ..."
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