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Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread Photo: Laurie Sparham/Focus Features The Royal Festival Hall is to host a preview of Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Phantom Thread with first live orchestral performance of Jonny Greenwood’s score

The screening will take place on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 ahead of the film’s UK release in cinemas on Friday, February 2.

The screening will be accompanied by the first live orchestral performance of Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to the film, performed by London Contemporary Orchestra and conducted by Robert Ames.

Phantom Thread, which stars three-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis in his final film appearance, will be introduced by Anderson and Greenwood. The award-winning American film director and Radiohead lead guitarist and composer will discuss their creative partnership and offer insight into scoring the film. The film follows on from a legacy of previous collaborations between Greenwood and Anderson including films There Will Be Blood,...

Production for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming fashion drama has officially begun, with frequent collaborator Jonny Greenwood on board to compose the score.

The Radiohead guitarist and composer has previously worked with Anderson on three films: “There Will Be Blood,” “The Master” and most recently “Inherent Vice.” Anderson has also directed several Radiohead music videos, including “The Numbers,” “Present” and “Daydreaming.”

Greenwood will be in charge of the music for the filmmaker’s currently-untitled drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Set in the couture world of 1950s London, the movie will explore a distinctive milieu of the 20th century, illuminating the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and high society. The Oscar winner will also be joined by actresses Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps.

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At long last, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis‘ There Will Be Blood reteam — which is set in the 1950s fashion industry in London — began production over the last few days, but aside from some photographic proof, Focus Features have been silent regarding the additional cast and crew. With a working title of Phantom Thread, a few readers have done some digging and we’ve got a few more members to add to the ensemble.

First up, taking a page from Mike Leigh’s handbook, Lesley Manville (Secrets & Lies, Another Year) and Richard Graham (Vera Drake, Titanic) have both joined the film, as noted on talent agency pages. An actress spotted in set photos has also been identified as Vicky Krieps (A Most Wanted Man, Hanna). For hailing from Luxembourg, she’d certainly fit the initial casting net of “young actresses of Eastern European descent” for the female lead, so...

Academy Awards rules notwithstanding, Jonny Greenwood’s “There Will Be Blood” score is among the most acclaimed in recent memory. The Radiohead guitarist/film composer is having his work on Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 drama celebrated by the London Contemporary Orchestra, which is embarking on a tour performing Greenwood’s score. Watch a 360-degree video of their rehearsal session below.

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Greenwood plays alongside the Lco in the seven-minute video, with the conductor offering such sage advice as “Let’s just allow a little more space between the notes and a little bit more space in general between the gestures.” The brief tour begins tonight at the Royal Festival Hall in London and also includes stops in Birmingham, Brighton and Bristol over the next week.

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With the first image of Daniel Day-Lewis on the set of Paul Thomas Anderson‘s new film making the rounds, we’re going to have to maintain our excitement about that film in measured doses. And while we don’t know yet if Jonny Greenwood will score another picture for the director, he’s taking a quick blast to the past for lucky audiences overseas.

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The Radiohead guitarist, composer and musician is kicking off a brief, four-date UK tour starting tonight that will see him accompany screenings of “There Will Be Blood” while playing the score live with The London Contemporary Orchestra.

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It is fair to say that while I review a lot of movies, the scores aren’t really something I look at. This is why when I was offered the chance to review the Assassin’s Creed: Original Motion Picture Score composed by Jed Kurzel, I jumped at the chance. performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra it is a score full of power. While I may have some doubts about the film itself, I found myself enjoying the music that it will include.

Looking at the track listing (which I will list at the end of the review as there are mild spoilers, and it makes it easier to skip over) there are various prompts as to what to expect. We see tracks that are obviously based in reality (and the past lives), and then we have ones such as “Abstergo” which are more futuristic in manner.

The tracks based...

“Endless” opens with a techno sample from German artist Wolfgang Tillmans, singing in accented robotic tones: “With this Apple appliance/You can capture live video/Still motion pictures/Shot at high frequency/Blurring/Blurring the line.”

Calling Frank Ocean’s visual album a music video doesn’t do it justice. It might be opus to creativity, or digital music sculpture, but more than anything it’s an ode to a kind of handmade art that that can only exist on a device.

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Blurring lines is exactly what Ocean succeeds in doing — wresting that phrase from Robin Thicke’s creepy hands is just a bonus. The album can only be streamed with an Apple Music subscription (the free trial lasts three months) while the film plays. The captivating black-and-white images aren’t exactly...

Read More: 'It Isn't Very Pretty... The Complete Films of John Waters' Heading to London Southbank This Fall This summer's Meltdown Festival is showing two classic blockbusters paired with live electric and orchestral soundtracks. For Talking Heads fans, it will be a must-see event, as David Byrne himself is curating the festival. On August 19th, Paul Thomas Anderson's Academy Award-winning film, "There Will Be Blood" will screen alongside Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood's score, as performed live by the London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor Hugh Brunt will lead the orchestra, as Greenwood will be performing on one of the first ever-electronic instruments, the ondes Martenot. This ridiculous instrument is the cherry on top of what already promises to be a one of a kind performance.  The second film accompanied by a live soundtrack this season will be Franklin J. Schaffner's 1960s epic, "Planet of the Apes," which promises to show Charlton Heston on the.

London’s Roundhouse has always prided itself on its eclectic programming, and this summer’s line-up is no exception. Planted amongst the more obvious musical acts is the kind of cross-over event which has grown in increasing popularity of late, and is something of a real treat for both cinephiles and serious music fans – the live score.

While that opportunity to witness a key aspect of a film outside of the constraints of the screen is largely welcoming, this type of experience can also run the risk of having one element cancelling the other out – the sound potentially undermining the visuals, or the visuals taking away from the actual live performance. Luckily that wasn’t the case here, and the film in question was undoubtedly the reason behind a glorious and harmonious balance being struck.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s celebrated oil odyssey There Will Be Blood has already joined the...

Secret Cinema has released figures for its most recent event - elaborate screenings of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil that were initially cancelled for “licensing reasons”.

The event surrounding screenings of the 1985 film was staged across a 13-floor office block in West Croydon in London from May 2 to June 9. It marked Secret Cinema’s 20th production.

Before the event, audiences connected online through a specially-built social network where they were given an “employment identity”.

Around 2,500 audience members gathered at Canary Wharf in the weeks before to take part in a mass synchronised dance.

More than 25,000 audience members attended over the five-week period alongside hundreds of actors, artists and dancers. Music was contributed by Imogen Heap, Atoms for Peace and The Knife among others.

Live concerts were held by The Basement Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra Soloists, with choreography by Wayne McGregor.

During the event, audience members helped make commercials and short films that were later broadcast throughout...

Secret Cinema has released figures for its most recent event - elaborate screenings of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil that were initially cancelled for “licensing reasons”.

The event surrounding screenings of the 1985 film was staged across a 13-floor office block in West Croydon in London from May 2 to June 9. It marked Secret Cinema’s 20th production.

Before the event, audiences connected online through a specially-built social network where they were given an “employment identity”.

Around 2,500 audience members gathered at Canary Wharf in the weeks before to take part in a mass synchronised dance.

More than 25,000 audience members attended over the five-week period alongside hundreds of actors, artists and dancers. Music was contributed by Imogen Heap, Atoms for Peace and The Knife among others.

Live concerts were held by The Basement Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra Soloists, with choreography by Wayne McGregor.

During the event, audience members helped make commercials and short films that were later broadcast throughout...