July has been a ferociously busy month, and so I have not had any spare time to shake a stick at let alone write a blog. I have been co-composing and orchestrating the score for a British film called _Journal of a Contract Killer_ working with composer Steven W Parsons, whom is a fascinating individual who lives a quite extraordinary life - he has seen and done just about everything. The recording session was in Angel Studio, London once again with session players culled from London orchestras, whom are, quite simply, the finest in the world. A number of the players were familiar faces, as I have worked with them on _Superstorm_ in February and _A Mighty Heart_ in April.
It was a real privilege and an honour to work with such talented artists, especially to meet and watch the great Rick Wentworth at work, whom conducted the morning session (yours truly did the afternoon session - big thrill). Rick is the consumate professional, and it was awesome not only to see someone of his calibre and experience at work, but also to get the opportunity to chat during the break. He was extremely approachable and had a wealth of stories as he has worked with just about everyone in the industry, incluing a number of my heroes (including Williams, Kamen, Elfman etc).
It has also been good to meet the director of the film, Tony Maylam, an extremely talented man whom looks twenty five years younger than he actually is: I now aspire to be as youthful, fit, and articulate when I reach his age.
I have now enjoyed a few less hectic days at home, where I have been working on some of the pop songs I will be promoting as a songwriter, working with friend, genius and uber-engineer Tony Reeves, and I have another recording session today working on some of the backing tracks. Then on Friday I am playing at Jon and Mary's wedding, then I am on holiday for a week with my brother Dave, and then ANOTHER wedding, and then back to the songs for August. Wrong month to quit caffeine......
