Soundtracks including the scores used in the film, including the main theme “The Promise of the World sung by Chieko Baisho who is a voice actress of the main character, Sophie.ĥ.2xLP gatefold jacket (recorded in Side A, B, C, and no music recorded in back side of Side D).The soundtrack's accompanying image album is also available on vinyl for the first time.
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The audio has been newly remastered and the packaging is exquisite, with full colour gatefold outer sleeve, obi strip, and printed insert with illustrations from the film and liner notes. The main title theme "The Promise Of The World" includes vocals from Chieko Baisho, the voice actress of the film's main character, Sophie. Howl's Moving Castle's soundtrack was created by in-house composer Joe Hisaishi and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and until now has never been released on vinyl. The film is set in a fictional kingdom with 21st-century technology, quickly becoming part of the canon of steampunk culture, with strong anti-war sentiments laced throughout inspired by Miyazaki's outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. If you want to support the project, head over to the page to learn more HERE.Howl's Moving Castle was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 2004, eventually becoming the third highest grossing film in Japan of all time (behind Titanic and Miyazaki's Spirited Away) and Miyazaki's personal favourite of all his creations. James and Caroline are currently raising production funds through the crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. I can’t wait to start rolling cameras on it!”
And when she was talking to Madame Suliman, her body was slowly reverting and her hair was changing color in the film in the book it was not the case. However, when Sophie slept, she seemed to revert back to her regular self. The humour and sharp wit in this part of the country is unique, and I know this is going to be a cracking film. The reason her age changes is because of the nature of the spell that was cast on her by the Witch of the Wastes.
“ I’m really looking forward to spending more time in Southend and working on Best Geezer. He will next return for the World Premiere of smartphone-shot feature film, Surveilled, in January 2022 at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival. This is a story with a heart that takes a satirical look at life and human nature, but that will – ultimately and most importantly – have you laughing and leaving the theatre in high spirits.ĭespite having left Canvey Island in 2013, James has returned on a number of occasions for the Southend Film Festival where his debut feature film Do Something, Jake was screened in 2019 and Agent Kelly, set in Spain and starring Caroline, was screened in 2021. They are complex, at times inept, but ambitious, and determined. James even goes as far as to say that it could well be Southend’s answer to La La Land with a sprinkling of The Disaster Artist.īest Geezer will introduce audiences to a group of down-on-their-luck characters determined to turn their lives around and achieve something everybody thinks is way out of bounds. It’s described as The Full Monty meets Silver Linings Playbook, and splashed liberally with Only Fools And Horses, set in Southend, with plentiful music and dance. Best Geezer follows the story of three hapless entrepreneurs who join forces to make a geezer movie.