PO von Burt Bacharach

[horner1980]

Da schau ich auf filmmusikreporter nach neuen Meldungen und dann taucht ein mir recht bekannter Name auf: Burt Bacharach. Nach all den Jahren scheint er nun wieder Lust bekommen zu haben, Filmmusik zu schreiben. Wenn man aber die Story durchliest und auch die Hintergrundinfo dazu, ist es dann doch verständlich, warum Bacharach unbedingt diesen Film vertonen wollte.

 

Burt Bacharach has signed on to score the upcoming drama Po. The film is directed by John Asher (Dirty Love) and stars Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder and Kaitlin Doubleday. The movie tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his 10-year-old son who has autism.  Colin Goldman has written the screenplay based on a story by himself and Steve C. Roberts. Asher is also producing the project with Rod Hamilton. Bacharach, whose own daughter Nikki struggled with Asperger’s Syndrome (high-functioning autism), agreed to let Asher use his song Close to You in the film and later, after watching the film, offered to score the film. The project marks first scoring assignment in several years for the Academy Award-winning composer/songwriter whose credits include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Arthur and the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale. Po is expected to premiere in 2016.

Quelle: http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/12/18/burt-bacharach-to-score-john-ashers-po/