ESTHER ABRAMI - Film | CD

Cinéma features unique new arrangements of massive hits such as "Naruto", "Demon Slayer", "The Witcher" and "The Hunger Games", as well as iconic French music such as "Amélie" and "Les Choristes", and beloved classics by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich and Astor Piazzolla. The album also includes two world premiere recordings by OSCAR-winning composers Anne Dudley and Rachel Portman. Anne Dudley wrote her new work especially for Esther Abrami, and Rachel Portman rearranged her music for "The Little Prince" with Esther in mind. Esther Abrami came to the violin through her grandmother, has Jewish roots, and from childhood established a particularly emotional connection to the films "Life is Beautiful" and "The Diary of Anne Frank", hence their inclusion in Cinéma. Another particularly moving piece on the album is a new arrangement of the protagonist theme "Zeyn" from the Lebanese social drama "Capernaum". This Oscar-nominated film from 2018 tells the story of a young boy's survival in the slums of Beirut. The composer and film producer Khaled Mouzanar wrote this new arrangement especially for Esther Abrami. Esther Abrami worked closely with various arrangers to create her own arrangements for Cinéma. With astounding clarity, virtuosity and expression, she brings this repertoire to life with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Ben Palmer. For two of the pieces on the album, Esther Abrami chose a very different type of instrumentation. In one of them, "Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi", from "Amélie" and originally written for piano, Esther incorporated a loop station and thus accompanies herself on the violin. In another piece, the young guitarist Marcin is her duo partner in Astor Piazzolla's "Libertango", from "Le Pont du Nord". For the recording of Cinéma, Esther Abrami chose the legendary Smecky Studios in Prague, one of the most active soundtrack recording studios in the world. In its 80 years of existence, many famous composers have recorded soundtracks there, including Rachel Portman, Daniel Pemberton, Philip Glass, Howard Shore, Alexandre Desplat, Bear McCreary, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Brian Tyler.