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April 08, 2012 / 04:55 PM (CET)
new project: "Tula, The Revolt"

Quite a lot of time has passed since the last update. During last few months Guy Farley completed new arrangment of Bedrich Smetana's VLTAVA for new Guinness Ad Campaign, which you can watch here. He also finished his score for upcoming SECRET SHARER (the sessions are planned for later this week at Abbey Road Studios) and is currently in the middle of scoring DEMENTAMANIA, for which he is composing mostly experimental electronic score also incorporating solo piano.

In the meantime, Guy has also signed to score upcoming drama "TULA, THE REVOLT", which stars Danny Glover and Jeroen Krabbé. 'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795. The movie tells the true story of a man who dared to stand up against his oppressors leading his people in a peaceful march for freedom, equality and brotherhood. An action movie, but at the same time a character movie, giving the audience the insights of a reluctant leader, his hopes, his fears, his values, his love, his faith, but also his inevitable destiny.
For more information about this movie, you can visit its official website.

December 22, 2012 / 02:55 PM (CET)
new projects: Virgin Atlantic, The Secret Sharer

Last week Guy Farley was again at Air Studios in London recording his music for upcoming Virgin Atlantic's global ad campaign that will start on January 3rd, 2013. Guy conducted 70-piece orchestra: "Great big action music following one of their iconic films, this time about how certain 'special' children are born into the world with 'gifts', these gifts they cultivate and as adults they become great people, like the X-Men, all working for Virgin Atlantic!"

UPDATE (Jan 7th, 2013): You can watch the ad on YouTube now.
In the meantime, Guy has also signed to score upcoming directorial debut of producer Peter Fudakowski, who originally hired him to compose new music for TSOTSI before the original score ended up in the movie instead. Now, Guy and Peter Fudakowski will reunite to collaborate on director's adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story THE SECRET SHARER. The movie is a contemporary love story about two strangers who meet in unusual circumstances - on board a rusting cargo ship sailing its last voyage, to the scrapyards in Wenzhou, on the coast of mainland China. Romantic and erotic, laced with suspense and action, it's a modern day fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's life and writings. The movie is currently in post-production and will be released later in 2013.

December 4, 2012 / 11:15 AM (CET)
Miracle Rising, Bond Ad & Maria samples now online

Samples from two recent Guy Farley's scores has just been added to the audio section. You can now enjoy the Miracle Rising theme as well as four cues from Guy's beautiful score for MARIA. Also added is the Sony Bond Ad, which you can now listen to here.

In the meantime, here is a couple of THE HOT POTATO review - first by Daniel Schweiger (selecting THP score as the 1st of his monthly picks): "There’s nothing tastier on one’s musical plate than a mashed “Potato” that whips together the likes of “The Knack,” “The Wrong Box” and “The Ipcress File” with spot-on success, yet allows you to hear Farley’s own witty, well-performed Abbey Road voice through the brilliant Barry homage."
While John Mansell also gave best 10/10 rating to the score: "I recommend this soundtrack whole heartedly and without any reservations whatsoever. and if I was able to give it a higher rating than 10 I would."
..and Danny Gonzalez in Examiner (with B+ rating): "album is a pleasant and enjoyable listen that is breezy and delictible. Scores likes this one are special because of how music takes us back to a time and place where everything was unique and cool."

October 19, 2012 / 9:15 PM (CET)
Dementamania, Bond Sony ad & Leona Lewis' Fireflies

Guy Farley has signed to score upcoming project of Chris "Kit" Ryan. DEMENTAMANIA is currently in production in the UK and should be released in 2013. The movie tells the story of frustrated office worker who finds himself caught between the realms of his deranged imagination and the mundane reality of his everyday existence. The movie is based on the script by Anis Shlewet and stars Vincent Regan, Kal Penn and Geoff Bell.
In the meantime, recent Skyfall Sony advert featuring Daniel Craig and music by Guy Farley has been finally released and you can watch it on YouTube. The score for this short advert was recorded during actual Skyfall sessions (original score by Thomas Newman) and incorporates many of the players of the actual movie soundtrack.
Also finally released is the new album of Leona Lewis GLASSHEART. Guy Farley worked on one of the singles (Fireflies) as the arranger and conductor or the strings and also co-performed the song. You can buy the album already on Amazon UK either as regular or DeLuxe edition

September 03, 2012 / 7:54 PM (CET)
MovieScore Media to release THE HOT POTATO

MovieScore Media will release Guy Farley's jazzy score for long expected THE HOT POTATO digitally on September 11th, with CD coming about week later. You can watch the making of here. The album was just announced by the label and here is the the album's description from:

MovieScore Media’s fifth album with the talented British composer Guy Farley presents a very elegant film music homage to the great caper scores of the 1960s and 70s. The Hot Potato, starring Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney and Jack Huston, takes place in 1969 and Guy Farley – himself a big fan of the film scoring aesthetics of that period – finds inspiration in the best of British soundtrack hip: John Barry, Laurie Johnson, Ron Grainer… The result is a very entertaining score with an infectious main theme and lots of underscoring for big band and orchestra. Recorded at the legendary Abbey Roady Studio 1 (where many of those original 1960s soundtracks were recorded in the first place), The Hot Potato is one of this year’s most charming scores and one where soundtrack fans are invited to share the love of film music with the score’s composer! If you like soundtracks such as The Persuaders, The Saint or James Bond you will have a smile on your lips from the first downbeat of The Hot Potato!

September 02, 2012 / 0:54 AM (CET)
MIRACLE RISING finished, new 007 advert

Guy Farley recently completed his score for upcoming documentary MIRACLE RISING and is currently scoring new SKYFALL advert directed by Baillie Walsh and featuring Daniel Craig. Guy's Bond-inspired big brassy score will be recorded next Friday at Abbey Road. UPDATE: here is a photo from Bond advert sessions.

Here is what Guy said about MIRACLE RISING: "I have just finished my score which I wrote with Craig Dodds for Miracle Rising. Because of the diverse nature of Craigie who, in my opinion, is one of the most innovative and brilliant producers of today, our score is different and the result of two very different musical people and their respective ideas. Almost all the cues were recorded as a performance, sometimes live, sometimes electronic. We both sang, we played various instruments from thumb pianos to bells, percussion and tubes. The title theme is beautiful featuring a 10 year old African girl using the first words from the SAfrican anthem. We are hoping that Jay-Z will now get involved in a full song version of it, all in progress."

Stay tuned for more updates - including two new movie projects, which are currently being discussed and will be announced soon.

June 19, 2012 / 8:54 AM (CET)
Guy Farley is fundraising for Tusk Trust

" On 30th June I am running a half marathon in Kenya to raise money for Tusk Trust to send 3 Black Rhinos born in UK to Mkomazi in Tanzania. I will be hugely grateful for any donations no matter how small or large!This photo was taken in the Congo last June 2011 where 3 Gorillas were being returned to the protected national park at Lesio Louna run by The Aspinall Foundation, one of Tusk Trusts beneficiaries. This year I am raising money to send 3 Black Rhinos born in UK at Port Lympne to Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania. See photos. In 1975 there were over 500 wild Black Rhino in this remote and inaccessible game reserve. By 1989 there were none, all killed by poachers. With the incredible work of Tony and Lucy Fitzjohn there are now 17 Black Rhino in this protected national park. I have been there, it is a paradise for Black Rhino, their heritage.

Please give anything you can to support Tusk Trust who have made and continue to make projects like this possible."

- Guy Farley

June 13, 2012 / 9:00 PM (CET)
new project announced MIRACLE RISING

Quite a lot of time had passed since the last update. During last few months Guy Farley not only completed his score for MARIA and collaborated on music for Sean Ellis' upcoming movie METRO MANILLA and is currently working on his score for upcoming MIRACLE RISING, which is portraying unbelievable story of South Africa arriving at the democratic elections of 1994. Guy will be collaborating with british producer Craig Dodds on this feature length documentary, which features many world leaders.

MARIA OF NAZARETH aired recently on Italian television and you can actually watch whole movie (two two-hour parts) on YouTube:part 1, part 2. Unfortunately the movie is available in its original italian only but offers opportunity to listen to the music in its proper context.

February 05, 2012 / 8:00 AM (CET)
new project announced METRO MANILA

Guy Farley has been recently working on his second collaboration with Italian director Giacomo Campiotti, scoring his upcoming movie MARIA, which he describes as "Strongly thematic, orchestral and ethnic score, along the lines of Madre Teresa and even Modigliani."
In the meantime, Guy has already been working on his score for METRO MANILA. Sean Ellis’ Philippines based heist film Metro Manila currently in post-production to be released some time later this year. Not scared of a challenge he shot it guerilla style in the Philippines and in the Filipino language. It is based around the relationship between two cash in transit guards that become embroiled in a situation in Manila. Guy has been already recording some elements for his score in between working on other projects. The movie is currently in post production, with expected release date this year, but no specific date has been announced yet.
Guy Farley's arrangement of Pixies' song for recent Time for Holiday? ad has been nominated as Best use of existing Music at Music and Sound Awards. The ceremony will take place on February 23rd.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GUY FARLEY

December 21, 2011 / 21:10 PM (CET)
iTunes Thomsons' single, THE HOT POTATO making of

Updated version of Guy Farley's arrangement of Pixies' "Where is my Mind" has been recently released on iTunes and you can get it here. While the original version included strings and piano only, this new version also features The Sunday Girl signing the song. You can download the new version on iTunes and various other places. In January the Thomsons ad campaign will feature this version on its films on UK TV and all internet advertising.
Brand new video discussing THE HOT POTATO score is available here. The making of features both Guy Farley and director Tim Lewiston discussing the score during the sessions at Abbey Road Studio 1. Enjoy the fabulous Main Title and various other pieces performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London. You can watch this video exclusively here and later will be found on the DVD/BD release of the movie.

(note that the whole video will start downloading and opening in the new window but you will have to hit the play button as soon as the whole video loads based on your connection speed)

December 10, 2011 / 2:10 PM (CET)
New audio sample: THE HOT POTATO

First exclusive sample from Guy Farley's latest score for THE HOT POTATO was just added to the audio section. Soundtrack album is currently being planned, but no label has been annouced so far.
The movie is set in 1969 and based on the real events. Two chancers 'find' a lump of Uranium and crisscross Europe to find a buyer. Accompanied by Danny's girl, the lovely Carole. They encounter a diverse cast of bizarre characters, all trying to steal the 'Hot Potato', but a deal agreed inside the Vatican has the co-conspirators confounding each other. The story twists and turns to an exciting and unexpected finale...
The movie is still waiting for release date and the trailer was released last month. You can watch it below:

November 26, 2011 / 1:00 PM (CET)
New project: MARIA, Thomson's add revisited

After the number of adverts and finally finishing his score for THE HOT POTATO, Guy Farley is currently preparing to score his second movie for Italian director Giacomo Campiotti (L'AMORE E LA GUERRA), who is currently filming his take on the story of Mary Magdalene, simply called MARIA, in Tunisia. Guy should start working on the score early next year. More film news coming soon...

Guy Farley also recently revisited his arrangement of The Pixies' Song "Where is my mind?" used in the successful Thomson's "Time for a Holiday?" advert. The new version, which will be released soon, also includes full song performed by Jade Williams (aka Sunday Girl) backed by strings and solo piano perfomed by Guy himself. Both instrumental and song versions will be released by Polydor/Universal on iTunes soon.

After the number of requests for Guy Farley's sheet music for MODIGLIANI, It is possible to get the sheet music for piano and violin or score for Solo Violin, Strings, Piano , Harp, WW from Cutting Edge Ltd, 18 Rodmarton street, London W1U 8BJ or info@cuttingedgegroup.com

October 23, 2011 / 9:15 PM (CET)
New audio: THOMSON: "Time for a Holiday?"

New 90.second advert "Time for a Holiday?" for Thomson premiered last night during UK's The X-Factor. Guy Farley adapted The Pixies song, performed the piano part himself and also conducted 39-string orchestra at Air Studios during the session on October 10. You can already watch the video and listen to the music in the audio section.

In the meantime Guy is still mixing his score for THE HOT POTATO and his recent Muller ad "Wonderful Stuff" was hailed as "one of the biggest ads of the year. It has already been picked as ‘Ad of the Week’ in Campaign, The Drum and The Reel and is also ‘Sync of the Week’ in MusicWeek."

October 8, 2011 / 10:55 PM (CET)
New audio: MULLER: "WÜNDERFUL STUFF"

New Muller 90-sec advert "Wünderful Stuff", featuring new music by Guy Farley, premiered during today's episode of The X-Factor. The audio sample of this great piece has been added to the audio section. As mentioned, this piece was recorded earlier this week at Abbey Road Studios with 70-piece orchestra. More details about this project coming soon - including photos from the recording session. In the meantime you can also watch this ad at YouTube. The making of video about scoring the ad is available on YouTube.

Guy is currently at British Groove Studio mixing his score for THE HOT POTATO and he will be recording his latest ad for Thomsons' "Time for a Holiday?" this Monday at Air Studios. This piece will be recorded with string orchestra consisting of 39 pieces and solo piano perfomed by Guy himself.

June 05, 2011 / 2:18 PM (CET)
New short movie project: Beast

THE HOT POTATO has been slightly delayed due to delays in post-production and additional editing required after its Cannes preview. The sessions are currently being planned for July at Abbey Road Studios.
In the meantime Guy Farley has also been working on his next project: BEAST directed by Christopher Granier-Deferre and starring Jack Fox and Edmund Kingsley, two sons of famous fathers. BEAST is award winning production company Poisson Rouge Picture's latest short film. It is a terrific and twisted tale of a tenant, his lodger and a cruel joke that goes horribly wrong. The 12-minute thriller tells the story of a new lodger who announces to his landlord that he had just killed a small girl.
There is a few more projects currently being discussed but none of them has been confirmed yet. More information is hopefully coming soon.

March 30, 2011 / 8:18 PM (CET)
New samples: More than..., The Flirting Club, Roar

Guy is currently finishing his jazzy score for upcoming THE HOT POTATO and he will be also recording his music for the new series of STRONGBOW commercials with the 60-piece orchestra. STRONGBOW will be recorded later this month at Air Studios, while THE HOT POTATO will be recorded in April at Abbey Road.
In the meantime you can enjoy new set of audio samples that was just added to the audio section.
THE FLIRTING CLUB suite consists of 5 shorter cues from the score, which was produced by Guy entirely in his studio: Seduction Fantasy, Naughty Props, A bit strange, The Kiss and Training.

Also added was Main Theme from 2009 short and award-winning movie ROAR (This piece was also used in the film's trailer) and Guy Farley's music for new MORE THAN add campaign. The theme was adapted from longer piece Guy composed and recorded in Prague. Christopher Slaski produced the sessions and you can listen to both versions here and also watch the making of video with brief fotage from the sessions (at the very end) at YouTube.

January 23, 2011 / 11:45 PM (CET)
New project announced: The Hot Potato
Guy Farley is currently scoring THE HOT POTATO, set in 1969 when on one fine summer’s night, a Ministry of Defence facility in west London is virtually destroyed by an explosion and devastating fire; an event that leads to our heroes Danny (Jack Huston) and Kenny (Ray Winstone) coming into possession of what turns out to be a large lump of Uranium, the Hot Potato! Unaware of The Hot Potato’s true value but now realising the danger they’ve been exposed to, Kenny and Danny – ably assisted by Danny’s girlfriend, the beautiful and surprising Carole (Lois Winstone) and shadowed at every turn by the unshakeable criminal Harry Fisher (Colm Meaney) - reluctantly embark on an adventure, taking them to places they would never have dreamed of, and into the company of an ever increasing assortment of shady and bizarre characters.
The score is a hommage to great film music of the period - mostly influenced by the works of Henry Mancini and John Barry.
The final good news is that after several delays THE FLIRTING CLUB is finally getting released on home video tomorrow in the UK. Original score samples are coming soon.

January 23, 2011 / 11:45 PM (CET)

Guy Farley completed scoring not only IF I WERE YOU but also composed music for "MORE THAN..." Ad campaign currently broadcasted in the UK. Guy composed unnamed piece of music, that was adapted to the individual commercials and recorded in Prague with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Klemens and the sessions were produced by Christopher Slaski. Guy unfortunately couldn't attend the sessions, which he oversaw from his studio where he was working on the upcoming Meerkat movie.

Except for the commercials, Guy Farley also completed his score for documentary TALES OF THE GOLDEN AGE, which was recorded in Angel studios in London, while soloists were recorded in Sphere Studios in November 2010. The score is an ethno-orchestral, melodic and dramatic using ethnic instruments like North African percussion, Ney flute, African and Indian flutes, Saz, Shaum, Oud, African Guitar, an Arabic vocalist and Claudia Georgette female vocalist based in UK with a beautiful voice. You can hear a few samples in the following suite.

As requsted in the Guestbook, film version of Shopping cue from SORTED has been also added.

November 28, 2010 / 3:52 PM (CET)
New samples: Tetley, If I were you / La Califa

Guy Farley recorded his music for the two new TETLEY commercials earlier this year in London. You can now listen to his music here and also watch the commercial at YouTube. Available in the same section is Guy Farley's new arrangement of Ennio Morricone's La Cena from La Califfa recorded for IF I WERE YOU.

In the meantime, Farley's brilliant and freightening score for THE BROKEN was finally "released". As the composer wasn't involved in preparation of this "promotional edition", it is not entirely clear if actual promotional release coming from Gaumont really exists or it's a bootleg pretending to be a promo. The tracklist and more details about this release/score were added to the discography.

October 8 , 2010 / 11:45 PM (CET)
New movie announced, commercials update

During this summer Guy Farley completed music for several new commercials including 2 animated TETLEY commercials already running on UK television and very well received; new music for the third part of Orlov family saga - aka THE STREETS OF AMBITIOUSNESS - you can watch the video featuring Guy Farley's music here and finally his new collaboration with Christopher Slaski on upcoming CARLSBERG campain, which has been completed and recorded in London and will broadcast in early 2011. Audio samples coming soon.

Guy Farley has been currently recording new arrangements of Ennio Morricone's La Califfa and working on his new film score for the upcoming IF I WERE YOU. The film combines comedy and drama in a powerful and entertaining story of two women who become the unlikeliest of friends. Marcia Gay Harden, plays the dependable wife whose world is turned upside down; Spanish actress Leonor Watling plays the young mistress whose attempted suicide leads to the unlikeliest of friendships; with Aidan Quinn as the man the wife meets one unforgettable night.

June 26, 2010 / 9:50 PM (CET)
Post Impact samples, new commercials and ads

As requested in the Guestbook, samples from 2004 TV sci-fi thriller POST IMPACT are now available in the audio section. Due to cheap nature of the movie, the score was produced using samples only as there was no budget to record it with live orchestra. Watch the trailer onYouTube.

The film stars Dean Cain as American Embassy Security Man Tom Parker who (after a comet unexpectedly alters course, strikes Earth and causes a new Ice Age) has to leave behind his wife and daughter in Berlin and look for a way back to find them. His chance comes when a secret military microwave satellite comes to life again, destroying a plane, and research states that this could only have been an action controlled from the frozen former capital of Germany...

Guy Farley has recently been working on numerous new commercials including new 'Compare the Meerkats', new world wide 'Carlsberg' campaign and 'Tetleys' who are re-introducing their characters with 2 new animated commercials. All ot those should be scored live either in Uk or Prague this summer.

June 20, 2010 / 9:50 PM (CET)
Coming in early 2011: The Flirting Club

Unique project of directors Alex Jovy and James Bedford, THE FLIRTING CLUB, will come out on DVD in the UK January 24th. Soundtrack album is possible but will depend on success of the movie.

The film follows the story of Jamie, age 29 going on 12, loser and virgin, who stumbles upon a group of misfits who meet every week above a pub in order to discover the secrets of love and finding the perfect partner... The Flirting Club. Jamie has one month to meet a real girl otherwise he has to marry Laura "the human pig" from next door. The group of six, thirty-something singles and Miriam, their teacher who has an unusual approach to flirting success, seem unlikely to succeed. But as everyone knows, the course to true love is never easy and the gang of misfits soon learn that getting it right is more about being yourself then trying to be someone else.

Read more about the movie and watch the trailer on film's official website at http://theflirtingclub.com.