Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Starred Richard Dreyfus, Glenne Headly and Jay Thomas in a moving portrait of a dedicated music teacher and the difference he made in his students lives.
The inspirational spark to begin the Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation
Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Score Co-Producer
Writer: ‘Cole's Song’
Lyrics by Julian Lennon & Justin, Clayton
Performed by Julian Lennon
Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men also contributed the song ‘Visions of a Sunset’ to the film.
Winner: BMI Film Music Award 1996
Winner: Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement 1997: An American Symphony - Mr Holland’s Opus
Film, Buena Vista
Composed and Conducted by
Michael Kamen
Produced by
Michael Kamen, Stephen McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks
Performed by
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra and
The London Metropolitan Orchestra
Orchestrations by
Michael Kamen and Jonathan Sacks
Recorded and Mixed By
Stephen McLaughlin
Additional Mixing By
Joel Iwataki
Recording Engineers
Stephen McLaughlin, Joel Iwataki,
Andy Warwick and Al Swanson
Remote Trucks by
Remote Recording Services, Inc.: David Hewitt,
Phil Gitomer, Dave Roberts, Sean McClintock
Production Music Supervisor
Christopher Brooks
Music Editors
David Olson and Michael Ryan
Contractors
David Sabee (Seattle) and Andy Brown (London)
Music Supervisor
Sharon Boyle
Music Education Advisor and Production Consultant
David Heckendorn
Music Preparation
Vic Fraser, Joe McGuire and Pat Takahashi and
her crew
Music Coordinator
John Houlihan
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios and Air Lyndhurst Studios, London, The Saint Thomas Center, Bothell, WA, March 1995
CUE LIST
1M1 - Opening (Abbey Road Version)
1M1 - Opening (Seattle Version)
1M1 Piano
2M2/3 - Free Time / Iris & Glen
3M1 - Stranger Woodwind Sect no Fade
3M1 - Stranger Woodwind Sect with Fade
3M3 - Frustration Montage
3M4 - Hallway Transition
3M6 - Gertrude Crying
4M1 - Coltrane Story
4M2 - Lovers Concerto
4M3 - Minueting
4M4
5M2 - Iris' Theme
5M4A - Stranger
5M5 - Strangers On The Shore
5M7 - To The Hospital
6M1 - Coltrane Holland
8M1 - There's Something Wrong With Cole
8M4 - Sleepers Wake
9M2 - Funeral
9M4/5/6
12M2 - Overture
12M6 - Come With Me
13M1/2 Drug Store Bus Stop
13M3 - I Tried To Protect Him
14M1 - Beethoven's 3rd
15M1 - Letter From Cole
15M2/3 - Letter To Bill
16M2 - Thank You, Mr. Holland