LINER NOTES

Music Composed and Conducted by
Michael Kamen

Produced by
Michael Kamen, Stephen McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks

“Cole’s Song” Produced by
Stephen McLaughlin and
Michael Kamen

Recorded & Mixed By
Stephen McLaughlin

A K-Man Production

Performed by
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra &
The London Metropolitan Orchestra

Orchestrations
Michael Kamen and Jonathan Sacks

Orchestra Contractors
Andy Brown (London) and David Sabee (Seattle)

Additional Mixing by
Joel Iwataki

Mastered by
Doug Sax and Gavin Lurssen at
The Mastering Lab

Recorded at
Abbey Road, London (tracks 1 & 12);
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London; and
The Saint Thomas Center, Bothell, WA

Recording Engineers
Stephen McLaughlin, Andy Warwick, Joel Iwataki, Al Swanson

Remote Trucks by
Remote Recording Services, Inc.: David Hewitt, Phil Gitomer, Dave Roberts, Sean McClintock

Music Supervisor
Sharon Boyle

Production Music Supervisor
Christopher Brooks

Music Education Advisor & Production Consultant
David Heckendorn

Music Preparation
Vic Fraser, Joe McGuire, Pat Takahashi
and her crew

Music Editors
Michael Ryan, David Olson

Music Coordinator
John Houlihan

Senior Vice President PolyGram Soundtrack
Jacquie Perryman

Executive in Charge of Music for PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Dawn Solér

Special Thanks to All the musicians who participated with their talent, support and friendship, Steve Herrek, Ted Field, Michael Gorfaine, Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Teitler, Scott Kroopf, Robert Cort, Sam Schwartz & Mike Gorfaine, Robert Urband, Trudy Ship, Mike Nolin, Judith James, Rebekah Rudd, Geno Escarrega, Gerard Schwarz, Al and Eileen Swanson, Scott Goff, Charles Butler, George Shangrow, Robert Puff, Rachel Pollack, Jeff Pollack, Phil and Eileen Gregory, Maria Diaz, Toni O’Neil, Deanna Morgan, Stacy Ruppel, Mark Kellen, Louise Goffin, Zoe Lovell, Kristen Aurey and the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra, Patty Hill, M. Gorfaine, Nikolai, Karen Fairbank … A major thanks to Steve McLaughlin, Gus Dudgeon … Julian Lennon.

Chris Brooks would like to thank everyone in Portland: Rick Waritz, Kirk Francis, Kay Colvin, Allen Evans, Jim Cuomo, James Iafrati, David “Scoop” Heckendorn, Greg McNickle, and the entire cast and crew. In memory of
Larry Wilson.

Michael Kamen would like to extend his deepest gratitude to all his music teachers: Ruth Ettinger, Louis Caroll, Eugene Steicher, Fred Leitner, Morris Lawner, Anna Ext, Irving Glazer, Jean Morel, Ralph Affoumado, Manos Hadjidakis, and the High Scholl of Music and Art and Juillard for all of their patience and inspiration. It’s all for Sandra, Sasha and Zoe, Helen, Saul, Paul, Lenny, and Jonny …In Memoriam: Anne Ratner, Gui Andrisano and Michael Breier

Original Design by
Lili Picou

Photos
Gemma La Mana

℗ 1996 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1995 Interscope Communications, Inc.

TRACKLIST

1. Mr. Holland Begins

2. Iris And Glen

3. Practice, Practice, Practice

4. New Baby / Coltrane / Children Should Listen To Mozart

5. Rush To The Hospital (while parents listen to Beethoven)

6. 7th Symphony - Alegretto
Ludwig von Beethoven

7. Cole's Tune

8. Vietnam (We know too many of those kids)

9. Rowena

10. Concerto For Three Harpsichords In C - 1st Movement
Johann Sebastian Bach

11. Thank You Mr. Holland

12. An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)

13. Cole's Song
Music by Michael Kamen, Lyrics by Julian Lennon & Justin, Clayton, Performed by Julian Lennon