Ladies in Lavender, actor Charles Dance's debut as a film director, has been out for some time overseas, but was slated for general release in the U.S.
at the end of April 2005.
Sony Classical cannily timed the release of the original soundtrack.
The film was said to be a feel-good romance starring Dame Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and newcomer Daniel Brühl, about a young Polish violinist who washes up from a shipwreck into the lives of two older women of Cornwall.
It is a clean picture and highly sentimental, the kind of typically "British" film made mostly for export to other countries.
Nigel Hess' soundtrack music to Ladies in Lavender incorporates the singular talents of classical violinist Joshua Bell to cover Brühl's playing in the picture.
Hess has stated that Bell "takes the music I've written to a whole new level.
(It's) like stepping into a really expensive Rolls Royce."
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladies in LavenderNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | OlgaNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Teaching AndreaNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Fantasy for Violin and OrchestraNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Our SecretNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | On the BeachNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The LetterNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | StirringsNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 01:48 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | PotatoesNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 01:49 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | A Broken HeartNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Two SistersNigel Hess | Joshua Bell, Nigel Hess, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Thaïs: Méditation (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra) | Joshua Bell | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43 | Joshua Bell | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Polish Dance - Zabawa Weselna | Joshua Bell | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | The Girl with Flaxen Hair | Joshua Bell | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | The Carnival of Venice | Joshua Bell | Play | 09:17 | 21 MB | 0 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | Ensemble, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Joshua Bell | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Soloist, Violin |
| 3 | Mike Cox | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Marcia Crayford | Leader, Orchestra Leader |
| 5 | Claude Debussy | Composer |
| 6 | Martin Giles | Mastering |
| 7 | Isobel Griffiths | Contractor |
| 8 | Charles Harbutt | Engineer |
| 9 | Nigel Hess | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Conductor, Liner Notes, Orchestration, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 10 | Eric Jordan | Editing |
| 11 | Erik Jordan | Editing |
| 12 | Simon Kiln | Mastering |
| 13 | Craig Leon | Arranger, Producer |
| 14 | Jules Massenet | Composer |
| 15 | Simon Mulligan | Piano |
| 16 | Sam O'Kell | Tape Operator |
| 17 | Grace Row | Producer |
| 18 | Grace Kristopher Row | Producer |
| 19 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Guest Artist, Orchestra, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Francis Shaw | Musical Associate |
| 21 | Michael Stern | Conductor |
| 22 | Traditional | Composer |
| 23 | Roger Watson | Supervisor |
| 24 | Roger Watson | Soundtrack Supervisor |
| 25 | Quentin Williams | Music Consultant |
| 26 | Robert Wolf | Editing |
| 27 | Robert Wolff | Editing |
| 28 | Toby Wood | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing, Recording |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |