I had a fantastic time (and Goldfinger stuck in my head for a week) talking to Bond greats about what makes a Bond song for
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Simon Hale
@simonhaleuk
Composer/orchestrator. Girl from the North Country, Newsies, Get Up Stand Up, Spring Awakening, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, L.A.Noire, Jamiroquai, Sam Smith
Mostly UKJoined April 2010
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'Dylan followed his instinct and so I did the same.'
Check out this incredible interview with our wonderful Orchestrator Simon Hale 🎶
bit.ly/3NX1CH4
#girlfromthenorthcountry #bobdylan
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“Real life is expressed here. Real emotions and spirituality and beliefs. Music representing all those things.” - Simon Hale, Best Orchestrations Tony Award® Nominee
#NorthCountryBroadway
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When you write something difficult and think "that's a challenge" and then watch and hear a musician play it with total connection to the music as well as making it look 'easy'... Well, that. Thank you
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The Bedknobs and Broomsticks exit music from the very last performance of the show
Thank you @simonhaleuk for all the xylo notes!
I will miss this show!
#bedknobsandbroomsticks #percussion #glockenspiel #xylophone #timpani
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Thank you!
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IT'S A REBEL MUSIC!
Big up to Simon Hale for winning the Best Original Score/New Orchestration award at this year's @OlivierAwards 
@GetUpStandUpLDN
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Thank you for the nomination. Music on paper is silent, so much respect and love for @LiamGodwinMusic Frank Tontoh, Derrick Taylor, Allan Simpson, Ian Lewinson, Shan Chana, Kevin Robinson & Harry Brown
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In case of any confusion, you can watch any performance no matter where you are in the UK (or the world)!
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#RomanticsAnonymous embarks on its virtual tour this week – have you got your ticket yet for this all-singing, all-dancing, all-live experience? bit.ly/2Yigloy
Presented by our Company in Residence @Wise_Children, #PlushTheatricals and @BristolOldVic
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Interesting to hear the PM talk of the "sheer might" of the UK this morning. I can't help thinking that the late Rev. Spooner might have described this particular soundbite somewhat differently.
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“To have a name is to have a story.” #SayTheirNames
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This is very exciting - recorded just after opening at the Belasco and just before lockdown but wonderful to be able to announce the news that it is now finished and soon to be out there... Here comes the wonderful Broadway company and The Marouthas!
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Slow train comin'.Get a sneak peek inside the studio of our #NorthCountryBroadway cast album! Soon we'll all be able to take a little bit of Duluth and Bob Dylan's poetic lyrics with us everywhere we go. northcountryonbroadway.com/#castalbum Sign up to be the first notified about our Pre-sale!
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For those who know how hard it is to put a piece of original work out there for the first time then you'll identify with this. Congrats for first original song online and here's to many more, though you've set yourself a rather high bar...!
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I am actually really nervous about sharing this so I'm going to click tweet and then RUN AWAY. This is a song I wrote today. It's the first of my own songs I've shared online & it's about how isolation is not fun (but necessary). Hope you enjoy. X youtu.be/sqDv-qbphOM
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Hello - getting snail's pace internet (0.2 Mbps) and online chat never available. Text helpline hasn't responded in over 24 hours. Please help!
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Interesting to hear after the PM's speech today that we were told we would immediately go to the Chancellor and hear "Moron that". Presumably that made the PM "Moron this"...
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The contribution of British theatre to the UK's GDP (not to mention artistic excellence both here and worldwide) is enormous. It's clear that the current government neither understands nor respects this.
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.@BorisJohnson has just doomed an entire industry by telling people not to attend the theatre.
By not enforcing a shutdown, production insurance will not apply so producers and shows will go bankrupt, and tens of thousands of people will be without pay.
@hmtreasury @DCMS
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Wishing everyone on and off stage the very best for tonight's opening of and many thanks for your brilliant work along the way!
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Tonight we officially open on Broadway- the slow train has arrived! 🚂#DiscoverTheNorthCountry #NorthCountryBroadway
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GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY has arrived on Broadway at The Belasco Theatre. Get your tickets at NorthCountryonBroadway.com 🎶 #DiscoverTheNorthCountry
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Ordered Photobook from on 16th December, confirmation email stating arrival by 21st Dec.
Dispatch email arrives yesterday... estimated delivery 27th December.
Anything to say ?
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A brilliant score, 19 of New York's finest musicians plus an extraordinary cast led by Andrea Grody and engineered/co-produced by Dean Sharenow. Not too shabby. Looking forward... twitter.com/DavidYazbek/st
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Introducing the 2019 Tony Award Nominees for Best Orchestrations: #MichaelChorney #ToddSickafoose #SimonHale #LarryHochman #DanielKluger #HaroldWheeler
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Thank you Alun, very exciting and delighted to be part of such a great show!
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@simonhaleuk #TonyAwards2019 nominee ... you, sir, are a musical genius as well as a very fine human being. Could not be happier about this. Huge congratulations, Simon.
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Exciting times!
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Break a leg to all at @TootsieMusical for tonight's first preview performance. Orchestrations by MLR's @simonhaleuk #TootsieMusical
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Fingers crossed!
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We're hoping to have some UK news to add to this very exciting announcement soon... watch this space and cross all fingers and toes! #RomanticsAnonymous ow.ly/FB6V30nGriR
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Putting obvious bias aside, it's well worth having a look/listen to this...
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Been working on this for 3 months - all very excited and even a bit nervy about sharing... hope you enjoy, please share/subscribe if you do and stay tuned for more to come! youtu.be/wnX5ct5Z3q4
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Performances of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY don’t start until Tuesday, but we’re too excited to keep this show to ourselves. Listen to “Slow Train/License to Kill” from the rehearsal room! Now running through December 9: thepublic.nyc/girl
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Possibly the most apposite bit of reporting so far. might do well to check for typos before posting. Mind you, I wonder what the two words actually were? #suggestionsonapostcard
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Great idea - a plaque for UK's first recording studio which eventually grew to become
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We need to raise funds for Westminster Council to consider and then (hopefully) approve the plaque application. If you agree that the building’s crucial role in our cultural heritage should be marked, then please consider donating below.
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/s
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Happy 200th Birthday and many, many congratulations to the Old Vic! May you continue to always be Forever Young, though by the end of Sunday evening you might be ready for a morning off... #OV200
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‘May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young’
As the #NCGirl Company prepare for their final performance at the Noël Coward Theatre, we take a look at its story so far #OV200 #OVGirl goo.gl/BLWCF7
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'Son, this ain’t a dream no more, it’s the real thing'
Girl from the North Country will have its North American premiere at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto from February to March 2019! 🇨🇦🙌#NCGirl #OVGirl
mirvish.com/shows?p=3#cont
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If is your #AlbumOfTheYear, you have until 5pm GMT on Wednesday 10 January to cast your vote!
VOTE NOW: woobox.com/st9ej9
Winners announced on at 4pm GMT on Friday 12 January. One lucky voter will win a £100 gift card!
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Break a leg to the entire #NCGirl Company on their first performance at the Noël Coward Theatre! To celebrate we have a pair of tickets to give away – simply comment below and tag the person you’d like to take with you #OV200 oldvictheatre.com/200/gftnc
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Great to have Scarecrow Hat back in the room...
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This afternoon we had our #sitzprobe and it’s sounding 
, especially with the return of our amazing band #ScarecrowHat #NCGirl
, especially with the return of our amazing band #ScarecrowHat #NCGirl
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