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THE NUMBER 23
FEATURING ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY
HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK OUT ON
NEW LINE RECORDS FEBRUARY 20TH
(Los Angeles, CA - February 19, 2007) Jim Carrey makes a rare dramatic
turn for the film The Number 23. The film, which was directed by
Joel Schumacher, features a soundtrack composed by Harry Gregson-
Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the
Wardrobe, Shrek), in stores on February 20th. This film marks Gregson-
Williams' third collaboration with the director.
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) has found a book he
doesn't dare put down. By reading the mysterious novel "The Number
23" given to him as a birthday gift by his wife Agatha (Virginia
Madsen) Walter twists his once placid existence into an inferno of
psychological torture that could possibly lead him to his death or
that of his loved ones. All this because of The Number 23.
Harry Gregson-Williams is one of Hollywood's most sought after
composers, working on a variety of high-profile projects, both
animated and live-action. Born in England to a musical family,
Gregson-Williams earned a scholarship from the music school of St.
John's College in Cambridge at the age of seven. By age 13, he had
been a soloist on over a dozen records, and then earned a coveted spot
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He started his
film career as an orchestrator and arranger for composer Stanley
Myers, and went on to compose his first scores for the veteran English
director, Nicolas Roeg. Gregson-Williams' initiation in to Hollywood
film scoring was then facilitated by his collaboration and friendship
with Oscar®-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
It was 1997's Smilla's Sense of Snow that earned Gregson-Williams
international acclaim, followed by 1998's Antz, which he co-wrote with
John Powell. Since then Gregson-Williams has generated an extensive
body of work that includes the scores for Bridget Jones: The Edge of
Reason, Domino, Kingdom of Heaven, Veronica Guerin, Shrek, Shrek 2,
Chicken Run and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the
Wardrobe, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe and Grammy.
He most recently composed the scores for Déjà Vu, Shrek the Third, and
Seraphim Falls.
New Line Cinema presents The Number 23. Directed by Joel Schumacher,
and starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, the film will be in theaters
on February 23, 2007. The New Line Records soundtrack will be in
stores on February 20, 2007.
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