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Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs record deal as a composer
- On Friday, 88-year-old Sir Anthony Hopkins signed with Decca Classics to release his debut album Life Is a Dream, with the label simultaneously releasing the first single, Bracken Road.
- Sir Anthony has composed music for six decades, beginning piano at age four and drawing on memories of Port Talbot, childhood visits, and his early career at the Liverpool Playhouse.
- Grammy Award-winning conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the Philharmonia Orchestra on the record, with Sir Anthony praising Maestro Gustavo Dudamel for transforming notes with "profound and indelible meaning."
- Sir Anthony described the deal as his "first desire," adding he wrote Fatherland to "honour my humble beginnings," stating "I am the son of my father, the baker."
- The album Life Is a Dream releases August 21, with Decca Classics President Laura Monks calling the recording a "once-in-a-lifetime experience" that will be brought to the world.
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