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Montage: Great Film Composers and the Piano

Montage: Great Film Composers and the Piano

The stars of this film have been nominated for 73 Academy Awards and won 9. Here's what happened when celebrated pianist Gloria Cheng challenged the world's greatest film composers - Williams, Newman, Giacchino, Broughton, Desplat and Davis - to write original pieces for solo piano. These recording sessions profile these titans of film music like we've never seen them before.

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Celebrated pianist Gloria Cheng challenges film composers to write for solo piano.
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