Play It Again Sam Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British animated short The Snowman and the Snowdog. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Coriolanus, Stardust, Johnny English Reborn) and singer/songwriter Andy Burrows, including the song Light The Night, which is also available as a single (check out the music video after the jump). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on December 17, 2012. Click here to listen to audio clips. The Snowman and the Snowdog is a sequel to the 1982 Academy Award-nominated animated special The Snowman based on the children’s book by Raymond Briggs. The sequel written and directed by Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison will premiere this Christmas on Channel 4.
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Ilan Eshkeri and Andy Burrows Scoring ‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’
Composer Ilan Eshkeri and singer/songwriter Andy Burrows have recently recorded their score for the British animated short The Snowman and the Snowdog. The short film is a sequel to the 1982 Academy Award-nominated animated special The Snowman based on the children’s book by Raymond Briggs. The sequel is written and directed by Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison who also worked on the original special. Briggs is involved as a script consultant. The original film was scored by Howard Blake. Ehskeri and Burrows have recorded their score earlier this month with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London.