The brand new animated rendition of Sergei Prokofiev’s much-loved symphony, ‘Peter & The Wolf’, transformed into an enchanting and contemporary visual masterpiece that touches on themes of growing up, loss, courage, transformation, and our relationship with nature. Featuring music and narration by Gavin Friday, and artwork based on original illustrations by Bono, the animated short film is scheduled to premiere later this year and is part of an ongoing relationship with Irish Hospice Foundation.
The uniquely creative project is led by musician and composer Gavin Friday and saw him narrate the reimagined classic tale with The Friday Seezer Ensemble performing Prokofiev score, newly arranged by Maurice Seezer and Gavin Friday. Alongside this remarkable new film, Peter & The Wolf is subject to a re-release as a book and in audio form with brand new auditory and visual material, to be released across various formats by BMG in November/December 2023.
The Friday-Seezer Ensemble
Gavin Friday - Narration
Maurice Seezer - Accordion, Piano
Renaud Pion - Bass Clarinet
Des Moore - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar
Julia Palmer - Cello
Michael Blair - Percussion, Drums, Tuned Percussion
Gareth Huges - Bass
Catriona Ryan - Flute
Alex Reeves - Drums
Arranged by Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer
Musical Director - Maurice Seezer
Produced by Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer
Mixed by Michael Heffernan
Audio Editing - Michael Heffernan and Joseph Rowe
Additional Production by Gavin Friday, Michael Heffernan and Alistair Norbury
Music Recorded by Andrew Boland and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Narration Recorded by Michael Heffernan at Major Tom Studios, Leeds Place Studios, London
Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London
Following the release of the official trailer on Wednesday 27th
September, Peter & The Wolf is scheduled for a 19th October
broadcast date on HBO Max (US Only).
The special transforms Sergei Prokofiev’s much- loved
symphony into an enchanting and contemporary visual
masterpiece that touches on themes of growing up, loss,
courage, transformation, and our relationship with nature.
Produced by the award- winning animation studio Blink
Industries.
With spellbinding punky illustrations, the dramatic new take echoes the
message of courage that is central to the famous classic, while gently
introducing themes of loss, grief, and growing up to help young readers
understand and navigate these complex issues and emotions. With a heart-
warming twist at the end, this book is a beautiful reminder that there is hope
after loss and those we love most are never truly gone.
The original reinterpretation of Prokofiev’s
score was recorded by Gavin Friday & the
Friday Seezer Ensemble in 2003 to
accompany the original book & CD release.
A brand new narration was recorded by
Friday for the film, with u
2LP is presented on Double Heavyweight
Black vinyl, half- speed remastered at Abbey
Road Studios and includes 2x exclusive 12”
Artcards.
1CD is presented in a reverse board, luxe
paper sleeve and includes remastered audio
as well as imagery from the film.
The soundtrack will be released globally on
Friday 20th October.
