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The film and soundtrack for MGM's Evelyn
were released in the USA towards the end of 2002 — to positive
reviews. One of the features of the soundtrack (released by Decca)
is “Sitting On Top Of The World” — a new, exclusive
song by multi-Grammy® winner Van Morrison, legendary singer and
songwriter. Van's sales are stronger than ever with the release in
2002 of his latest album, Down The Road.
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Based on true events, Evelyn tells the
inspiring story of real-life hero Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan) and
his young children, Evelyn (Sophie Vavasseur), Maurice and Dermot.
Abandoned by his wife, Doyle does his best to make it as a single
dad, raising his kids alone in Ireland in 1953. Their life isn’t
easy – but above all else in the world, Doyle loves his children.
Unfortunately, when his wife’s mother reports her daughter’s
abandonment to the authorities, the powers of the Church and the Irish
courts take the children away from Doyle and put them in orphanages.
Doyle is devastated.
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Stephen Endelman (Composer and Musical Director)
received critical acclaim earlier this year for his score to Bruce
Beresford's Bride of the Wind, the story of Alma Mahler. He
has just completed his first romantic comedy, I'm With Lucy.
Endelman's works have ranged from the rich orchestral score for The
Englishman Who Went Up A Hill, But Came Down A Mountain to his
minimalist, modern score for the hit comedy Flirting With Disaster.
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The film and soundtrack for MGM's Evelyn
were released in the USA towards the end of 2002 — to positive
reviews.
One of the features of the soundtrack (released by Decca) is “Sitting
On Top Of The World” — a new, exclusive song by multi-Grammy®
winner Van Morrison, legendary singer and songwriter. Van's sales
are stronger than ever with the release in 2002 of his latest album,
Down The Road.
The soundtrack also includes “Angel Rays”, a new song written
for the film by Stephen Endelman and performed by Norway's “Goddess
of Music”, Sissel. She released on Decca towards the end of 2002
her self-titled album, featuring her ethereal, captivating voice and
making her debut in the USA.
In addition, the CD includes two traditional Irish songs, “On
The Banks Of The Roses” and “The Parting Glass”, performed
in the film by Pierce Brosnan.
www.mgm.com/evelyn
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Based on true events, Evelyn tells the inspiring story of real-life
hero Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan) and his young children, Evelyn
(Sophie Vavasseur), Maurice and Dermot. Abandoned by his wife, Doyle
does his best to make it as a single dad, raising his kids alone in
Ireland in 1953. Their life isn’t easy – but above all else
in the world, Doyle loves his children. Unfortunately, when his wife’s
mother reports her daughter’s abandonment to the authorities,
the powers of the Church and the Irish courts take the children away
from Doyle and put them in orphanages. Doyle is devastated.
Vowing to reunite his family, he enlists the help of new friend
Bernadette Beattie (Julianna Margulies), her solicitor brother Michael
(Stephen Rea), their American lawyer friend Nick (Aidan Quinn), and
Nick’s mentor Tom Connolly (Alan Bates). Together they attempt
to do what has never been done before – challenge a law before
the Irish Supreme Court. Doyle’s fight to keep his family intact
becomes an uplifting testament to the strength of a father’s
love and the power of the human spirit.
United Artists presents, in association with First Look Media and
Cinerenta, an Irish DreamTime and CineEvelyn production of Evelyn,
starring Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn and Julianna Margulies. Based
on a true story and directed by Bruce Beresford, Evelyn was
written by Paul Pender and also stars Stephen Rea, John Lynch, Sophie
Vavasseur and Alan Bates. The film was produced by Brosnan, Beau St.
Clair and Michael Ohoven with executive producers Eberhard Kayser,
Mario Ohoven, Kieran Corrigan and Simon Bosanquet. The production
team includes André Fleuren as director of photography, production
designer John Stoddart, editor Humphrey Dixon, and composer and musical
director Stephen Endelman, with costumes designed by Joan Bergin and
Paul Pender as co-producer.
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Stephen Endelman (Composer and Musical Director)
received critical acclaim earlier this year for his score to Bruce
Beresford's Bride of the Wind, the story of Alma Mahler. He
has just completed his first romantic comedy, I'm With Lucy.
Endelman's works have ranged from the rich orchestral score for The
Englishman Who Went Up A Hill, But Came Down A Mountain to his
minimalist, modern score for the hit comedy Flirting With Disaster.
In 2000, Endelman received critical acclaim for his score entitled
Passport To The Universe, a public commission for the first
Space Show in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City. Narrated by Tom Hanks, the show is now playing
in the Futuroscope Park in France. This year, Endelman wrote the music
to the second show, The Search For Life, Are We Alone, narrated
by Harrison Ford, which opened to great acclaim in the spring.
English-born Endelman began playing the clarinet at the age of seven
and became a full-time scholar at The Purcell School of Young Musicians
at twelve. He then studied composition at London's Guildhall School
of Music and Drama and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada.
Besides his growing body of film work, Endelman has composed two operas
and, at the age of 18, composed the music for the Tony Award-winning
Broadway production of Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon For The
Misbegotten. An ardent film-lover, Endelman moved to New York
in 1992 to pursue and develop his career in film music. His first
score for a feature film was Household Saints. He then worked
closely with Robert De Niro on his directorial debut, A Bronx Tale.
Endelman’s other film credits include Two Family House,
which received an Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film at the Sundance
Film Festival 2000; Tom And Huck; Reckless and City
of Industry. He also scored Kicked In The Head, The Proposition,
Finding Graceland, Imaginary Crimes and Jawbreaker.
In 1998, he won the ASCAP Foundation Award as resident composer at
the Metropolitan Opera Guild, where he has been a resident artist
since 1993.
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1 Sitting On Top Of The World — Performed
by Van Morrison
2 Opening Credits
3 Mom Leaves On St Stephen's Day
4. The Nuns
5 The First Judgement
6 On The Banks Of The Roses — Performed by Pierce Brosnan
7 Desmond Hugs Evelyn
8 The Chase
9 The Parting Glass — Performed by Pierce Brosnan
10 D'you Fancy Him
11 Grandpa's Angel Rays
12 Fight The Good Fight
13 Desmond Loses
14 The Rugger Game
15 Jig Two
16 Statue Of Justice
17 The Verdict
18 Angel Rays — Performed by Sissel
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Evelyn Doyle
Sophie Vavasseur
Dermot Doyle Niall Beagan
Maurice Doyle Hugh McDonagh
Desmond Doyle Pierce Brosnan
Henry Doyle Frank Kelly
Sister Brigid Andrea Irvine
Sister Theresa Marian Quinn
Sister Felicity Karen Ardiff
Bernadette Beattie Julianna Margulies
Michael Beattie Stephen Rea
Pub musicians Hugh Grogan & Peter Fowl
Nick Barron Aidan Quinn
Miss Gilhooly Gail Fitzpatrick
Gamekeeper Pat McGrath
Tom Connolly Alan Bates
Bruce Beresford Director
Paul Pender Screenwriter/Producer
Beau St. Clair Producer
Michael Ohoven Producer
Eberhard Kayser Executive Producer
Kieran Corrigan Executive Producer
Simon Bosanquet Executive Producer
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