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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent, the Oscar and Golden Globe Award winning actor picks his favourite songs in Tracks of My Years with Ken Bruce.

Jim Broadbent, the multi award winning actor, chooses his Tracks of My Years with songs Amy Winehouse, The Marcels, The Beatles, Paolo Nutini and Dolly Parton . Jim won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role in the movie Iris where he starred alongside Dame Judi Dench. Jim is now part of a brand new album in aid of 大象传媒 Children In Need called Got It Covered. It features a glittering line-up of some of the UK鈥檚 most critically-acclaimed actors from stage and screen who have banded together to help make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people throughout the UK. Jim has covered Blue Moon by Rogers and Hart and other tracks include Helena Bonham Carter performing Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now and David Tennant covering Sunshine on Leith by The Proclaimers. Each track was recorded at the legendary recording studios, Abbey Road and Rak Studios in London, whilst the actors received expert guidance and mentoring from Brit and Mercury award-winning record producers and songwriters, Guy Chambers and Jonathan Quarmby. With over 20 years of industry experience, veteran vocal coach Mark De-Lisser also came on board to help the actors produce their tracks. Jim鈥檚 list of film credits is hugely varied and includes; Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York, Bridget Jones, Vera Drake, Paddington, Hot Fuzz and the Harry Potter.

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Fri 8 Nov 2019 03:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Shaun Dooley & The Grimthorpe Colliery Band

    Never Grow Up

    • Got It Covered.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 6.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Marcels

    Blue Moon

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor

    Come What May

    • Moulin Rouge: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film.
    • Interscope/Warner.
    • 11.

  • George Jones

    He Stopped Loving Her Today

    • American Heartland -Legends Of Country.
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.

  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Dr. Hook

    More Like The Movies

    • Making Love & Music.
    • MFP.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Kris Kristofferson

    Sunday Morning Coming Down

  • The Beatles

    Can't Buy Me Love

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 005.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • James Morrison

    Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Nov 2019 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2