Nigel Hess's most recent film score is for Ladies in Lavender, the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the film for Violin and Piano. The soundtrack, performed by virtuoso American violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is now available on Sony Classics.
More information on Nigel Hess and his other works can be found at www.myramusic.com

Silent Nights is a collection of beautiful carols imaginatively arranged by Nigel Hess for piano solo, suitable for intermediate to advanced players (Grade 5--7).
Contents: Angels, from the Realms of Glory * Away in a Manger * Ding Dong! Merrily on High * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Hark the Herald Angels Sing * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Once in Royal David's City * See Amid the Winter's Snow * Silent Night.

Fantasy for Violin and Piano was originally written for the final scene of the feature film Ladies in Lavender where two Cornish sisters (Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith) attend a London premiere of a young virtuoso violinist (Daniel Bruhl) who they have been nurturing back to health after a tragic accident at sea. Although the piece was supposedly composed by the fictional Boris Danilov, the job of creating an authentic period piece of dazzling violin music fell to the film's composer, Nigel Hess, who utilized the main theme of the film, transforming the romantic major theme into an extended, bravura minor variation full of dramatic intensity and longing. It has now become a popular piece in its own right, establishing itself (not unlike the Warsaw Concerto before it) as an audience favourite in the concert repertoire. The piece was performed on the film soundtrack by Joshua Bell with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

A collection of William Shakespeare plays filmed at the Globe Theatre, London. Dominic Dromgoole directs the history plays 'Henry IV: Part One' and 'Henry IV: Part Two', with Oliver Cotton as King Henry, Jamie Parker as his son and heir, Prince Hal, and Roger Allam as the jovial drunkard Sir John Falstaff. Mark Rosenblatt directs 'Henry VIII', with Dominic Rowan as Henry, Miranda Raison as Anne Boleyn and Ian McNeice as the powerful Cardinal Wolsey. Finally, Christopher Luscombe directs 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', with Christopher Benjamin as the loveable rogue Sir John Falstaff, and Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming mistresses Page and Ford.

A story of love, revenge, money and power from the pen of Babara Taylor Bradford. Successful businesswoman Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr), worried that her sons are plotting against her, looks back on her life. She remembers how, as a young woman (Jenny Seagrove), she was abandoned when pregnant by her wealthy lover, had to work to build a future for herself and her child and marry the weak Joe Lowther for her child's sake. During the First World War Emma finds love with wealthy industrialist Paul McGill, marries for a second time and her empire begins to grow. The story continues up to the present day, with Emma's children threatening to destroy her business and each other.

Filmed performance of William Shakespeare's play 'Henry VIII' at the Globe Theatre in London. Henry VIII (Dominic Rowan) is involved in a passionate tryst with Anne Boleyn (Miranda Raison). Political intrigue in the court, however, threatens to disrupt the affair. The powerful Cardinal Wolsey (Ian McNeice) convinces Queen Katherine (Kate Duchene) to interfere in the affair, in the hope of strengthening the position of the Catholic Church in England. Perhaps the pair have underestimated the love Henry has for Anne Boleyn, as the King hatches a plan to free himself from the dominion of Rome...