PROGRAM BIOS Philharmonic in Sweden. The release of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY, recorded by Arnie and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, coincided with the start of the Distant Worlds international tour. Distant Worlds continues to thrill audiences around the globe and has released four additional albums of FINAL FANTASY music, as well as several concerts on DVD. Arnie has been involved in several PBS specials, a 10-part television series featuring the Irish Tenors, and many international television and radio broadcasts appearances. He was commissioned by Gerald Arpino, founder and a choreographer of the Joffrey Ballet, to compose music for a new Arpino ballet premiered in Chicago. He produced and conducted music for the Robert Altman film The Company, and was the producer, composer, conductor, and arranger for the CGI Barbie animated films from Mattel Entertainment. He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his score for the film Barbie™ as Rapunzel, and was nominated for an Emmy for his original song “Shine” from Barbie™ in The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Arnie has produced and conducted music for many films and dozens of bestselling albums released on American Gramaphone, JVC, Mattel, Warner Bros., Sony, Koch, and Razor & Tie. www.awrmusic.com
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