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BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE | | by Fran Goldstein www.diamond-key.com keynet@shani.net |
THE STORY
All of this information is from the official synopsis of the film with a little bit extra.
And it's only November.
Just wait for the interviews to start.
Blood Diamond will be released by Warner Brothers on December 8, 2006.
A soundtrack will be released on December 19th from Varese Sarabande Records.
Set in Sierra Leone in 1999, Blood Diamond was filmed on location in South Africa and Mozambique.
Links from the official movie website are to 2 NGO's: Amnesty International and Global Witness
For more information, keynet@shani.net
An Ex-Mercenary and a Mende Fisherman
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman.
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An Unlikely Friendship
Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life...or end it.
Alluvial Diamond Mining - Sierra Leone
Solomon, who has been taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields, finds the extraordinary gem and hides it at great risk, knowing if he is discovered, he will be killed instantly.
A Child Soldier
But he also knows the diamond could not only provide the means to save his wife and daughters from a life as refugees but also help rescue his son, Dia, from an even worse fate as a child soldier.
A Diamond in the Rough
Archer, who has made his living trading diamonds for arms, learns of Solomon's hidden stone while in prison for smuggling.
A Ticket out of Africa
He knows a diamond like this is a once-in-a-lifetime find--valuable enough to be his ticket out of Africa and away from the cycle of violence and corruption in which he has been a willing player.
Conflict Diamonds
Enter Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an idealistic American journalist who is in Sierra Leone to uncover the truth behind conflict diamonds, exposing the complicity of diamond industry leaders who have chosen profits over principles.
A Journalist
Maddy seeks out Archer as a source for her article, but soon finds it is he who needs her even more.
With Maddy's help, Archer and Solomon embark on a dangerous trek through rebel territory. | 
With Maddy's help, Archer and Solomon embark on a dangerous trek through rebel territory.
Second Chances
Archer needs Solomon to find and recover the valuable pink diamond, but Solomon seeks something far more precious...his son.
With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory.
More than a search for a priceless diamond, the journey could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
CREDITS
Directed by Edward Zwick, the action drama Blood Diamond stars Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) and Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (In America). The screenplay was written by Charles Leavitt (The Mighty), from a story by Leavitt and C. Gaby Mitchell.
Behind the scenes with Ed Zwick were director of photography Eduardo Serra (Unbreakable), production designer Dan Weil (Syriana), costume designer Ngila Dickson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and editor Steven Rosenblum (The Last Samurai).
THE MUSICAL SCORE
At the end of October, award-winning composer James Newton Howard was in London at AIR Studios, recording his score to the Edward Zwick dramatic thriller, Blood Diamond in Studio 1 (aka "The Hall") with a 60-piece orchestra and 20-person choir, conducted by Pete Anthony.
With orchestrations by Jeff Atmajian, Brad Dechter, Jon Kull, Bruce Babcock, Howard featured many soloists in the film score, including world famous duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, vocalist Youssou N'Dour, Kala Ramnath on violin, Maya Beiser on cello, Pedro Eustache on winds, oud player Attab Hadad and The Senegalese Drum Ensemble.
Many of the soloists had been recorded in Los Angeles prior to the team heading to London to record with the orchestra.
Blood Diamond will be released by Warner Brothers on December 8, 2006. A soundtrack will be released on December 19 from Varese Sarabande Records.
SOURCE: www.soundtrack.net
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