NEWS


September 2009
Hastings Moore are currently busy writing and recording the music for Life Is Just a Game, Oliver Irving’s new web based comedy, which will be available to watch online this coming winter! The score is contemporary but with a retro style to reflect the style and mood of the story. Various vintage keyboards, including the Fender Rhodes, Arp Odyssey and Minimoog are being used to create the authentic and unique sound.
August 2009
Hastings Moore are very pleased to announce we will be writing and producing the music for the new web based comedy, Life Is Just a Game from How To Be writer/ director Oliver Irving. Life Is Just a Game will be available for download this coming winter - more news to follow on release.The new show tells the story of Tommy Delniros, a delusional NYPD officer. His inability to differentiate between a fantasy world of gritty, lawless 1970s New York and present-day reality has already got him kicked off the force, but even more trouble comes his way when he begins a private investigation of The Earl, a young English aristocrat meddling with gangs across the city.Original cast members Mike Pearce, Johnny White and Joe Hastings are joined by New York personalities DJ Kiss Taylor and comedian Paul W. Downs, and Greek actress Tonia Sotiropoulou. Pilot episodes were filmed in London and New York City in August.
April 2009
We are pleased to announce that the How To Be soundtrack will be released on CD and digital download on April 28. The soundtrack release date coincides with IFC Festival Direct’s April 29 release of How To Be in the United States on their On Demand cable service.
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The soundtrack includes three original songs performed by the star of How To Be, Robert Pattinson. The digital download will be available from iTunes and other retailers on April 28. The CD is available for pre-order now through Dreamboat Records. A special 12-page booklet featuring song lyrics, new How To Be photos and one of two randomly selected fold-out posters of Robert Pattinson and the cast accompanies the CD. Pre-order the CD direct from Dreamboat Records and: Save $2 on the recommended retail price ($13.98 instead of the RRP price of $15.98). Have a chance to win one of 250 limited edition CD booklets personally signed by Robert Pattinson, which will be inserted into randomly selected CDs pre-ordered directly from Dreamboat Records!
The 23-track collection features the striking original score of How To Be by composer Joe Hastings and the quirky electronic sounds of musician-actor Johnny White, who plays Ronny in the film. A must-have soundtrack for any Pattinson fan, other musical highlights include ‘Old Man’ by Love, ‘Clear Spot’ by elusive genius Captain Beefheart and How To Be fan favourite, the enchanting ‘Hammond Song’ by The Roches.
March 2009
Gary Moore has completed mixing and producing the 23-track How To Be soundtrack. The album is now set to be mastered at Optimum Mastering Studios in Bristol.
The How To Be U.S tour has been announced-please see the How To Be website for further details. Festival tickets will be available soon through each festival website, and tickets for special tour screenings can be purchased directly through each theatre beginning this Wednesday 18 March. Joe Hastings will be in attendance, along with Director Oliver Irving.
February 2009
Gary Moore is currently mixing and producing the How To Be soundtrack ready for its release at the end of April. The album will be available through Dreamboat records on CD and iTunes.
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Hastings Moore are excited to announce the much-anticipated U.S. release of How To Be! The film has been picked up for distribution by IFC Films and will premiere on IFC Festival Direct in April. To coincide with IFC’s spring release, the How To Be soundtrack will be available on iTunes and on CD through Dreamboat Records. Full details of the release to come soon. Leading up to the release, How To Be is going on a U.S. tour! Joe Hastings along with Oliver Irving (Writer/Director), Mike Pearce (Nikki), and Johnny White (Ronny) will be bringing the film to select cities, hitting states along the East coast from Florida to Massachusetts. April tour dates are still being finalized, but stay tuned for updates!

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