Revealing a fresh insight into his upcoming ‘And You Were: Say You’re With Me Reworked’ project - LARKHALL - is pleased to share the JIM CORNICK adaptation of the featured track “On The Morning of the Second Day”.
LISTEN TO “ON THE MORNING OF THE SECOND DAY” (JIM CORNICK REWORK) HERE
For this latest instalment, Larkhall enlists acclaimed film composer Jim Cornick to reimagine one of the post-classical piano pieces of his 2022 album ‘Say You’re With Me’ in a whole new light. A musician, composer and music therapist based in Bristol, Cornick has earned a reputation for his elegant works that often stray between the realms ambient and electronica, classical and indie. With 10 albums and many other solo releases to his name, Cornick has also scored music for the BBC, Aardman and Sky and more throughout his career.
Lending his atmospheric touch to the Larkhall track “On The Morning Of the Second Day”, Jim reconfigures the introspective and sparse DNA of the original into a radiant and pulsing electronica creation. Carefully crafting a new soundscape that enhances the original piece's emotive quality, it takes the listener on a transportive musical journey across its glittering 5’ runtime.
Speaking about how the collaboration came about Larkhall says: “The story of this project is one of inspiration and creativity. Jim Cornick, known for his exceptional work in film scores, heard the original track at a performance in Bristol and was captivated by its beauty. He was struck by the simplicity and elegance of the piece and knew that he had to bring it to a wider audience. With his exceptional skills and vast experience, Jim took on the challenge of reworking the track into an electronic instrumental. The result is a stunningly beautiful track that showcases Jim's incredible talent and the timeless beauty of the original composition.”
The rework of “On The Morning of the Second Day” is taken from the upcoming album ‘And You Were: Say You’re With Me Reworked’, a new compilation record that will collect ten radical reinterpretations of songs from Larkhall’s 2022 album ‘Say You’re With Me’. Alongside Jim Cornick’s contribution, the record will feature reworks from a cast of creatives, including Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, James Yuill, Ani Glass, Echo Juliet, Neil Gay, Simeon Walker, Josh Semans, Harriet Riley, and more; all of whom lend their idiosyncratic stylings and individual talents to this eclectic release.
With Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres’ “Vincennes”, the James Yuill rework of “Eleven Japanese Streams” and Ani Glass’s “Cascade” already available to hear, ‘And You Were: Say You’re With Me Reworked’ arrives in-full on 26 May 2023. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Eleven Japanese Streams (James Yuill Rework)
2. Cascade (Ani Glass Rework)
3. On The Morning of the Second Day (Jim Cornick Rework)
4. In My Mind Are All The Tides (Josh Semans Rework)
5. Time of Flight (Neil Gay Rework)
6. Uncertain Times (Echo Juliet Rework)
7. Uncertain Times (Simeon Walker Rework)
8. Before We Knew (Harriet Riley Rework)
9. Between Light and Leaves (Emma Hooper Rework)
10. Vincennes (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)
Larkhall is the performance alias of Charlie Williams, a composer, pianist, and creative coder who combines piano, visual art, and technology to create moving, cinematic performances. His AI system ‘Otto’ creates visuals that unfold in time with the structure of each composition, reacting in real time to the individual nuance of each performance, resulting in a unique and immersive experience. Williams largely taught himself to play the piano and went on to win the prize for new music performance at the International Shostakovich Piano Competition. He also worked as a software developer for tech startups including Shazam, where he built an audio-reactive “listening” animation.
His 2019 album, ‘The Sea Was Never Blue’, hit #2 on the UK iTunes Classical Chart and introduced his signature style of musically-reactive visuals. The 2022 followup, ‘Say You’re With Me’, earned him praise as “A new exciting voice on the contemporary scene” by Hannah MacInnes of Times Radio and “Absolutely lovely” by Scala Radio.
In 2023, he is set to release an album of reworks from ‘And You Were: Say You’re With Me Reworked’, extracts of which have already received praise from BBC Introducing, Archodia, Black Cat Radio, Drivelcast, and LiveWire Music, with the rework of Vincennes featured on the official Piano Day playlist. Touring in support of the release, Larkhall performed two special Piano Day Celebration shows alongside Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres and Simeon Walker. Standby for further live dates in due course.