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"In my opinion, Pure Imagination is one of the most beautiful songs of the 20th century. Written for the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, released in 1971, the piece never gained much public attention until recently. It was recorded by a smattering of artists over the course of some 40 years, but not until the release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2013 and the passing of Gene Wilder in 2016 did the song garner much attention. Most of the music on my album, "Keys to the Cinema," was originally conceived for orchestra. In the case of this arrangement, I started as a jazz pianist would, writing down the basic chord changes, and composed a totally new arrangement around them. Ironically, throughout this compositional process, I heard the piano act more like a string section; a welcome departure from making a string section sound like a piano!"

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CREDITS

Original Music Bricusse/Newley Arlen
Arrangement/Performance Charles Szczepanek
Producer Charles Szczepanek
Director Lorenzo Cuevas (http://www.lorenzocuevas.com)
Cinematographer Brian Osback
Camera Operator Christopher Gilbreth (http://www.cjgilbreth.com)
Editor Tom Erickson
Piano Mason & Hamlin BB (http://www.masonhamlin.com)
Location Reel Men Studios (http://www.reelmenstudios.com)
Special Thanks to Jason Sipe at AZ Piano (http://www.azpiano.com)
Sound Recording Winding Road Studios (http://www.wrdstudios.com)
Sound Mastering Nathan James, Vault Mastering (http://www.vaultmastering.com)
Special Thanks to Murtaza Akhter, Estella Holmes, Kelly Jansen, Sean McConnell, Tyger McConnell, John McDonough, Wesley Merz, Ron Reynolds, Misty Wenger, and Ruth Wenger

Musical Arrangement and Sound Recording (P)(C) Copyright 2017 by Charles Szczepanek. Video Recording (C) Copyright 2018 by Charles Szczepanek.

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