London Boulevard tells the story of a man recently released from prison who falls in love with a reclusive young movie star but, as a consequence, finds himself in a duel with a violent gangster.
London Boulevard is directed and produced by William Monahan in his own adaptation of the novel by Ken Bruen. It stars Keira Knightly, Colin Farrell, Anna Friel and Ray Winstone and was filmed on location in London and Los Angeles.
Composer Sergio Pizzorno who is also lead singer and guitarist with Kasabian used a small string section for his underscore comprising 6 first violins, 6 seconds, 4 violas and 5 celli. LMO was led by Rita Manning and conducted by Andy Brown. Steve McLaughlin was the engineer / producer and the session was recorded at British Grove studios.