Silvestri Scoring Visit

Auction news by Lukas Kendall

Do you want to see Alan Silvestri at work scoring a Robert Zemeckis film, and contribute to a good cause at the same time? This recently ran on rec.music.movies from Sandra Silvestri, the composer's wife:

You can spend a day on the scoring stage of the new film "Castaway" starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis as the guest of Alan Silvestri and Robert Zemeckis. Excite.com is holding their celebrity auction this month to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation to help find a cure for diabetes. Alan's son has diabetes. The address is http://auctions.excite.com. Click on the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation items, click on" view all items" and scroll down until you see "A day on the scoring stage..." . Thank you for your help. There are lots of other great items all to benefit a good cause.

Here is the specific URL for the Silvestri auction: http://auctions.excite.com/Scripts/ListingInfo.asp?LotNo=12804214&SiteCatNo=73897&KioskCustNo=889448

Obviously this auction should be of the most interest to fans already in Los Angeles -- but if you're planning a trip, this should make it even more worth the visit.

As of last night, there were six bids, the max. being $101.00. Child's play for auction buffs! Please consider bidding. I've been fortunate enough to attend Alan's sessions in the past (I was at parts of Fools Rush In and Contact) and he is a joy to watch as he works with the orchestra.

Back tomorrow with Film Score Friday --

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