Introducing the John Wilson Orchestra and ‘That’s Entertainment!’

We’re thrilled to announce the U.S. release of The John Wilson Orchestra’s That’s Entertainment: A Celebration of the MGM Film Musical. World renowned conductor and arranger John Wilson leads an all-star cast of singers and his Grammy^® Award-nominated eponymous orchestra, comprised of some of the UK’s finest musicians, on this dazzling recording of some of the greatest songs from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Most of the scores have been lovingly and painstakingly reconstructed by Wilson, as MGM destroyed the originals in 1969. This is the first time the songs, including “Singin’ in the Rain”, “Steppin’ Out with My Baby”, “The Trolley Song”, and title track “That’s Entertainment”, have been recorded in their intended orchestration since the films’ original soundtrack recordings. That’s Entertainment, also features a world-class cast of singers including Seth MacFarlane (the creator of Family Guy), Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Sarah Fox and Curtis Stigers. The Standard Edition CD, a Deluxe Edition and a DVD of the 2009 BBC Proms, which launched John Wilson to fame in his native UK, is currently featured as part of a major national PBS pledge drive (check local listings for more info)