Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Anthony Hopkins, aged 88, has released an orchestral single titled “Bracken Road”, marking his musical debut. He is set to release a 12-track classical music album, Life is a Dream, next month after signing with Decca Classics. Hopkins said that music was his “first desire” and he has “composing music all my [his] life”, with some pieces living with him for decades. His debut track, “Bracken Road”, was inspired by his childhood in Port Talbot, Wales, and was first composed in 1963 while he was a young actor. The album will feature original recordings of compositions spanning six decades, performed by Gustavo Dudamel with the Philharmonia Orchestra. In full‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins to release first album aged 88More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhood

"Silence of the Lambs" actor Anthony Hopkins has signed with Decca Classics for a new recording project featuring his original compositions.

‘I’ve been composing music all my life,’ award-winning actor said