![](https://top40-charts.com/thumb.php?x=110&y=110&i=https://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000040UR.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CA. (The Motion Picture Group, Inc.) --The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MPRG), a production finance and services company, announced today that it has attached composer Richard Sortomme to score the music for its upcoming feature film “APRIL IN DECEMBER,” a romance/fantasy comedy written by Michele Alexander & Tyla Berchtold. As one of the major composers of our time, Sortomme is now focusing his talents on composing film scores in Hollywood. Sortomme�s composing career boasts a steady output of commissioned compositions with The Cleveland Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Graduating from Juilliard as a concert violinist with extensive training in composition and musical theory, Sortomme�s performing career has centered on two chamber music groups. As Music Director, he created “For the Love of Music” and performed at Merkin Concert Hall for ten seasons and at The Library of Congress. He also created “L�Ensemble” that has performed at historic sites throughout the United States and performed joint concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Henri Kessler, the Company�s Co-President, stated: “We are very fortunate to have secured Richard for this project. The depth of his musical insights and skills will add a powerful component to this film to ensure an extraordinary experience for our viewers.” “APRIL IN DECEMBER” is being packaged with talent for an anticipated 2007 shoot and will be aimed at a mainstream audience. The story revolves around a high-powered professional who thinks she is losing her mind when she starts seeing fantasy characters. She soon discovers that the havoc wreaked on her career is the very thing she needed to find her heart again, regain professional success, and fall in love. Michele Alexander also co-authored the blockbuster hit “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”.
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