Sir Anthony Hopkins Signs Decca Classics Contract for Orchestral Album

Sir Anthony Hopkins has signed a recording contract with Decca Classics to release orchestral works he composed over the past six decades. The album, titled 'Life Is a Dream', will be conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra. The first single, 'Bracken Road', was released on 10 July 2026.

It draws on childhood memories of Margam, South Wales. Other pieces include 'My Fatherland', inspired by traditional Welsh melodies. “Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement.

“I’ve been composing music all my life. ” He added that signing with Decca is the honor of a lifetime and expressed gratitude to Dudamel, the Philharmonia Orchestra, cellist Gregorio Nieto and pianist Sergio Tiempo. Laura Monks, president of Decca, said it is a privilege to have Hopkins join Decca Classics.

She noted that he released an album titled 'Composer' in 2012, performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. That year Hopkins received a Classic Brit Award for Album of the Year for his contribution to 'And The Waltz Goes On'. Hopkins made his live musical performance debut in Saudi Arabia in 2025 with the Life Is a Dream concert played by Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The new album will be released on 21 August 2026.