Los Angeles Philharmonic Cellist Ben Hong worked behind the scenes of the Dreamworks film, “The Soloist.” He was hired to serve multiple roles for the movie:

* Hired as cello instructor to Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx, Tom Hollander and Justin Martin

* Served as music technical advisor for the director, Joe Wright

* Recorded all of the solo cello music featured on the movie soundtrack as well as the playback tracks

The training started in late August of 2007 and lasted through mid-April of 2008. Learn more about Cellist Ben Hong from his site here. Also pickup The Soloist soundtrack on or Amazon.com.

(Ben Hong teaching Jamie Foxx reminds us of how Tyson and Toby Mao taught Will Smith to solve a Rubik’s Cube quick.)

Take a cello lesson from Ben Hong