BUENA PARK, CA (Jan 31, 2005) — In the new LA-based musical of "The Ten Commandments," Moses is portrayed by Val Kilmer (an actor who portrayed a popular comic-book hero who favored bats and rubber suits). Leonard's version of "The Ten Commandment's" soundtrack is less gospel and morer rock-opera like the play "Jesus Christ Superstar" or "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
"The Ten Commandments" and
Leonard are both supported by Yamaha. For the production, Leonard and his crew were issued six Motif keyboards with supporting racks,
PLG cards,
foot controllers and
instructional DVDs. Leonard also uses Yamaha's latest drumming innovation, the
DTXtreme drum kits and three drum thrones to emphasize the drama of "The Ten Commandments."
Leonard has also worked with other artists like
Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Bryan Ferry and has written numerous award-winning soundtracks and singles.
For more information on Yamaha Corporation of America's Artist Affairs division, please contact Tiffany Napper at
tnapper@yamaha.com. Yamaha's ever-growing list of artists can be viewed by going to
www.yamahaartists.com.
