Anthony Hopkins has signed a record deal with classical music label Decca Classics and will release a collection of recordings through the label next month. 

The project has been titled Life Is A Dream and will feature compositions written by  Hopkins and performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra. 

Decca said in a statement that the album features works written across different periods of Hopkins’ life, “revealing a composer whose music shares the same emotional depth and storytelling that define his screen career.” 

Born in Port Talbot, Wales, Hopkins began playing the piano at age 4 and is said to have started performing Beethoven and Chopin just a few years later.

“Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement. “I’ve been composing music all my life. Some of these pieces have lived with me for decades, and I still find myself returning to them.”

The first piece of music to be released from the album is titled Bracken Road from Hopkins’ 1947: Suite for Solo Piano and Orchestra. Decca said the track is inspired by childhood memories of Margam, South Wales. 

In his statement, Hopkins continued: “My whole life is a dream. Signing with Decca is the honour of a lifetime. It has been a true privilege to collaborate with the distinguished Philharmonia Orchestra and the virtuoso soloists, cellist Gregorio Nieto and classical pianist Sergio Tiempo. My deepest gratitude and respect go to Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, whose artistry is an integral part of this musical journey. With the graceful precision of his baton, he transformed each note with profound and indelible meaning, creating a pictorial landscape that invites the listener to feel and imagine something uniquely personal.”

Alongside Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia, the recording features pianist Sergio Tiempo, cellist Gregorio Nieto, The Bach Choir and the Boy Choristers of Winchester Cathedral. The album was recorded at Alexandra Palace, London, in April 2026.