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Prince Caspian learns things with guidance from Doctor Cornelius, his tutor. Dr. Cornelius tells Caspian about old Narnia and helps the young prince escape from his uncle Miraz. Cornelius lets Caspian know his true identity – the proper King of Narnia. Who in your life has helped you learn wisdom and knowledge? Who is your Dr. Cornelius?

Write a short essay (250 words or fewer) and tell us about someone in your life who has guided you. It might be a teacher, a parent, a youth leader, a pastor, a rabbi or another family member.

Fill in the information on the entry form, which you can download here. Then send your essay and the entry form to:

Prince Caspian Essay Contest
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Walden Media will post essays that best describe “Your Dr. Cornelius” on walden.com. Walden Media will choose one winning essay based on creativity and description. The writer will win a special screening of Prince Caspian for his/her class or group. Entries must be received by May 16, 2008.

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The opening words in the film trailer for Prince Caspian declare: “The time has come to journey back to Narnia.” And truly the time has arrived for a number of reasons.

Certainly for Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, the time has come to take the next step on their spiritual journey, to enroll for a second term in Aslan’s special school for the soul. For the young Prince Caspian, who has been leading a losing battle against the forces of his evil uncle, the time has come to finally receive the help he so desperately needs. And for us, as well, the time has come to journey back to Narnia—where we will once again be encouraged and inspired and once again will come to see our world and our role in it in new and different ways.

The children are warned, “You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember.” Narnia will be more savage this time, but it will also be more joyous. In fact, because our heroes are older and have a greater capacity for understanding, you could say it will be more everything. The trailer words remind us “One year later for them.” But the first adventure in Narnia has given the four Pevensies a maturity greater than one year normally would. Chronologically, due to a delay in production, the actors who portray the four Pevensies actually have aged two years since the first film. But this will be an asset rather than a liability as it will help communicate this greater maturity. Georgie Henley, who plays Lucy, seems especially grown up.

Read the rest on the C.S. Lewis Blog

SoundtrackNet has visited a few scoring sessions for the adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and produced by Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson. The music for the fantasy epic is being written by Harry Gregson-Williams, whose previous works include Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven and music for Shrek 1 and 2. From the article:

Narnia has over 125 minutes of score, and multiple scoring sessions for Narnia were spread out from late September through late October. There is still at least one more scoring session left to come, and then the score will be mixed into the final dub of the film.

Two editions of the soundtrack will come out from Walt Disney Records on December 13, one of which is a “Special Edition” release that includes a bonus DVD featuring interviews and more.

Director Andrew Adamson and composer Harry Gregson-Williams

For the rest of the pictures (a lot of them) and the article, visit SoundtrackNet

Thanks to Dan from SoundtrackNet for alerting us to this story!