Abbey Road Studios large garden behind the townhouse, which permitted a much larger building to be constructed to the rear; thus, the Georgian façade belies the true dimension of the building. Pathé filmed the opening of the studios in November 1931 when Edward Elgar conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in recording sessions of his music. In 1934, the inventor of stereo sound, Alan Blumlein, recorded Mozart's "Jupiter Symphony" which was conducted by Thomas Beecham at the studios. The neighbouring house is also owned by the studio and used to house musicians. During the mid-20th century, the studio was extensively used by leading British
James Hannigan The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, The Slovak Symphony Orchestra and The Chamber Orchestra of London, recording at Abbey Road Studios, AIR Studios and Skywalker Ranch. The composer is known to be an analogue synthesiser enthusiast. James Hannigan James Hannigan (born 23 July 1971) is a British Academy Award Winning British composer, musician, music producer and live event creative director. His work as a composer has included single or multiple entries in the multi-million selling "Command & Conquer", "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "Dead Space", "Warhammer", "Wing Commander", "Space Hulk", "Evil Genius", "Grand Prix" and "Theme Park" game series; video