Official Classical Singles Chart such as "Fifty Shades of Grey", "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Man of Steel". In July 2012, a rendition of "Spem in alium" by the Tallis Scholars topped the chart following its usage in "Fifty Shades of Grey". E. L. James, author of the original novel on which the film was based, said that she was delighted that her readers had been introduced to the piece of music, and that it was a "deserved number one". Three weeks later, the London Symphony Orchestra reached number one after their version of "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis was used in the 2012
The Tallis Scholars Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford on November 3, 1973, Phillips aimed to produce a distinctive sound, influenced by choirs he admired, in particular the renowned Clerkes of Oxenford, directed by David Wulstan. Since winning a Gramophone Award in 1987, the Tallis Scholars have been recognised as one of the world's leading ensembles in Renaissance polyphony. The Tallis Scholars singers tour widely, performing some 70 concerts a year, in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. In April 1994, they sang Allegri's "Miserere mei, Deus" in the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Vatican, and performed in February 1994 in the Basilica