Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BritBox/ITV drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Bay, Anne, The Spanish Princess, The Halcyon, Domina, Home Fires). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 28. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is written by Kelly Jones based on Carol Ann Lee’s biography A Fine Day for Hanging and stars Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Laurie Davidson, Mark Stanley and Bessie Carter. The 4-part true crime drama directed by Lee Haven Jones tells the story of the last woman in Britain to be hanged and reveals hidden truths about a love triangle that ultimately ended in tragedy. The series premiered in the U.S. last month on BritBox and made its UK debut earlier this month on ITV & ITVX.
Here’s the album track list:
1. The Last Woman (2:14)
2. Holloway (3:23)
3. Morning of the Trial (2:31)
4. Four Defences (2:39)
5. Champagne Picnic (1:33)
6. Manslaughter (2:52)
7. Everything They Fear (2:47)
8. Lovers & Lies (1:35)
9. Last Breath (3:10)
10. The English Machine (1:19)
11. Lamb to the Slaughter (2:55)
12. Provocation & Reprieve (1:38)
13. Buzzing Cell Lights (2:40)
14. Determined to Die (3:16)
15. Out of Time (2:16)
16. Make Him Listen (6:55)
17. Worse Than All (2:17)
18. Ruth Ellis (4:57)
