Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the BBC documentary series Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nick Foster (Thunderbirds Are Go, Greatest Days, Misha and the Wolves, The A List, In My Skin, Year of the Rabbit). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to a track from the composer’s score below. Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius narrated by Juliet Stevenson tells the story of how a glover’s son from rural Stratford became the greatest writer who ever lived and follows the triumphs and setbacks of William Shakespeare’s writing life, revealing how the people he met and the world he witnessed found their way into his work. The 3-parter produced by 72 Films and premiered in the UK over the last few weeks on BBC Two.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. The Things That Are Personal (1:46)
2. He Wanted to Take Risks (1:00)
3. Rise of a Genius (2:07)
4. Elizabeth’s London (2:09)
5. Starting at the Bottom (1:11)
6. William’s Childhood (2:11)
7. Writing the Dream (1:12)
8. Midsummer Nights (1:41)
9. Writing Henry VI (2:12)
10. It Was Never Enough for Him (1:42)
11. Things Get Out of Hand (0:41)
12. Christopher Marlowe (1:15)
13. Titus Andronicus (1:41)
14. The Plague (3:31)
15. Unrest in Elizabeth’s London (1:42)
16. Hamnet’s Illness (1:49)
17. William’s Father Dies (1:48)
18. A Scottish King (1:26)
19. Shakespeare’s Legacy (3:45)
