Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, Layer Cake, Still Alice, A Perfect Place, Kick-Ass) has recently been scoring the new BBC drama SAS Rogue Heroes. The show is developed by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Eastern Promises, Locke) based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling novel of the same title and stars Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West. The 6-part drama chronicles how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War II.
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Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen’ Released
East Prussian Archive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC documentary Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, Our Great National Parks, Four Hours at the Capitol, Wonders of Life). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen is directed by Simon Finch and follows the monarch’s life as a princess in her own eyes and own words. The movie features footage capturing the Queen’s life from being pushed in a pram by her mother to her coronation at the age of 27 in 1953.
John Grant’s & David Arnold’s Title Song ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down’ from BBC’s ‘Inside Man’ Released
Bella Union has released the title song from the new BBC drama Inside Man. The cover of the American folk song God’s Gonna Cut You Down is produced by the show’s composer David Arnold (Casino Royale, Sherlock, Independence Day, Stargate) and performed by singer/songwriter John Grant. The track is now available/download to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Inside Man is created and written by Steven Moffat and stars Stanley Tucci, David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Lyndsey Marshal, Lydia West, Atkins Estimond, Mark Quarterly, Tilly Vosburgh, Louis Oliver, Kate Dickie and Dylan Baker.
David Arnold Scoring BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Inside Man’
David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough) has composed the original music for the new BBC/Netflix limited series Inside Man. The show is created and written by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, The Adventures of Tintin) and stars Stanley Tucci, David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Lydia West, Lyndsey Marshal, Atkins Estimond, Tilly Vosburgh, Mark Quarterly, Louis Oliver, Kate Dickie and Dylan Baker. The 4-part thriller follows the intertwining stories of a prisoner on death row in the U.S., a journalist on a train in England and a vicar in a quiet little village.
‘Doctor Who’ Season 13 (‘Flux’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a new soundtrack album for BBC series Doctor Who. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s thirteenth season (entitled Flux) composed by Segun Akinola (The Last Tree, Stephen, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2022 (visit Amazon to stream/download the album). A 3-CD version, which also includes a bonus disc featuring Akinola’s music from the 2021 New Year’s Day special Revolution of the Daleks, will be coming out on November 11. The label has previously released Akinola’s score from Season 11 & Season 12, as well as multiple soundtrack albums featuring Murray Gold’s music from the first ten seasons.
Federico Jusid Scoring Amazon’s & BBC’s ‘The English’
Federico Jusid (The Secret In Their Eyes, Watership Down, The Head, Misconduct, Life Itself, Loving Pablo) has been tapped to score the upcoming Amazon limited series The English. The show is written and directed by Hugo Blick (The Honorable Woman, Black Earth Rising) and stars Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Stephen Rea, Valerie Pachner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hughes, Toby Jones and Ciarán Hinds. The 6-part western drama tells the story of an aristocratic Englishwoman and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout who come together in 1890 middle America to cross a violent landscape built on dreams and blood.
‘Frozen Planet II’ Soundtrack Album Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC natural history series Frozen Planet II. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Dune, The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight), Adam Lukas (Primates) & James Everingham (Apollo: Missions to the Moon, The Real Right Stuff) for Bleeding Fingers Music feat. Norwegian singer/songwriter AURORA. The opening titles music is written by Zimmer and Anže Rozman (Prehistoric Planet, The Planets). Russell Emanuel serves as the score producer and Greg Rappaport & Marsha Bowe are the score supervisors. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A 2-CD version will be coming out on October 21.
Nainita Desai Scoring BBC’s ‘Crossfire’
Nainita Desai (For Sama, The Tower, The Reason I Jump, American Murder: The Family Next Door, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible) has composed the original music for the upcoming BBC miniseries Crossfire. The show is created and written by Louise Doughty and stars Keeley Hawes, Josette Simon, Anneika Rose, Lee Ingleby, Vikash Bhai, Daniel Ryan, Alba Brunet, Hugo Silva, Shalisha James-Davis and Ariyon Bakare. The 3-part thriller follows a woman on holiday with her family and friends whose world is turned upside down when shots ring out across her hotel’s complex.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Red Rose’ to Be Released
Manners McDade will release a soundtrack album for the BBC horror series Red Rose. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tim Morrish (Code 404, Pili) & Jessica Jones (The Tinder Swindler, The Surgeon’s Cut, Reclaiming Amy). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Red Rose is written by Paul & Michael Clarkson and stars Amelia Clarkson, Isis Hainsworth, Natalie Blair, Ellis Howard, Natalie Gavin and Ali Kahn. The 8-parter follows a group of teenagers whose friendships are infiltrated by the Red Rose app, which blooms on their smartphones, threatening them with dangerous consequences if they don’t meet its demands.
‘This Is Joan Collins’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary This Is Joan Collins. The album features the Lindsay Wright (The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Inside Monaco, 21 Again). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. This Is Joan Collins is directed by Clare Beavan and centers on the life of one of the last surviving actresses from the golden age of Hollywood. The film produced by Salon Pictures is told from the ringside as Joan narrates her rollercoaster life story and shares her extraordinary archive and never before seen home movie footage.