Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Miss Austen. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, Primeval, The Widow, Baptiste, Ripper Street, The Serpent, Requiem, The Confessions of Frannie Langton). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Cassandra Austen) below. Miss Austen is written by Andrea Gibb based on the bestselling novel by Gill Hornby and stars Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie, Patsy Ferran, Synnøve Karlsen, Phyllis Logan, Max Irons, Alfred Enoch, Jessica Hynes, Kevin McNally, Mirren Mack, Calam Lynch and Liv Hill. The 4-part series reimagines the historic literary mystery of the notorious burning of Jane Austen’s letters by her sister Cassandra.
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Dominik Scherrer Scoring BBC’s ‘Miss Austen’
Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, The Widow, Baptiste, Primeval, The Serpent, Ripper Street, The Confessions of Frannie Langton) has provided the original score for the new BBC drama Miss Austen. The show is written by Andrea Gibb (Dear Frankie, Swallows and Amazons) based on Gill Hornby’s bestselling novel and stars Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie, Synnøve Karlsen, Patsy Ferran, Phyllis Logan, Alfred Enoch, Max Irons, Jessica Hynes, Mirren Mack, Calam Lynch, Kevin McNally and Liv Hill. The 4-part period drama directed by Aisling Walsh (Maudie) reimagines the historic literary mystery of the notorious burning of Jane Austen’s letters by her sister Cassandra.
‘The Split: Barcelona’ Soundtrack EP Released
Cherry Bang has released a soundtrack EP for the BBC drama special The Split: Barcelona. The 4-track EP features the original songs from the 2-parter written and performed by Olivia Broadfield. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four songs after the jump. A CD version will be released in the UK on January 31. The Split: Barcelona is written by Abi Morgan, directed by Giulia Gandini and stars Nicola Walker, Toby Stephens, Manu Fullola and Romina Cocca. The special (scored by Evan Jolly) is set two years after the events from the finale of the original series and follows family lawyer Hannah Defoe attending a wedding at a vineyard, nestled in Catalonia’s wine region with her family, where she is compelled to banish the ghosts of her past and open herself up to the possibility of love again.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Tiddler’ Released
Buck Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated adventure special Tiddler. The album features the film’s original scorecomposed by Terry Davies (Play Without Words, The Car Man, Revolting Rhymes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Introducing Tiddler) below. Tiddler is directed by Andy Martin & Alex Bain and stars Hannah Waddingham (as the narrator), Lolly Adefope, Jayde Adams, Rob Brydon, Reuben Kirby and Theo Fraser. The Magic Light Pictures production based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler tells the story of a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean until he’s saved by his own storytelling.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Asia’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC natural history documentary series Asia. The album features the show’s original music composed by Jacob Shea (Seven Worlds One Planet, Planet Earth III, Blue Planet II) & Laurentia Editha (Island of the Sea Wolves, Alien Worlds, Growing Up Animal) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically next Friday, December 20. The 2-CD version will be available to order as an import on Amazon within the next couple of days. Also listen to the composers’ Asia Suite below. Asia presented by Sir David Attenborough, executive produced by Roger Webb, produced by Matthew Wright. explores each corner of the titular continent and journeys through Asia’s most stunning landscapes, uncovering stories of extraordinary unseen animal behavior.
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Soundtrack Album Details
Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for Aardman Animations’ feature Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Adam, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, Bad Boys for Life, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, His Dark Materials) and Julian Nott who previously scored the original Wallace & Gromit shorts and the first feature, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Also included is vocal track from the Norbots and an 8-bit version of Nott’s classic theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The composers’ title track is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is directed by Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham and stars Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Diane Morgan, Reece Shearsmith, Muzz Khan, Adjoa Andoh and Lenny Henry.
Soundtracks for BBC’s ‘Dynasties’ Specials ‘Hyena’ & ‘Macaque’ Released
Silva Screen Records has released two more soundtrack albums for the BBC Earth natural history series Dynasties II. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original music from the specials/episodes Hyena and Macaque composed by Benji Merrison (SAS: Red Notice, Strange Magic, The Beatles and India) and Will Slater (One Strange Rock, Africa, The Green Planet). Listen to the first track from each album after the jump. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the composers’ music from the first Dynasties season back in 2018 and five separate albums for the specials Meerkat, Puma, Elephant & Cheetah. Dynasties II is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, executive produced by Mike Gunton and provides a fresh insight into the secret lives of some of the most charismatic animals on the planet.
‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Soundtrack Album Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC/PBS Masterpiece series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Dickensian, Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Vampire Killers, Father Brown, Haunted, Flood) and performed by The Locrian Ensemble of London. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD) on December 13. . Click here to stream/download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The label has previously released an album featuring Wiseman’s score from the original 2015 Wolf Hall series. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is adapted for television by Peter Straughan and stars Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips, Harriet Walter, Lilit Lesser, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Timothy Spall, Harry Melling, Alex Jennings and Charlie Rowe. The 6-parter directed by Peter Kosminsky is based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy and tells the continuing story, post the execution of Anne Boleyn, of Thomas Cromwell and his complex relationship with Henry VIII.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Sherwood’ Released
MovieScore Media has released the first soundtrack album for the BBC crime drama Sherwood. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Sherwood is created by James Graham and stars David Morrissey, Lesley Manville, David Harewood, Monica Dolan, Robert Lindsay, Lorraine Ashbourne, Stephen Dillane, Perry Fitzpatrick and Sharlene Whyte.
Soundtracks for BBC’s ‘Dynasties’ Specials ‘Puma’, ‘Elephant’ & ‘Cheetah’ Released
Over the last couple of weeks, Silva Screen Records has released three new soundtrack albums for the BBC Earth natural history series Dynasties II. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original music from the specials/first three episodes Puma, Elephant and Cheetah composed by Benji Merrison (SAS: Red Notice, Strange Magic, The Beatles and India) and Will Slater (One Strange Rock, The Green Planet, Africa). Listen to the first track from each album after the jump. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the composer’s music from the first season back in 2018 and the Meerkat special in 2021. Dynasties II is executive produced by Mike Gunton, narrated by Sir David Attenborough and provides a fresh insight into the secret lives of some of the most charismatic animals on the planet.