Composer George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, The Blue Planet, Anna and the King, Hitch) is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama The Old Oak. The film starring Dave Turner, Ebla Mari and Debbie Honeywood centers on the owner of a pub threatened with closure after the arrival of Syrian refugees, when he meets and strikes an unexpected friendship with a Syrian woman. Paul Laverty (The Olive Tree, Yuli) wrote the screenplay. Rebecca O’Brien (You Were Not Really Here, Sorry We Missed You) is producing the project for Sixteen Films.
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‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Shogun Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 2006 drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley directed by Ken Loach and starring Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham, Pádraic Delaney and Orla Fitzgerald. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Anna and the King, Hitch, The Blue Planet, Gandhi, Ever After). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Kronos Records has previously released a limited edition CD version back in 2012.
‘The Angels’ Share’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Shogun Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack for the 2012 comedy drama The Angels’ Share directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty and starring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland and William Ruane. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Anna and the King, Hitch, Gandhi, The Blue Planet, Ever After). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Quartet Records has previously released a CD version, which also includes two songs by The Proclaimers and Deadmau5, when the movie opened in the U.S. in early 2013.
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’
Composer George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Hitch, The Blue Planet) is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama Sorry We Missed You. The film starring Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Katie Proctor and Rhys Stone explores the issue of hardship in modern-day Britain through the story of a young couple scraping to get by in a casual jobs market. Paul Laverty (Even the Rain) wrote the screenplay and Rebecca O’Brien (You Were Never Really Here) is producing the project.
Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ to Feature Music by George Fenton
George Fenton is reteaming with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama I, Daniel Blake. The film stars Dave Johns in the title role, alongside Hayley Squires. The movie follows a middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, and is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. Paul Laverty (The Angel’s Share, Even the Rain) has written the screenplay. Rebecca O’Brien is producing the project for Sixteen Films.
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘Jimmy’s Hall’
George Fenton is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama Jimmy’s Hall. The movie stars Barry Ward in the title role, alongside Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Brían O’Byrne and Andrew Scott. The movie is set in 1932 and follows Irish communist leader James Gralton who returns from a decade in New York to re-open the dance hall he built in 1921. Paul Laverty has written the screenplay and Rebecca O’Brien who regularly works with Loach is producing the Sixteen Films, Element Pictures, Why Not Productions and Wild Bunch production. It has been announced that the project will likely be Loach’s final narrative feature.
‘The Angel’s Share’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Ken Loach’s comedy drama The Angel’s Share. The album features the film’s original score composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator George Fenton (Gandhi, The Fisher King, Groundhog Day). Also included are two songs featured in the film by by The Proclaimers and Deadmau5. The soundtrack is now available to order overseas on the label’s website and in the US on Screen Archives, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Angel’s Share stars Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland and William Ruane. The movie premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been picked up by IFC Films for domestic distribution. The film will be released in select theaters on VOD on April 12, 2013.
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘The Spirit of ’45’
George Fenton has reunited with director Ken Loach to score his upcoming feature-length documentary The Spirit of ’45 about a new socialism that emerged in the U.K. as World War II came to an end in 1945. The British director used footage from Britain’s regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews, to create a political and social narrative about the years following the second world war. The Fly Film Co. and Sixteen Films production is produced by Kate Ogborn (The Deep Blue Sea), Lisa Marie Russo (Of Time and the City) and Rebecca O’Brien (The Wind That Shakes the Barley).
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘The Angels’ Share’
George Fenton is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming comedy drama The Angels’ Share. The film starring John Henshaw, William Ruane, Gary Maitland, Roger Allam,Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly and Jasmin Riggins follows a new father who narrowly avoids a prison sentence and starts a whisky distillery. Frequent Loach collaborator Paul Laverty (The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sweet Sixteen) has written the screenplay and Rebecca O’Brien (My Name is Joe) is producing the movie.