Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and Netflix limited series A Suitable Boy. The album features the show’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Touching the Void) and Anoushka Shankar. Also included are songs performed by Kavita Seth and other music from the drama. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally tomorrow, October 23. A CD version is also in the works. The purchase links will be added to this article soon. A Suitable Boy is directed by Mira Nair, written by Andrew Davies and stars Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala and Mahira Kakkar. The 6-parter is based on Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the same name and centers on a young woman in post-partition India who struggles to balance family duty and personal independence.
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Alex Heffes & Anoushka Shankar Scoring BBC’s ‘A Suitable Boy’
Director Mira Nair has revealed on Twitter that Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Roots, 11.22.63, Touching the Void) and Anoushka Shankar are currently scoring the upcoming BBC series A Suitable Boy. The show is developed by Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones’ Diary, War & Peace, Les Misérables) based on Vikram Seth’s classic novel of the same title and stars Tabu, Tanya Maniktala and Ishaan Khatter. The 6-parter is directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, The Namesake) tells the story of a spirited university student who is coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation.
‘Queen of Katwe’ Deluxe Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a second soundtrack album for the drama Queen of Katwe. The album features the content of the original soundtrack album, as well as seventeen additional tracks from film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Roots, 11.22.63). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Queen of Katwe directed by Mira Nair and starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o and Madina Nalwanga will be released nationwide on September 23 by Walt Disney Pictures.
‘Queen of Katwe’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Mira Nair’s drama Queen of Katwe have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Roots, 11.22.63, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Also included is the original song Back to Life by Alicia Keys, as well as tracks by HAB and Young Cardamom, MC Galaxy, A Pass, Bobi Wine, Michael Kiwanuka & more. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Queen of Katwe starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o and Madina Nalwanga tells the true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda who became a Woman Candidate Master after her performance at the World Chess Olympiad.
Alex Heffes to Score Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’
Alex Heffes has been hired to score the upcoming drama Queen of Katwe. The film is directed by Mira Nair (Vanity Fair, The Namesake, Amelia, Monsoon Wedding) and stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. The movie is based on Tim Crothers’ 2011 ESPN The Magazine article and book The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster and tells the story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutes who became a Woman Candidate Master after her performance at the World Chess Olympiad.
‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Soundtrack Released
Knitting Factory has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The album features the film’s original score composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids), as well as several songs featured in the film by artsist including Amy Ryan, Atif Aslam and Zahra Khan. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is directed by Mira Nair and stars Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber and Kiefer Sutherland. The movie follows a young Pakistani working on Wall Street and chasing the American dream, whose life is fateful changed by the September 11 attacks.
Michael Andrews Scoring ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’
Michael Andrews is currently scoring the upcoming political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The film is directed by Mira Nair and stars Kate Hudson, Riz Ahmed, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Martin Donovan and Om Puri. The film based on Mohsin Hamid’s novel with the same title follows a young Pakistani man working on Wall Street and chasing the American dream, whose life is fateful changed by the September 11 attacks. William Wheeler (The Hoax) and Ami Boghani have adapted the material for the screen and Lydia Dean Pilcher (The Darjeeling Limited, The Namesake) is producing the film. The thriller marks the second international production of the Doha Film Institute following last year’s Black Gold, which was scored by James Horner.