Deutsche Grammophon will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama The White Crow. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, Still Alice, Kick-Ass, Johnny English Reborn) and featuring violin solos by Lisa Batiashvili. Also included are ballet compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Krein & Ludwig Minkus, most of which have been newly arranged for the project by Eshkeri. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 22 and will be available to download here. The White Crow is directed by Ralph Fiennes who also stars in the movie alongside Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, as well as ballet-world enfant terrible Sergei Polunin, Chulpan Khamatova, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz and Louis Hofmann.
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Ilan Eshkeri to Score Ralph Fiennes’ ‘The White Crow’
Ilan Eshkeri is set to reunite with Ralph Fiennes on the actor’s upcoming drama, The White Crow. Fiennes will also star in the movie alongside Oleg Ivenko, Adele Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Sergei Polunin, Laurent Lafitte, Raphael Personnaz, Calypso Valois and Louis Hofmann. The movie tells the story of Rudolf Nureye, the legendary Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer and his defection to the West. David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) wrote the screenplay. Gabrielle Tana (Philomena, The Duchess) is producing the project for Magnolia Mae Productions, alongside Francois Ivernel for Montebello Productions.
Ilan Eshkeri to Score ‘The Invisible Woman’
Ilan Eshkeri is set to score the upcoming drama The Invisible Woman. The film marks the second directorial effort of Ralph Fiennes following last year’s Coriolanus, which also featured music by Eshkeri. The Invisible Woman stars Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. The film is based on Claire Tomalin’s biography of Nelly Ternan and details the story of the secret mistress with whom Charles Dickens had a decade-long relationship. Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady) has written the screenplay and Stewart Mackinnon (the upcoming Quartet), Gabrielle Tana (The Duchess, Coriolanus), Christian Baute (Funny Games) and Carolyn Marks Blackwood are producing the film.
‘Coriolanus’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack album of the Ralph Fiennes-directed drama Coriolanus. The 2-CD release features the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake) on one disc and will be mixed with dialogue highlights from Shakespeare’s play on the second. The soundtrack will be released on May 1, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips from the score will be added to this page in a couple of weeks. Coriolanus starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox is currently playing in limited release.
Ilan Eshkeri on ‘Coriolanus’
Ilan Eshkeri has recently published a video interview about his music for the drama Coriolanus. In the video, the composer talks about his collaboration with Ralph Fiennes who made his directorial debut on the project and the process of creating the score for the film based on the play by William Shakespeare. Also shown is footage from the recording sessions of the avant-garde score performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Check out the full video after the jump. A soundtrack album featuring Eshkeri’s score is scheduled to be released on March 20, 2012 by Varese Sarabande and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full soundtrack details. Coriolanus starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox is currently playing in select cities.
Ilan Eshkeri scores Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus
Ilan Eshkeri recently recorded the score for the upcoming drama Coriolanus. The movie marks the directorial debut of actor Ralph Fiennes who also stars in the movie alongside Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox. In the movie based on Shakespeare’s play adapted by Oscar nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator), a banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city. According to the composer’s Facebook page, the score is in a minimalist contemporary style. No release date has been set yet for Coriolanus, but the movie is expected to open next year.