Silva Screen Records has announced a reissue of the soundtrack album for the 1982 comedy drama The Escape Artist directed by Caleb Deschanel and starring Griffin O’Neal, Raúl Juliá, Teri Garr, Gabriel Dell, Joan Hackett, Desiderio Arnaz and Jackie Coogan. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Georges Delerue (Platoon, Twins, Steel Magnolias, The Day of the Dolphin, Joe Versus the Volcano, Beaches). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which includes extensive notes by Michael Beek and a new interview with Deschanel. Percepto Records has previously released the world premiere limited edition release of the score back in 2005.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 15, 2014)
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the BBC mini-series The Escape Artist created and written by David Wolstencroft and starring David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The drama’s music is composed by Nicholas Hooper (Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). The two-parter about a talented junior barrister who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners will air as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series tonight and on June 22. To learn more about the series, visit PBS’ official website.
Nicholas Hooper to Score BBC’s ‘The Escape Artist’
Nicholas Hooper has signed on to score the upcoming BBC three part drama The Escape Artist. The legal thriller is created and written by David Wolstencroft (Spooks, Shooting Dogs) and stars David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The mini-series follows a talented junior barrister who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. When his talents acquit the prime suspect in a horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected results. Brian Welsh (Black Mirror, In Our Name) is directing the show and Hilary Bevan Jones (State Of Play, Pirate Radio) and Paul Frift (Restless) are producing the project. David Wolstencroft and Matthew Read are executive producing for BBC.