The Kid – Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2019)

The only movie opening nationwide this week is Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Mckenna Grace, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law. The film’s original music is composed by Pinar Toprak (Krypton, The Angel, Fornite). Marvel Music & Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

Opening in limited release is the drama Gloria Bell written and directed by Sebastian Lelio and starring Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Caren Pistorius, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin and Holland Taylor. Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Life in a Day) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Two new projects for Ilan Eshkeri

Ilan Eshkeri recently finished recording the scores for two new film projects. The Kid is a movie about central character Kevin Lewis, whose early life suffered from appalling parenting and bullying at school. The movie directed by Nick Moran stars Rupert Friend, Natascha McElhone and Ioan Gruffudd. Falcon Films will release the movie in the UK later this year. In addition to writing the original score, Eshkeri also co-produced the recordings of classical music references for the movie, including sections from Elgar’s cello concerto and Brahm’s third symphony. To find out more about the recording session with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, check out the orchestra’s blog.

Eshkeri also wrote the music for the Sky mini-series Strike Back. Strike Back follows the lives of two former soldiers, Major Hugh Collinson and discharged veteran John Porter, who meet for the first time during a Middle East hostage crisis. The six-part series will air on British TV later this year. The music was also recorded with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, who posted an entry about the recording sessions on their blog.

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