The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards. Amongst them is Cool Music composer client Segun Akinola in the category of Discovery of the Year. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards Gala on October...
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Lorne Balfe is scoring the epic new 8-part TV adaptation of David Pullman’s cult fantasy book series, His Dark Materials. The series is written by 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' writer Jack Thorne with 'The King’s Speech' director Tom Hooper helming the project. To air on BBC1 in...
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Edward Norton's new feature, which he wrote, produced and directed, premiered at the Telluride Festival last week to great acclaim. The film was scored by Daniel Pemberton and stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Gugu Mbata-Raw, Willem Dafoe, Leslie Mann and Alec Baldwin. Here's what Deadline did about...
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Daniel Pemberton and Samuel Sim have scored the Netflix fantasy adventure series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The show directed by Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk) is a prequel to the classic 1982 feature (scored by Trevor Jones), and follows three young Gelflings...
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The soundtrack to the new feature film Downton Abbey, scored by COOL Music composer client John Lunn, will be released, along with the film, on 13 September 2019. John's score, composed in a similar style to the two-time Emmy Award-winning music from the television series, is...
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Ruth Barrett has scored the upcoming ITV and PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon. The show is developed by Andrew Davies (War & Peace, Les Miserables) and based on Jane Austen’s novel of the same title. Davies is also executive producing the project with Red Planet Pictures’ Belinda...
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Benjamin Wallfisch has re-teamed with director Andy Muschietti on the upcoming New Line horror thriller It: Chapter Two. The film stars James McAvoy as Bill, Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Jay Ryan as Ben, James Ransone as Eddie, as well as Andy Bean as...
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The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the first wave of nominees for the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Film Composer of the Year, TV Composer of the Year, and Best Original Song Written for a Film. Among the nominations are three COOL Music...
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David Buckley has finished scoring the upcoming action thriller, Angel Has Fallen. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and stars Morgan Freeman, Gerard Butler, Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Landers. Angel Has Fallen, a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen...
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"Hulu's erotic drama exploring the lives of 18th-century sex workers remains as thrilling and intelligent as ever in its third season" Hollywood Reporter "Smutty sex-trade drama is a feminist triumph ***** " Guardian ...
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Varese Sarabande has released Isobel Waller-Bridge's soundtrack to the biographical drama, Vita and Virginia. Available here. Vita & Virginia is directed by Chanya Button and stars Gemma Arterton, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Ferdinando and Elizabeth Debicki. The film tells the true story about the love affair between socialite...
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Lorne Balfe has started work scoring the epic new 8-part TV adaptation of David Pullman's cult fantasy book series, His Dark Materials....
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Benjamin Wallfisch's epic and soaring score to Nat Geo's Hostile Planet receives a 2019 Emmy Nomination. Hostile Planet, a six-part series executive produced by cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro, producer Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones and Bear Grylls, draws attention to the most extraordinary accounts of animals that...
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David's score to the 72 Films produced C4 documentary is now available to buy/stream. Click here to listen. "The score combines orchestral instruments and female choirs with extensive electronic elements. This was the second project on which I used my growing modular synth setup. I frequently began tracks...
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Neil Davidge has scored the BBC's documentary 8 Days: To The Moon and Back which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. His score has already caught the attention of critics in early reviews. The programme aired on 10th July on BBC2, however you can catch up...
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The final series of Poldark airs this Sunday, 14th July, on BBC One. The series was scored by composer Anne Dudley....
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The Downton Abbey Live Open Air Concert, hosted by actor Jim Carter in character as the beloved Mr. Carson, with series composer John Lunn at the piano, took place last weekend in the stunning grounds of Highclere Castle. The music was performed by the Chamber Orchestra...
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Paul Leonard-Morgan has scored the third series of political drama series Designated Survivor. The show is created by David Guggenheim (Safe House) and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Adan Canto and Italia Ricci. Neal Baer (Under the Dome, ER) serves as the showrunner of the 10-episode...
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Rob Lane's original soundtrack album for the BBC's 8-part thriller, MotherFatherSon, will be released by Dubois Records on 6 June. The series stars Richard Gere (Chicago, Pretty Woman) in his first TV role for over 30 years, alongside Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter) and Billy...
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Dominik Scherrer has won an Ivor Novello Award for his score to Requiem - which he co-wrote with Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) This is Dominik's 5th Ivor nomination and second win. Incredible achievement. Congratulations to both Dominik and Natasha! Soundtrack released on Dubois Records. Listen below: ...
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Congratulations Maurizio Malagnini on his 2019 ASCAP Award win - Top Cable Series: Call The Midwife During the Award ceremony Maurizio had the chance to speak about the cultural relevance of Call The Midwife: "The show is the most genuine and pure form of feminism that we...
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Composer Isobel Waller-Bridge (Vanity Fair, The ABC Murders, Vita and Virginia) has scored “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too”, an episode from the fifth series of Netflix's Black Mirror. The episode notably stars Miley Cyrus, who plays a purple haired pop star alongside Angourie Rice and Madison Davenport....
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