Benjamin Wallfisch film Lights Out is the ‘box office big winner this weekend’
Forbes article here....
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25
July
News
James Wan Horror Production ‘Lights Out’ To Preview At Comic-Con. Film scored by Benjamin Wallfisch
Warner Bros and the horrormeister James Wan's new feature film, Lights Out (music by Benjamin Wallfisch) previews at San Diego's Comic-Con, ahead of its official July 22nd release! Click here for full article. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film stars Teresa Palmer and the young actor...
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20
July
Emmy Nomination for Paul Leonard Morgan
Paul Leonard Morgan has been nominated for a 2016 EMMY award for his outstanding score to CBS's Limitless series. Huge congratulations to Paul. Thoroughly deserved! Full list of nominations here....
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14
July
Martin Phipps: EMMY Nomination!!
Many congratulations to Martin Phipps on his 2016 Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series: War and Peace (BBC/Weinstein Company). Wonderful news! Here's a link to the soundtrack ...
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14
July
Primetime Emmy Nominations: Downton Abbey and Veep
Congratulations to all who worked on Downton Abbey and Veep, including the composers John Lunn and Rupert Gregson-Williams! 68th Annual Emmy Nominations list....
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14
July
Lorne Balfe’s ‘Marcella’ airs on Netflix
ITV's dark, gritty crime drama Marcella (writer Hans Rosenfeldt, starring Anna Friel) was made available globally on Netflix earlier this month. It co-stars Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock from Sky’s Fortitude, Sinead Cusack, recently seen in ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde, and Game of Thrones’ Harry...
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05
July
Maurizio Malagnini: Music+Sound Award and Gold Spirit Award Nominations
Having won a Music+Sound Award three years in a row, Maurizio has now been nominated for a fourth, this time for his score to ITV’s recent adaptation of the J. M. Barrie novel, Peter Pan (see nomination here). His score has already received unanimous praise among viewers...
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04
July
Laura Rossi: Battle of the Somme Centenary Tour
From July 1st 2016 to July 2017 composer Laura Rossi is planning 100 orchestral performances alongside the iconic 1916 film: The Battle of the Somme. Working with Imperial War Museums (IWM) as part of the First World War Centenary Partnership, they plan to show this film from IWM’s collection with...
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04
July
Warner Bros ‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ release date – Score by Rupert Gregson Williams
Rupert has finished scoring David Yates' new Warner Bros film, The Legend Of Tarzan, starring Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Alexander Skarsgård and Ella Purnell. The film hits US cinemas on 1st July!...
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23
June
The Library Suicides – Dru Masters
Here's a trailer to Euros Lyn's new film The Library Suicides (music by Dru Masters). Out in cinemas now!...
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23
June
New UK release: The Keeping Room scored by Martin Phipps’ sound production collective ‘MEARL’
Daniel Barber's thrilling new film The Keeping Room (starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru and Sam Worthington) was given its UK release on 17 June. The film centres around three Southern women - two sisters and one African American slave - left without men in the dying...
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20
June
ITV’s ‘Victoria’ (Martin Phipps and Ruth Barrett) coming soon!
Scored by Martin Phipps and Ruth Barrett, and starring Jenna Coleman, Rufus Sewell and Tom Hughes, ITV's ambitious 8-part drama, Victoria, follows the early life of Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman), from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through to her...
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17
June
Mark Thomas and ITV’s ‘Brief Encounters’
Mark's been busy scoring ITV's fresh, frank, and funny new 6-part drama, Brief Encounters. Set in the early '80s, the series features 4 unlikely female entrepreneurs trying to sell sexy lingerie (Ann Summers) - to the dismay of their friends and family! Produced by BAFTA award winning...
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17
June
Neil Davidge and BBC’s New Blood
Neil's recent 7 x 60 series for the BBC, New Blood, aired on BBC1 on 9th June and is now available on iPlayer. Created and written by Anthony Horowitz and produced by Eleventh Hour Films (Safe House, Foyle's War, Vexed), New Blood is a new breed of...
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14
June
Gareth Neame (Downton Abbey) and Anita Lasker-Wallfisch awarded OBE and MBE, respectively
Huge congratulations from all at COOL to Gareth Neame on being awarded an OBE for his services to drama in the Queen's 90th Birthday honours. Also Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, renowned concert cellist and survivor of Auschwitz, on receiving an MBE in recognition for her services to Holocaust education. Both...
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14
June
The Shakespeare Globe’s new production of Macbeth (scored by Jocelyn Pook) opens 18 June!
For more information and tickets, click here....
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13
June
Ben Salisbury wins Ivor Novello Award for Ex Machina!
Huge congratulations to Ben Salisbury and his writing partner, Geoff Barrow, on their Ivor win in recognition of their superb soundtrack to Alex Garland's Oscar winning film, Ex Machina, starring Alicia Vikander and Domhnall Gleeson. ...
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19
May
Martin Phipps’ War & Peace Soundtrack is released 13 May
Martin Phipps' official soundtrack to the landmark BBC/Weinstein Company series, War and Peace, based on Leo Tolstoy's epic novel of the same name, is available to download from 13 May 2016. ...
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10
May
The Hollow Crown (score by Dan Jones) airs 7th May
Don't miss the second series of the hugely successful BAFTA Award winning The Hollow Crown series - starting Saturday 7th May on BBC Two -Scored by composer Dan Jones. See here for The Telegraph review....
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05
May
‘Race’ (score by Rachel Portman) comes to UK cinemas 3 June
Rachel Portman's recent film, Race, the much anticipated, harrowing biographical sports drama, will be officially released in the UK on 3 June 2016. The film is based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track...
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25
April
Edmund Butt Receives Ivor Novello Nomination!!
We're absolutely thrilled to announce that Edmund Butt has been nominated for Best Television Soundtrack at this year's Ivor Novello Awards. No stranger to the Ivors (he's received two nominations in two years!) this nomination recognises the quality and originality of his music to BBC One's...
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19
April
Ben Salisbury Nominated for a 2016 Ivor Novello Award!
Huge congratulations to Ben Salisbury and his writing partner, Geoff Barrow, on their nomination for Best Film Soundtrack 2016 at this year's Ivor Novellos. Full list here. The nomination comes in recognition of their superb soundtrack to Alex Garland's Oscar winning film, Ex Machina, starring Alicia...
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19
April
New ballets by Jocelyn Pook and Peter Salem premiere at Sadler’s Wells next week…
Photo: Precious Adams © Perry Curties...
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04
April