Anne Dudley's achievements as a composer, songwriter, arranger and producer are remarkable, and yesterday these achievements were marked at the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards as she was awarded the prestigious PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution To British Music. Many congratulations, Anne, from all of us here...
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Mike Bartlett's hugely successful and inventive future history play, King Charles III, has been made into a 1 x 90 drama for the BBC. Daringly written in blank verse, King Charles III is an imagining of Prince Charles’ accession to the throne following the Queen’s death....
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Rob Lane has recently finished scoring BBC One's upcoming biopic about Barbara Windsor (trailer below). Babs was written by Tony Jordan (Life On Mars, Hustle) and directed by Dominic Leclerc (Call The Midwife, From Darkness) https://youtu.be/V185Ii19YHQ...
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Amblin Entertainment and Universal's A Dog's Purpose opens this week in UK cinemas nationwide. The release in the US earlier this year took the US box office by storm, generating over $64-million. A Dog’s Purpose is directed by Lasse Hallström and stars Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa,...
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Daniel Pemberton has re-teamed with director Guy Ritchie on the upcoming fantasy adventure King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana, and is set to officially release in UK cinemas on 19 May 2017. WaterTower...
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Dan Jones has composed the score for the upcoming new film adaptation of Lady Macbeth. The film is directed by William Oldroyd and stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. Set in 19th Century England, the film follows a young woman...
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Sky1’s new drama series Jamestown, which charts the lives of British settlers in America in the seventeenth century, will premiere on Friday May 5th at 9pm. The eight-part series was made by the creators of Downton Abbey and composed by John Lunn. It stars Naomi Battrick (Crossing Lines, Stonemouth), Sophie Rundle...
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We're absolutely thrilled to announce that three of Cool Music's composer clients have received nominations in this year's Ivor Novellos. Best Television Soundtrack: Dominik Scherrer for The Collection (Published by Du Vinage Publishing) Martin Phipps for War and Peace (Published by Du Vinage Publishing) Best Original Film Score: Dan Jones for My Scientology Movie (Published...
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Their Finest, directed by Lone Scherfig (Riot Club), starring Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant and Sam Claflin, releases in UK cinemas this Friday 21st April! Based on Lissa Evans' novel, Their Finest Hour and a Half, and scored by Rachel Portman, Their Finest is a witty, romantic and moving...
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Channel 4’s latest psychological drama Born To Kill, starring Romola Garai and Daniel Mays, follows Sam (Jack Rowan), a teenager on the brink of acting on his hidden psychopathic desires. Born to Kill is directed by Bruce Goodison (Home Fires, Dr Foster) and composed by Samuel Sim. It...
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Cool Music composer client Ruth Barrett's most recent collaboration with director Pete Travis, City Of Tiny Lights, comes to UK cinemas Friday 7 April, 2017. The gritty crime drama, starring Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper, generated a huge buzz when it premiered at the Toronto International...
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Ghost In The Shell starring Scarlett Johansson was officially released in UK cinemas today. Full trailer below. Score composed by Lorne Balfe and Clint Mansell....
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Director Ben Wheatley's long-awaited new feature Free Fire will be released in UK cinemas Friday 31 March! Set in Boston in 1978, Free Fire charts the fallout from a gun-running hook-up orchestrated by Justine (Brie Larson) in a deserted warehouse. Trailer below. Score was composed by Ben...
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The trailer for Jonathan Teplitzky's latest film, Churchill, was released earlier this month. Scored by Lorne Balfe, the film follows Churchill (Brian Cox) in those crucial days before D-Day landings, where his uncertainty over invading Normandy is challenged by his political opponents. Churchill officially releases...
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Anne Dudley and Martin Phipps have each been nominated for a 2017 BAFTA TV Craft Award. Anne for her exquisite score to BBC/Mammoth Screen's Poldark series starring Aiden Turner, and Martin for his powerful Russian inspired score to BBC's War & Peace starring Paul Dano...
Read MoreNow available on Amazon Prime. Adapted from Michael Faber's book. Music by client Martin Phipps. Directed by Last King of Scotland's, Kevin Macdonald...
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Viewing figures in and Broadchurch series 3 is officially the highest viewed ITV drama since the Downton Abbey finale. Congratulations to all involved, including Olafur Arnalds, whose score continues to amaze us all! ...
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Celebrating the phenomenal talent in the Cool Music roster: Ruth Barrett, Anne Dudley, Jocelyn Pook, Rachel Portman, Laura Rossi. It's an honour to work with such wonderful composers!...
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Jocelyn Pook's critically acclaimed stage song-cycle, Hearing Voices has been further developed for a performance at the Coronet Print Room, London, thanks to a grant from Arts Council England. More information here. Other upcoming performances for Jocelyn include Akram Khan's Olivier Award-winning DESH, which will be...
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Paul Verhoeven's highly acclaimed gripping psychological noir thriller, Elle, scored by Anne Dudley, releases in cinemas in the UK on 10 March. Starring actress Isabelle Huppert in a career-defining role, Elle is already one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Click here for the trailer...
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Joris de Man, The Flight and Niels van der Leest's soundtrack to the PS4 game Horizon Zero Dawn officially released today and can be heard on Spotify. Massive congratulations to all involved on what's turned out to be an epic score for an equally epic game! Playstation blog caught...
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A new three-part psychological thriller The Replacement scored by Dan Jones begins Tuesday 28 February on BBC 1. Starring Vicky McClure (This Is England, Line Of Duty) and Morven Christie (Grantchester, The Missing series 2), the plot, which twists and thickens as the series goes on, is based around...
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The LEGO Batman Movie - Scored by Lorne Balfe Hidden Figures - Scored by Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams Split - Orchestrated and conducted by Matt Dunkley A Dog's Purpose - Scored by Rachel Portman ...
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