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THE LOST FOREST - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

THE LOST FOREST – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music by PATRICK JONSSON Air-Edel Records will release “The Lost Forest” on 10th July 2020 – the final release in a series of EPs featuring Emmy-nominated composer Patrick Jonsson’s music from National Geographic’s collection of short documentaries commissioned by the Nobel Prize. The EP will be available across all major digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon and...
JOYCE, WILDE, YEATS: THE UNKNOWN INFLUENCES ON POPULAR MUSIC

JOYCE, WILDE, YEATS: THE UNKNOWN INFLUENCES ON POPULAR MUSIC

Ιt’s no great surprise to find composers in the field of classical music influenced by the three Irish poets, writers and dramatists. Research on the connections of literature and classical music is a beloved field for many years. In this paper I will try and investigate the unknown incursion of rock, pop and electronic music...
SONGS FROM THE MARYLEBONE PLEASURE GARDENS

SONGS FROM THE MARYLEBONE PLEASURE GARDENS

On 22nd June, Besant Hall Records released ‘Songs from the Marylebone Pleasure Gardens’, performed by mezzo-soprano Clare Presland and a string quartet featuring Simon Blendis, Natalie Klouda, Meghan Cassidy, and Gemma Rosefield, recorded at Air-Edel Studios at the start of June under socially distanced conditions. The release was recorded in partnership with the 2020 Marylebone...
LEV YASHIN: THE DREAM GOALKEEPER - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

LEV YASHIN: THE DREAM GOALKEEPER – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by GEORGE KALLIS MovieScore Media once again teams up with composer George Kallis (Albion The Enchanted Stallion, Gagarin: First in Space), who paints a musical portrait of a true legend of the football world – legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin, The Dream Goalkeeper. As one of the first keepers to leave his goal and help his...
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by JASON FREDERICK MovieScore Media celebrates the 100th anniversary of the acclaimed silent horror classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the label’s first ever silent score release with music composed by Jason Frederick. Directed by John S. Robertson based on the short  story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was an early classic of...
SHINE YOUR EYES - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

SHINE YOUR EYES – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by FLEMMING NORDKROG Coinciding with the film’s world premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival, MovieScore Media’s cross-continental mission to release the most exciting film scores presents an unusual meeting of cultures: a Danish composer scoring a  Brazilian movie about two Nigerian brothers. Directed by Matias Mariani, Shine Your Eyes tells the story of Lagos-born musician...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS

JOHN WILLIAMS REIGNS SUPREME WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS HONORING HIS FINAL STAR WARS SCORE, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2019, in the 2019 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to legendary...
IFMCA Award Nominations 2019

IFMCA Award Nominations 2019

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR RECIEVES FIVE NOMINATIONS; MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, BEAR McCREARY, THOMAS NEWMAN, JOHN WILLIAMS. FEBRUARY 6, 2020. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2019, for the 16th annual IFMCA Awards. For the first...
DARKNESS VISIBLE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

DARKNESS VISIBLE – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by NAINITA DESAI MovieScore Media explores darked musical textures with Nainita Desai’s highly unconventional thriller score for Neil Biswas’s Darkness Visible. The film tells the story of London-raised Ronnie whose mother suddenly goes missing before mysteriously turning up in an Indian hospital. Ronnie discovers an extended family his mother never talked about, and a strange...
THE REPORT—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

THE REPORT—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Original Music Composed by DAVID WINGO Lakeshore Records announces the release of The Report—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack which is now available digitally. Composed by Emmy-nominated David Wingo (Barry, Midnight Special), the score is redolent with atmospheric electronics providing a subtly intense backdrop to the thriller. The Amazon Original, directed by Scott Z. Burns and starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening and...
DARK ENCOUNTER - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

DARK ENCOUNTER – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by DAVID STONE HAMILTON MovieScore Media once again teams up with David Stone Hamilton on the composer’s latest collaboration with director Carl Strathie. While their previous movie, Solis, was an exciting thriller set in outer space, Dark Encounter has a more somber tone with supernatural elements. The film follows a grieving family who has yet to learn...
THE LAST FICTION - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

THE LAST FICTION – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by CHRISTOPHE REZAI MovieScore Media’s latest animated release takes listeners far away both in time and space with a focus on the Medieval world of the Middle East. Written and directed by Ashkan Rahgozar, The Last Fiction, builds upon the traditions of immortal Persian literature, bringing it to a wider audience. Based on the literary classic The...
TORPEDO (U-235) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

TORPEDO (U-235) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by HANNES DE MAEYER MovieScore Media takes a dive under the sea with the Belgian world war 2 adventure Torpedo (known as U-235 internationally) with music by composer Hannes De Maeyer. Directed by Sven Huybrechts, the first Flemish submarine film ever is set during World War II and tells the story of a gang of Flemish rebels with...
THE HUNTRESS: RUNE OF THE DEAD - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

THE HUNTRESS: RUNE OF THE DEAD – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by SIMON KÖLLE Additional Music by PER RUNBERG MovieScore Media stays true to its Scandinavian roots by releasing Simon Kölle’s folk-inspired action score for The Huntress. Featuring Swedish multi-instrumentalist Per Runberg and vocalist Mohlavyr, Kölle’s score conjures images of Viking raids and Nordic mysticism. Directed by Rasmus Tirzitis, The Huntress: Rune of the Dead takes place in the...
BARCELONA 1714 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

BARCELONA 1714 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed and Conducted by GERARD PASTOR MovieScore Media continues its exploration of the best of film music with Gerard Pastor’s highly thematic, epic orchestral score for Anna M. Bofarull’s Barcelona 1714. Taking place at the end of the War of Spanish Succession, the film tells the story of Agnés (Alba Brunet), a young woman who only...
NOAH LAND - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

NOAH LAND – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed and Conducted by LEON GURVITCH MovieScore Media’s most recent exploration of international film scoring is courtesy of German-based composer Leon Gurvitch, working together with Turkish filmmaker Cenk Ertürk. The film tells the story of Ömer (Ali Atay), a middle-aged man who must face the wrath of angry villagers in order to realize his estranged...
TO LIVE TWICE (VIVIR DOS VECES) - Original Score

TO LIVE TWICE (VIVIR DOS VECES) – Original Score

Music Composed by ARNAU BATALLER and SIMON SMITH Coinciding with the film’s domestic release, MovieScore Media presents the music to the Spanish dramedy To Live Twice (Vivir dos veces) with music by Arnau Bataller and Simon Smith. Directed by Maria Ripoll, the film follows a man named Emilio (Oscar Martínez), his daughter Julia (Inma Cuesta) and his granddaughter Blanca (Mafalda...