Air-Edel Records present the original soundtrack to The Doom Busters directed by Jack McHenry.
This wonderfully nostalgic score by Ben Pearson is a must-listen for any synth fan, featuring he
iconic sounds of the Juno GI.
Early on Jack [McHenry] felt that despite making a film set in the 1940’s, he wanted it to have a synth heavy score reminiscent of sci fi films made in the 80’s (Predator). Whilst being set in the sleepy English countryside the adventure our characters find themselves on, is worlds apart from that. Once I started having ideas, I realised that the ‘doom’ they were ‘busting’ was not just the monster in the woods, but their own self-doubts and fears. I decided to limit myself to working only with a Juno GI synthesiser and some guitars which led me towards it’s nostalgic and playful sound. It was pure fun to make!
ABOUT BEN PEARSON
Graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Ben Pearson is an Ivor Novello nominated composer and music editor who has worked across a broad range of acclaimed film and television productions.
Ben composed the score to the BBC’s ‘The Famous Five’ and co-composed the score to the recent six-part BBC crime series ‘Rebus’, in addition to the highly acclaimed ITV series ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’, performing piano on the soundtrack.
Ben also performed sold-out shows at The Prince Charles Cinema of his own score for to the classic silent thriller, ‘Nosferatu’.
Ben has been music editor for episodic television productions such as Endor Productions’ ‘Deep State’, ‘Wild Bill’ produced by 42 for ITV Studios, and ‘The English Game’ for Netflix. Ben’s approach to temping music was instrumental in establishing the tone for the recent Netflix series ‘Obsession’ as well as Hugh Laurie’s drama ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans’. Ben also played a key role in the BAFTA- winning score to ‘Roadkill’ where he arranged and edited many of the detailed performances of acclaimed pianist Kit Downes.
Alongside film and television composition work, Ben released his first solo album ‘Spinning’ on Signum Records in October 2023. In 2021 he released his highly regarded EP ‘Poets in the Sky’.
Ben contributed additional music and arrangements for strings for Michael Winterbottom’s film ‘The Wedding Guest’.
ABOUT AIR-EDEL RECORDS
After 45 years in the industry, independent music production company Air-Edel extended their breadth by launching Air-Edel Records in January 2016, a digital record label established to release soundtracks and music from their roster of composers and associated projects. September 2017 saw the expansion of Air-Edel Records with a new, commercial sub-label ‘Besant Hall Records’.
ABOUT AIR-EDEL
Founded by George Martin and Herman Edel in 1969, Air-Edel is one of the world’s leading music production companies focusing on music for film, television, theatre, video games and commercials. Air-Edel currently represents composers, arrangers, songwriters, music editors and music supervisors from both its LA office and the central London head office, where Air-Edel Recording Studios is also based.
TRACKLIST
1. The Year is 1940
2. Opening Titles
3. Nurse With A Tommy Gun
4. Lost In The Valley
5. Teddy Bears’ Picnic
6.The Hunted
7. Scarecrows & Spaceships
8. Lost In The Woods
9. Edith’s Horn
10. A Soldier Is Born
11. Final Farewell
12. Excalibur
13. The Beast Is Slain
14. Doombusters
15. Bonus Track: Out Of The Woods
