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Francis Monkman who died recently composed one of the most iconic scores of the 1980s, The Long Good Friday. Silva Screen originally issued the soundtrack in 1983 and it has been reissued over the years culminating in a 2016 version complete with dialogue from the film. Monkman found fame with Curved Air and Sky and […]
So Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group celebrate their very first number one album with Enter Shikari’s A Kiss For The Whole World. 16 years after their chart debut it’s the first number one for the Hertfordshire band.
Composer Christopher Gunning who died on March 25th had a number of acclaimed soundtracks released by Silva Screen. When The Whales Came, Dennis Potter’s celebrated BBC plays Karaoke and Cold Lazarus and the Ivor Novello Award winner for best film score, Firelight. In a prolific career ranging over half-a-century he won three BAFTA awards, Best […]
Congratulations to Harry Escott and Ben Pearson for their Ivor nomination for Best TV Soundtrack for the Silva Screen release The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. The Awards ceremony takes place in London on May 18th.
Silva Screen is saddened by the news of the death of the supremely talented Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. In 2016 we released Film Fest Gent’s celebration of his remarkable catalogue of film music scores which included Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Last Emperor and The Revenant. This release has remained a firm favourite with film […]
The Silva Screen Records soundtrack release for The English has been nominated for a 2023 BAFTA Television Craft Award, in the category “Original Music: Fiction” A huge congratulations to composer Federico Jusid, and to Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two and the entire team behind The English for their nomination in this category. ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION […]
The Devil Rides Out The Godfather Suite The Conversation Record Store Day 2023 Vinyl Releases Record Store Day 2023 Vinyl Releases Record Store Day 2023 Silva Screen Records is proud to present 3 exclusive vinyl releases for Record Store Day 2023, taking place on April 22nd. These are available only in participating independent local record […]
One of the original and most prominent film websites on the internet, MovieWeb.com has published a list of the Top 10 documentaries about the Beatles. The object is outlined thus, “As perhaps the most popular musical act of the last 50 years, there is potential to strike up a conversation about the group with just […]
Whilst there are arguably better-known scores amongst Barry Gray’s sublime catalogue of work with the Andersons, the composer’s work for Joe 90 is in many ways the most consistent and inventive selection he ever wrote. Developing a theme for the new series was always the musician’s starting point, and for Joe 90, the pop charts […]
Previously released over 20 years ago on CD, David Shire’s captivating soundtrack to The Conversation is reissued on March 17th by Silva Screen in remastered form alongside new artwork and album notes from film music journalist Michael Beek.
The acclaimed David Lynch composer has died at the age of 85. His roster of outstanding film and TV scores included Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart. Silva Screen released his haunting score for The Wicker Man remake in 2006.
Released today – Federico Jusid’s original score to ‘The English’, Hugo Blick’s 6-part contemporary Western, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, with both actors featured on tracks from the album. Available to stream and download now / Listen below: Click here to find out more
Silva Screen Records is proud to announce the release of the charity single ELIZABETH REMEMBERED in aid of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. On 21st October, ELIZABETH REMEMBERED will be made available as a digital download across all major DSPs, with all proceeds going to The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. The sublime piece, performed by the BBC […]
The hotly anticipated soundtrack from DOCTOR WHO SERIES 13 will be released at the end of the month. A three CD set featuring the score for Flux spread across two CDs, plus a bonus disc of the New Years’ Day special Revolution Of The Daleks is now available for pre-order. Digital release: 30th September | […]
From death defying heroics to fantastic visions of the future and adventures beyond imagination. For decades the world has been enthralled by the television and film productions of Gerry Anderson. Perhaps the one thing which binds this remarkable canon of work together is an incredible tapestry of music which enriches each series and instalment. Despite […]
We are excited to announce the release of the Frozen Planet II soundtrack, created by the Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and featuring the Norwegian artist AURORA. The Emmy and BAFTA nominated Bleeding Fingers Music team headed by Hans Zimmer deliver an ethereal and powerful soundtrack, featuring the vocals of AURORA, backed by the Reykjavík Recording […]
In 2009 Silva Screen booked Abbey Road Studios and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to record an orchestral tribute to the incredible Motown catalogue of songs. The Symphonic Sound Of Motown took the songs into a different dimension and Lamont Dozier on hearing it said, “This is one of the most exquisite albums I’ve listened to […]
Silva Screen is saddened to hear of the death of the actress and singer who became one of the world’s best selling female artists. Her duet with Engelbert Humperdinck on the Shirley Bassey hit Never Never Never from his album Engelbert Calling is a highlight of the set. Released by Silva Screen label So What […]
The star of one of children’s television most popular ever series has died at the age of 82. Austrian actor Robert Hoffmann appeared in the title role of The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, delighting audiences worldwide in what became a landmark series and whose popularity has endured for over half-a-century. The music for the series […]
Silva Screen is saddened to hear of the passing of composer Monty Norman, the prolific contributor of British musicals, and the creator of the seminal 007 Bond theme for Dr No. Our label has a long history of re-recording Bond soundtracks for the digital era, working with arrangers and musicians using original score parts (some […]
On July 29th Silva Screen will release Barry Gray’s soundtrack to the Gerry Anderson production The Secret Service. The origins of the series began in 1968 whilst working at Pinewood Studios, Gerry Anderson bumped into a familiar face of stage and screen: comic actor Stanley Unwin. With his whimsical charm and hilarious gibberish double talk […]
The soundtrack to ‘Landscapers’ has won an Ivor Novello Award for ‘Best Television Soundtrack’. Congratulations to composer Arthur Sharpe. The original soundtrack is available from Silva Screen Records to stream and download now > Label Store Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > Landscapers Arthur Sharpe Landscapers Arthur Sharpe 📺🎵 The Ivor for Best Te
From the composer behind the soundtracks of Black Mirror, The Last King of Scotland and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom comes a new album of solo piano music. Golden Globe and BAFTA-nominated composer Alex Heffes performs his own compositions in new, stripped-back arrangements. Released this Friday (May 6th) on Silva Screen, the album features daily on Classic FM’s More Music […]
Following on from his recent BAFTA Television Award for ‘Original Music’, Arthur Sharpe’s soundtrack for ‘Landscapers’ has been nominated for the prestigious Ivors award for Best Television Soundtrack. This highly original score is available across all digital platforms from Silva Screen. The awards ceremony takes place on Thursday May 19th at London’s Grosvenor House. [&h
The annual New York Indian Film Festival takes place in New York City, screening films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora and the work of Indian filmmakers. Major cinema hits have had their New York or world premieres at the event including Monsoon Wedding, Bride And Prejudice and Slumdog Millionaire. This year’s festival begins May […]
Arthur Sharpe’s soundtrack for ‘Landscapers’ has won a BAFTA Television Award for ‘Original Music’. The Sky Atlantic mini-series picked up three awards in total, in the categories for ‘Original Music’, ‘Photography & Lighting: Fiction’ and ‘Production Design’. A huge congratulations to the cast and crew. The original soundtrack
Placebo’s new album ‘Never Let Me Go‘ hits no.3 in the UK Official Albums Chart, which is Placebo’s highest ever UK album chart position! The album, released on Silva Screen Music Group’s ‘So Recordings‘ label also scored a no.1 position in the UK Official Independent Albums Chart and has seen huge success globally, topping charts […]
The 2022 BAFTA Television Awards nominations have just been announced, and we are very happy to see so many Silva Screen titles featured in the list. Arthur Sharpe’s excellent soundtrack for ‘Landscapers’ is up for an award in the ‘Original Music’ category, and many of the television shows we have recently released music for have […]
Released today on Silva Screen’s sister label So Recordings – Placebo ‘Never Let Me Go’ Placebo today release their highly-anticipated, and universally-acclaimed, new album, Never Let Me Go. The near decade-long wait for a new full-length from the band is over. Excitement for the new album reached a fever pitch in recent months as the […]
Record Store Day 2022 – Silva Screen Records are pleased to announced three new exclusive vinyl releases for this year’s event. Including a limited edition coloured seven-inch of the ‘Main Title’ from John Carpenter & Alan Howarth’s original film soundtrack to Escape From New York (with ‘The Bank Robbery’ on side B). And two original […]
Norman Records have featured their favourite soundtrack reissues by Silva Screen Records. Read the full feature on the link below. “The vinyl reissues boom of recent years has led to a number of labels emerging which specialise in film and television music, but the Silva Screen imprint has had skin in this game for far […]
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2021, for the 18th annual IFMCA Awards. This year’s nominations include two Silva Screen Records releases; John Barry’s The Tamarind Seed in the category for ‘Best New Archival Release – Re-Release or Re-Recording’ and Film Fest Ghent’s [&hell
Crouch End Festival Chorus has announced a new Patron: Silva Screen Records founder Reynold D’Silva. Speaking of the close relationship with the label and having worked with Reynold for over 27 years, CEFC had this to say: “Working with Silva Screen for 27 years has allowed the choir to explore new genres and develop as […]
Christmas Album Of The Week! Our recent festive release ‘Christmas Choral Classics: Encore’ featuring the Crouch End Festival Chorus and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra has been selected as ‘Album Of The Week’ by Scala Radio Listen Now More Info >
Following on from their previous track, Beautiful James, Placebo have released new single “Surrounded By Spies” from their new album “Never Let Me Go” Listen Placebo’s new single “Surrounded By Spies” now: Listen to ‘Surrounded By Spies’ “Never Let Me Go” – the new album – will be out everywhere on March 25th 2022 via [&
Silva Screen Music Group’s label imprint So Recordings is excited to release Placebo’s first new single in five years… Listen to ‘Beautiful James’ here. Over the course of more than 25 years, and over 13 million album sales, Placebo have shown themselves to be masters at cataloguing the human condition. The band’s unique way of […]
David Tennant wins “DRAMA PERFORMANCE” at the National Television Awards for his performance in the ITV drama Des, based on the serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Revisit Sarah Warne’s wonderful soundtrack to the miniseries here > “At times this is more like a mindfulness album than a television score. As we hear electronic waves lapping against […]
The top 20 TV theme songs More than 20,000 Classic FM listeners and Radio Times readers voted in a poll for their favourite TV themes. Inspector Morse was voted No 1 theme song in the poll by TV and music fans. Wolf Hall by composer Debbie Wiseman came in fifth, with an additional original soundtrack […]
Both ‘Dracula’ and ‘A Suitable Boy’ have been nominated for The Ivors 2021 in the BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK category. Dracula written by David Arnold and Michael Price A Suitable Boy written by Alex Heffes and Anoushka Shankar 💫📺 The Ivors 2021 nomination for BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK 📺💫 Dracula written by @DavidGArnold and @michael_price#T
Out now to stream and download, Silva Screen Records releases ‘Re:Scored – Epic Classical Volume 2’ by London Music Works The Re: Scored series introduces fresh, thoughtful and contemporary film score reworkings of established genres. On Epic Classical Vol. 2, composer Antonin Roux re-arranges classical favourites in “epic” film score mode. Amazon Apple Music Spotify [&hellip
New Label Store Unveiling! Silva Screen Records are excited to announce our new online store. Here are some new soundtrack releases we’ve made available just for the occasion… Shop on the new web store The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The original TV soundtrack by Robert Mellin and Gian-Piero Reverberi. Available to purchase on CD / […]
Out now to stream and download, Silva Screen Records releases the soundtrack to BBC One hard hitting prison drama ‘Time’ “The music for Time explores the slow and painful road to redemption, the harrowing isolation of incarceration, and Mark and Eric’s united torment as they both strive to do what is right. Visceral yet sensitive […]
Out today via our sister label, So Recordings, the new album ‘Hold Fast’ by Colin Macleod. With tracks ‘Old Soul’ and ’33’ featuring Sheryl Crow. Stream, download / order your copy of this beautifully crafted album now. Click here to listen “A fastidious artist, Colin Macleod’s songwriting has a wide-open feel, like Springsteen transplanted into [&hellip
Silva Screen’s film company Renoir Pictures wins two awards for The Beatles And India at the UK Asian Film Festival 2021… WINNER UK Asian Film Festival 2021 Best Film Audience Choice WINNER UK Asian Film Festival 2021 Best Music Find out more about ‘The Beatles And India’ feature-length documentary film: Click here to learn more
BAFTA TV 2021: Winners of the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards have been announced. Harry Escott has won the BAFTA for ‘Original Music’ for TV miniseries Roadkill starring Hugh Laurie. Elsewhere, His Dark Materials won awards in the ‘Sound: Fiction’ and ‘Special, Visual & Graphic Effects’ categories.
Audrey 12″ double LP on pearl coloured vinyl A Suitable Boy 12″ double LP on jasmine & fuchsia coloured vinyl Citizen Kane 7″ vinyl with etching on b-side The James Bond Theme / Goldfinger 7″ vinyl with gold-foiled sleeve Engelbert Humperdinck 7″ vinyl box set 8 legends on x4 discs
Silva Screen’s recording of the main title from 1958 western film ‘The Big Country’ performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, has been used in a new advert for Walkers Crisps. Because when life gives you potatoes… well, make crisps. See the advert below. This track featured on our ‘100 Greatest Western Themes’ album […]
Silva Screen’s recording of ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, a musical piece widely known for its use in the Stanley Kubrick film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, has been used in a new Jeep commercial called ‘Jeep® Wrangler 4xe | 2021 Earth Odyssey’. See the advert below. Or view on […]
The Fron Male Voice Choir’s new album ‘Voices Of The Valley: Echoes’ has peaked at NUMBER 1 on both the ‘Classical Artist’ and ‘Combined Classical’ UK Official Album Charts this week! A huge congratulations to the choir and all of the team behind the release. Iechyd da! album release info Amazon Apple Music Spotify More […]
Ahead of the release of new album “Voices of The Valley: Echoes”, The Fron Male Voice Choir has a double page spread feature in the Daily Express today! THE NEW ALBUM IS RELEASED DIGITALLY & ON CD FROM TOMORROW, 26TH FEBRUARY 2021 Pre-order / Pre-save Amazon Apple Music Spotify
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2020, for the 17th annual IFMCA Awards… Silva Screen Records has 3 of it’s album releases nominated in the categories below. Congratulations to David Arnold and Michael Price; Lorne Balfe; and Dirk Brossé and the Film Fest […]
Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > Akh Lar Gayee Prem Hardeep (featuring Surinderjit Singh) Akh Lar Gayee Prem Hardeep (featuring Surinderjit Singh) New track release: “Akh Lar Gayee” – From The Netflix Film “The White Tiger” Music by Prem Hardeep, featuring Surinderjit Singh Stream / Download the track now: Youtube Amazon Apple Music Spotify […]
Adding to the achievements of Enter Shikari’s ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’ – their sixth studio album has earned ‘Album Of The Year’ status in the Kerrang! 2020 Readers’ Poll. The So Recordings album release by numbers: Number 2 in the UK Official Album Charts Number 1 ‘Album Of The Year’ – Kerrang! […]
The soundtrack to the documentary film ‘Audrey’, about the life of Audrey Hepburn, is out today. With music composed by Alex Somers. Available to stream and download now… Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > Audrey Alex Somers Audrey Alex Somers Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info >
‘The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials: Series Two’ with music by Lorne Balfe, is now available to stream and download… Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials: Series Two Lorne Balfe The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials: Series Two Lorne Balfe Amazon Apple Music Spotify More […]
New albums out today – The original television soundtrack to ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ and Joe Stilgoe’s album ‘Stilgoe In The Shed’. Both now available to purchase on CD, stream & download from Silva Screen Records. Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > The Little Drummer Girl Cho Young-wuk The Little Drummer Girl Cho Young-wuk […]
Today sees the debut UK release of Emiko Suzuki’s ‘After All’ EP. Released through our sister label So Recordings and Avex Entertainment Inc. Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > After All Emiko Suzuki After All Emiko Suzuki Stream / Download the EP here: Amazon Apple Music Spotify For more about this release: Click Here […]
New and upcoming album releases in October / November from Silva Screen Records – A Suitable Boy, World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute To The Film Composer, Rawhead Rex, The Little Drummer Girl, Stilgoe In The Shed, and coming soon… Fireball XL5 VIEW FULL SCREEN – CLICK HERE TO DISPLAY IN NEW WINDOW New Releases A Suitable […]
New albums out today – The original television soundtrack to ‘A Suitable Boy’ and Film Fest Ghent’s ‘World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute To The Film Composer’. Both available to purchase, stream & download from Silva Screen Records. Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > A Suitable Boy Alex Heffes, Anoushka Shankar A Suitable Boy Alex Heffes, […]
David Attenborough and BBC Earth’s Seven Worlds, One Planet wins at the Emmy Awards 2020 The Primetime Emmy Awards: OUTSTANDING NARRATOR WINNER: David Attenborough, Seven Worlds, One Planet, “Antarctica” (BBC America) At the beginning of this year Silva Screen Records released an expanded edition to the Seven Worlds, One Planet original television soundtrack. With music […
Silva Screen Music Group, in conjunction with Supreme Songs, have launched SoundsofIndia.org having become one of the top sources worldwide for one stop master and publishing clearances of music from India and Pakistan. Representing such respected companies as Times Music, Turnkey, EMI Pakistan and Inreco (The Indian Record Company), among others, the initiative is to manage and exploit pub
The soundtrack to Channel 5’s contemporary 4-part psychological thriller ‘The Deceived’ is out today digitally, stream and download the album now. With music composed by Hannah Peel. Click here to find out more > Amazon Apple Music Spotify More Info > The Deceived Hannah Peel The Deceived Hannah Peel Official Artist Store More purchase options: […]
New and upcoming album releases in August from Silva Screen Records – I Am Vengeance, Thunderbirds, Doctor Who: The Sun Makers, Doctor Who: The Visitation, The Definitive Movie Themes Collection, The Outsiders and Dracula on vinyl for the very first time, and 4 new Record Store Day exclusives… VIEW FULL SCREEN – CLICK HERE TO […]
HebCelt Festival, based in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland was due to celebrate its 25th anniversary this July. Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic like all festivals this summer it had to postpone this milestone until 2021. But the team behind HebCelt didn’t want to leave it there. They set about creating ‘HebCelt Sessions’ […]
Thunderbirds are go! This third release follows the success of the UFO and Supercar soundtracks issued in conjunction with Fanderson and brings together music from the original Thunderbirds television series one and two. Delving deep into the Barry Gray music archives, this collection of 37 tracks features a wide range of material from the composer’s […]
Oscar winner Ennio Morricone, composer of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and “The Mission” and among the most prolific and admired composers in film history, has died. He was 91. Read in full at variety.com
Silva Screen Record’s version of the Vangelis classic from “Chariots of Fire” can currently be heard on HSBC’s new advert “Local Heroes”. The recording was made by BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer and musician Mark Ayres. You can see the advert here: Watch Now
Enter Shikari reach number 2 on the UK Official Album Charts, resulting in the band’s highest ever chart position plus hitting 10,000,000 global streams across the first week of release. A real achievement for both the band and Silva Screen Music Group’s artist-based label So Recordings. ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’ was released […]
Composer Segun Akinola Shares the ‘Origins of Two Songs’ from the Doctor Who Series 12 Soundtrack: Hear “The Bloke Watching Your Dreams” and “The Ascension Shall Begin” from the BBC sci-fi hit via Consequence of Sound. The first song, “The Bloke Watching Your Dreams”, came from Episode 7, “Can You Hear Me?” The episode centers […]
Silva Screen Records has 4 exclusive releases for the Record Store Day 2020 official list, this will be available from independent record shops on one of the three following RSD “Drop” Dates: Saturday 29th August, Saturday 26th September and Saturday 24th October. Over 200 independent record shops all across the UK will come together to […]
The original television soundtrack to Doctor Who Series 12, with music by Segun Akinola, is available to pre-order / pre-save now! Released on April 3rd as a 2 disc digipak CD package and to stream / download. VIDEO: Creating the Music of Series 12 Click Here to Watch Pre-Order/Pre-Save Now Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify […]
British composer Nainita Desai is Breakthrough Composer of the Year at the IFMCA Awards. Having enjoyed the most high-profile year of her career to date by far in 2019, Desai especially impressed members with her spectacular, colorful score for the nature film “Untamed Romania,” a Silva Screen release, which was nominated in the documentary category. IFMCA […]
Barry Gray’s soundtrack for Supercar launches on March 20th in both CD and vinyl formats. Gerry Anderson’s production made its UK TV debut in January 1961. The adventures of the crew of an amazing land, sea and air vehicle based at a secret laboratory in the Nevada Desert became an instant worldwide hit bolstered by […]
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 time in IFMCA history a female composer leads the field, with Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir receiving five separate nominations for her work on the critically […]
Music from one of the most iconic film genres of all time, the Spaghetti Western, will be celebrated with a special one-off concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the 23rd of April 2020. These timeless soundtrack’s from the films of legendary director’s such as Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino, with music by renowned composers […]
Miguel D’Oliveira’s selected themes from the Louis Theroux documentary series will be released in digital format on February 14th. .Dominated by figurative and curious melodies, the contemplative soundtrack was written for a small ensemble to support Louis Theroux’s intimate and thoughtful portraits of America’s and UK’s alternative life choices. Featuring idiosyncratic, distinctive soun
Reynold D’Silva, CEO of Silva Screen Music Group commented on Greenup’s promotion: “In the ten years Adam has been with the company, he has made a substantial contribution and, in many instances, has been a catalyst for positive change within Silva Screen. His new appointment recognises the role he has played and will see him […]
So Recordings have today (January 29) announced the signing of multi-platinum alt.rock group Placebo for the band’s next studio album. Speaking about the signing of Placebo, Alex Weston at Riverman Management – who have managed the group for their entire careers – said: “After many years of searching for our soulmates, we found them in So Recordings. […]
Silva Screen has two of the best selling CDs in the current UK Top Ten with BBC Children In Need : Got It Covered at number six and Chris Kamara’s Here’s To Christmas at number ten.
Chris Kamara makes an early Christmas chart splash this week as his debut album for the Silva Screen Group subsidiary So What? lands at number eight on this week’s album chart. The all-round entertainer, known to many as the voice of Saturday afternoon, lends his impressive vocal over his 22 piece big band orchestra on […]
Silva Screen celebrates it’s first number one album with the official Children In Need release Got It Covered. The venture from BBC One and BBC Children in Need for 2019 involves some of the UK’s biggest names from stage and screen as they banded together to produce an entire album of cover songs whilst helping […]
Chris ‘Kammy’ Kamara on Good Morning Britain… Football pundit Chris Kamara has released his Christmas album ‘Here’s To Christmas’ today and is currently at 6/1 to win the number one spot. Good Morning Britain had him on the show to reveal all… Purchase the album now More Info
Chris ‘Kammy’ Kamara has released a brand new, original Christmas song, the title track to his upcoming album “Here’s To Christmas”. Written and produced by Kelvin Andrews and Richard Scott, and recorded at Angel Recording Studios with The Chris Kamara Big Band. Click here for listening options Listen to the track below: Read what Radio […]
Sir David Attenborough’s latest wildlife series Seven Worlds One Planet is being showered in praise by critics ranging from, “the BBC’s best wildlife show ever” to describing Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea’s score as ‘epic’. Following the previous Silva Screen releases of Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II from the same composers this new […]
Chris Kamara aka Kammy, is releasing ‘Here’s To Christmas’ on Silva Screen’s label imprint ‘So What?’ Pre-order the album now The festive album will be released on November 15th, and is now available to pre order. It is an album full of Christmas classics, including ‘Let It Snow!’, ‘Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Have [&hellip
Have you heard Jodie Whittaker’s cover of “Yellow” yet? Jodie’s Coldplay cover is the first little taste of a very special project by BBC Children in Need. The “Got It Covered” album is released on November 1st 2019 and features covers of songs by Olivia Colman, Adrian Lester, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Evans, Suranne Jones, Shaun […]
On 18 October 2019 the Royal Albert Hall will host ‘Settling The Score: David Arnold Vs Michael Giacchino’ as part of it’s Films In Concert season. “This epic event will include the European live premiere of the Spider-Man: Far From Home soundtrack and the World live premiere of the Emmy nominated Good Omens theme as […]
‘Static’ by Beth Orton and Toydrum is the title track from ITV’s new drama ‘Deep Water’. Taken from the upcoming original television soundtrack album. Released digitally on September 13th 2019, and available on CD from September 20th through Silva Screen Records. Watch a video for the title track below: Click here for more info
Nominations for the 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and it is a huge congratulations from Silva Screen Records to the Good Omens team! Good Omens have been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards, including “Outstanding Fantasy / Sci-Fi Costumes”. And David Arnold’s music for the series has been nominated in categories for “Outstanding Music Composition […]
BBC Children in Need: Got It Covered is a brand new venture from BBC One and BBC Children in Need for 2019 which involves some of the UK’s biggest names from stage and screen as they band together to produce an entire album of cover songs whilst helping to make a positive difference to the […]
The third album from Scottish band The LaFontaines who are signed to Silva Screen’s So Recordings division has landed them Top 40 success today. The rap rockers from Motherwell also dominate the Scottish Chart, only kept from number one by Bruce Springsteen and achieving better sales than new releases from Madonna and Bastille. The Skinny […]
Good Omens – Original Television Soundtrack Music by David Arnold The soundtrack to the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens is now available to stream and download. With music by David Arnold, the award-winning composer of Sherlock and Casino Royale. This soundtrack perfectly complements the Good Omens’ drama and visual sensibilities, […]
The Ivors celebrate excellence in songwriting and screen composition, across works released in the UK during 2018. And Silva Screen Records are proud to announce that Authur Sharpe’s score for the second television series of Flowers has been nominated in the ‘Best Television Soundtrack’ category. See the full list of nominations for The Ivors 2019 […]
A celebration of The Music from Game of Thrones, Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Live In Concert Tuesday 23 April 2019 At The London Palladium BOOK TICKETS A presentation by Senbla and Silva Screen Live: Click here for more info on the event Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info Music of […]
Taking place on Saturday 13th April 2019, Silva Screen Records are proud to announce 4 exclusive vinyl releases for this year’s Record Store Day UK… THE STONE TAPE Music by Desmond Briscoe & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop The first ever release of this original television soundtrack with music and sounds by Desmond Briscoe and The […]
Doctor Who Series 11 – The original television soundtrack with music by Segun Akinola, is available to purchase now! Released today (11/01/2019) on Deluxe Edition Digipak and to stream/download everywhere, including from: Amazon • iTunes / Apple • Spotify Download the digital booklet Click here for more info Deluxe Edition CD Limited Run Digipak Version […]
Released digitally today (January 4), Benji Merrison’s soundtrack to the documentary ‘General Magic’. The award winning documentary is the story about the 1989 Silicon Valley startup, and how great vision and epic failure changed the tech industry and inevitably the world. From the first smartphones to social media, e-commerce and even emojis, the film tracks […]
To mark the series end of Dynasties, Benji Merrison and Will Slater’s score is now available on CD as well as to stream and download (links provided below). Listen to the soundtrack to yet another compelling natural history documentary by the BBC and relive the drama, tension and emotion that a Chimpanzee, Emperor Penguin, Lion, […]
The original 1984 television soundtrack ‘A Box of Delights’ is out now on CD, to stream and download, just in time for Christmas! Also don’t miss Paul O’Grady on his BBC Radio 2 Show this Sunday (16th December 2018)… Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info The Box of Delights Roger Limb & BBC […]
Doctor Who Series 11 – The original television soundtrack with music by Segun Akinola, is available to pre-order now! Released on deluxe edition digipak and standard jewelcase CD and to stream/download from the 11th January 2019 Note: Both CD formats come with exactly the same audio content spread over 2 discs and also include a […]
Silva Screen Records are pleased to announce the 45th Anniversary CD reissue of The Wicker Man with new artwork and new packaging. Click here for more info on the release > Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info The Wicker Man 45th Anniversary Reissue Paul Giovanni, Magnet The Wicker Man 45th Anniversary Reissue Paul […]
Silva Screen Records has recently licenced their recording of “Carol of the Bells” by Crouch End Festival Chorus for use in a new Burberry online Christmas campaign. Also check out “The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics” the album where you can find the original version of the track in its entirety. Seasons Greetings! Amazon iTunes / […]
Available to stream and download now, and also available on CD from 14th December 2018 Benji Merrison and Will Slater’s soundtrack to Dynasties, a new nature documentary series by The BBC, presented by Sir David Attenborough is out now to listen to. The new series starts tonight (11th November 2018), airing on BBC One at […]
Silva Screen Records are pleased to announce the original television soundtrack to ‘Class’, the Doctor Who spin-off series, which will be released on CD, to stream & download on 7th December 2018 and released on Limited Edition VINYL on 4th January 2019 Both the CD and VINYL formats are available to pre-order in bundles with […]
New release, out today The Nativity – Cinematic Christmas Carols by London Music Works, which includes traditional Christmas carols arranged in a dramatic, orchestral and cinematic style. Click here for full details > Watch the exclusive album preview video below for a sample of some of these festive tracks… Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + […]
As NME reports, a pretty comprehensive playlist has been created in honor of the highly acclaimed ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ video game. The 82 track playlist serves as a soundtrack for gamers currently immersed in the wild-west-themed open world Rockstar Games has created, and includes some of Silva Screen’s tracks along with many other contemporary […]
Silva Screen’s associate label So Recordings has landed a top 10 entry on the UK Albums Chart this week with the fifth album by Deaf Havana, Rituals. The album was written and recorded less than six months ago, as a challenge taken up by vocalist James Veck-Gilodi and album co-producer Phil Gornell to subvert the […]
Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea + David Flemming have won two MSA awards in the categories of Best Original Composition – Television Programme Titles and Best Original Composition – Television Programme Single Scene. The Music+Sound Awards are the world’s first and only global awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that both music a
All at Silva Screen congratulate Debbie Wiseman on her OBE appointment from the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to music. We have a long history of releasing her soundtracks, most recently her score for Edie. Debbie told Classic FM: “It’s wonderful to be able to share this with all the brilliant, talented musicians […]
They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time, let alone just in the world of the Fantasy genre. And now following a sell-out show at London’s Palladium in November, the music of The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and The Hobbit will be celebrated in a […]
Congratulations to Murray Gold as his soundtrack to Doctor Who Series 9 tops the Classical Chart. A remarkable achievement, outselling the soundtrack to the biggest film currently on the planet, Avengers: Infinity War. Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info Doctor Who – Series 9 Murray Gold Doctor Who – Series 9 Murray Gold
Congratulations to Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming whose soundtrack for Blue Planet II has been nominated for a Classic Brit Award in the Soundtrack Of The Year category. The Classic BRITs takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on June 13. It will also be screened on ITV. Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify […]
To celebrate the long-awaited release of the Doctor Who Series 9 soundtrack, Silva Screen is providing a free download of the accompanying digital booklet. This contains all of the images and sleeve notes found within the standard CD release of the album. View or download the booklet here > The album is available on CD […]
Edie stars Sheila Hancock and Kevin Guthrie and features a truly moving performance from Hancock in the title role. An elderly woman, who in the aftermath of the death of her controlling husband, decides to fulfil a life-long dream of recapturing the magic she had as a young girl by climbing a Scottish mountain. Edie employs Jonny (Kevin […]
Five years on from its broadcast debut, Shetland remains one of the most popular TV crime dramas on British television. Set in the subarctic archipelago north east of Scotland, the series, based originally on the novels of Ann Cleeves has received major critical acclaim and a BAFTA Scotland award for best TV drama. John Lunn’s […]
This year Silva Screen has provided the soundtrack releases to some of the highest rated and most watched TV shows of 2017. Blue Planet II made the biggest splash at number one with over 14m viewers for its October debut. With a moving soundtrack to the series by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming […]
Silva Screen Records send their congratulations to David Temple who has been awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours, for his services to music. He began his life as a musician at the age of eighteen when he joined the London Philharmonic Choir. He taught himself to read music and was, within weeks, singing […]
Planet Earth II Live in Concert brings us closer to the spellbinding animals, landscapes and wildlife dramas on our planet than ever before. This musical and visual concert features breath-taking footage from the highly acclaimed BBC series, shown on big screens, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Jessica Cottis, playing the remarkable music by Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe and
The London production of Elf – The Musical makes its television debut this Christmas on Channel 5. Screening times are Saturday December 23rd at 5:05PM and on Christmas Day at 6:05PM. Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who […]
Silva Screen Group’s new venture Silva Screen Live debut with a sellout concert at the prestigious Palladium in London’s West End on Sunday 12th September. Co-promoted by Senbla, the concert was a celebration tribute to the music of Game Of Thrones, The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit. Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info Music […]
Blue Planet II is released on CD on December 1st but was released digitally on the day the series made its TV premiere on BBC. The result has been a top 10 placing in the Classical Chart. Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More Info Blue Planet II Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, David Fleming Blue […]
Silva Screen Group company So Recordings are enjoying top 10 indie chart success this week with the revival of Deaf Havana‘s previous UK Top 5 album All These Countless Nights. Reworking the album to deliver markedly different versions of the songs has given the release a new lease of life. The Silva Screen Group revival […]
Live in London! They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time and now, for the first time, the music of Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit will be celebrated in a one-off concert at the London Palladium. The show, presented by Senbla and Silva Screen Live, will be […]
Silva Screen release the Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming soundtrack to Blue Planet II (on CD December 1st / out now digitally, to stream and download). A generation on from the BBC Natural History Unit’s series The Blue Planet, Blue Planet II uses breakthroughs in marine science and cutting-edge technology to explore new […]
Congratulations to former Royal Harpist, Claire Jones, whose album This Love has entered the UK Classical Chart at number four. The release features 15 pieces of music that celebrate one thing, love, in all its forms. “As I look back over my life experience so far, love has been a vital and central theme all […]
The Singing Accountant AKA Keith Ferreira has his recording of the Western classic Rawhide now featuring in a KFC campaign in Australia. Click here to see the advert Listen to more by The Singing Accountant: Amazon Spotify + More Info The Singing Accountant Vol.2 – Beyond The Sea Keith Ferreira The Singing Accountant Vol.2 – […]
Former Royal Harpist, Claire Jones releases her new album ‘This Love’ today. Purchase on CD: or on Amazon Stream / Download the album here Tracklist: 1. Balcony Scene (From ‘Romeo + Juliet’) 2. A Thousand Years 3. The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba 4. Cinema Paradiso 5. Cariad 6. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo 7. […]
Nominated in the category of ‘Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)‘ Planet Earth II – Islands (Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe) Also read the Emmy Magazine article about the music for the series: http://www.emmys.com/news/mix/earth-wind-and-choir The full soundtrack is available worldwide to purchase or stream: Amazon / iTunes / Spotify Amazon iTunes
‘Best Original Composition In Television Programme Score’ – Planet Earth II ‘Racer Snakes Vs Iguanas’ Congratulations to Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe & Bleeding Fingers Music Winner Best Comp/TV Prog: TheBleedingFingersCustomMusicShop w/ Planet Earth II Comps:HansZimmer, JacobShea + JashaKlebe #MASAwards #Winnner pic.twitter.com/17pWi5ULCJ — Music+Sound
The Music + Sound Awards are the world’s first and only global awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that both music and sound design play in the media. Aimed at professionals, worldwide, working in advertising, film and television (branding and programming), the awards are open to anyone who is or […]
Congratulations to Planet Earth II, The Night Manager and The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration who all won at the BAFTA TV Awards ceremony. All three feature best selling soundtracks from Silva Screen.
Congratulations to Clint Mansell for his nomination for Best Original Film Score for High-Rise and Paul Englishby for Best British Television Soundtrack for The Witness For The Prosecution. The Ivors 2017 will will take place at the Grosvenor House, London on Thursday May 18th. #TheIvors 2017 nominated @ClintMansell ‘High-Rise’ pic.twitter.com/BomdieLfgs — Ivor Novello Awards (@TheIvors) [&h
Following on from the release of the soundtrack of the BBC Christmas Agatha Christie production And Then There Were None from 2015, we are happy to announce that Paul Englishby’ score for the 2016 Christie production The Witness For The Prosecution will be released digitally on April 28th. Amazon iTunes / Apple Spotify + More […]
‘That’s Easter Cracked At Asda’ campaign are using Silva Screen’s recording of Bewitched. From the album ‘100 Greatest American TV Themes’ For more synch and licensing info on our music please visit silvamasters.com
Abel Korzeniowski’s beautiful score for Nocturnal Animals has won Best Original Score For A Drama Film at the International Film Music Critics Association awards. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing and broadcasting about original film, television and game music. Since its inception [&hel
As part of Barbican’s Contemporary Music Concerts series, in January 2016 The Orchestra of the Guildhall School performed in a retrospective concert of composer Debbie Wiseman’s film, TV and concert work. Silva Screen will release this concert, Live At The Barbican, digitally on March 24th. It features a wide selection of Debbie’s most acclaimed film and […]
A survey by BBC Worldwide Showcase 2017 has voted Sherlock as the world’s favourite BBC TV character. He’s followed by Doctor Who and then Luther. You can enjoy the music from these three series through the many Silva Screen original soundtracks released over the years…
We are sad to hear the news of the passing of Al Jarreau, one of the greatest jazz singers of his generation. Al delivered a wonderful version of My Funny Valentine on our 1998 Michael “Patches” Stewart release Penetration on our subsidiary label HipBop.
Congratulations are in order to our sister label So Recordings for their achievement this week of scoring a number five placing in the UK Album chart with Deaf Havana’s album All These Countless Nights. It also stands at number one on the Independent Album chart. The group set out on an extensive UK and European […]
Congratulations to Abel Korzeniowski for his BAFTA nominated soundtrack to Nocturnal Animals. The awards ceremony takes place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on February 12th.
The debut episode of BBC’s Planet Earth II registered as the most watched natural history programme of the past 15 years and one of the most popular TV programmes so far of 2016 with 9.2m viewers. The Hans Zimmer composed theme plus music from Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe is released digitally on November 11th followed […]
Silva Screen is sad to hear of the death of Bernie Worrell who recorded two albums for our jazz label CMP, Pieces Of Woo in 1993 and a collaboration with Jack Bruce for 1995’s Monkjack. A founding member of of Parliament-Funkadelic, the keyboard maestro was inducted to The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in […]
Many congratulations from Silva Screen to composer Victor Reyes who has scooped a Creative Arts Emmy in the category Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) for his dazzling music for The Night Manager
The Silva Screen version of Take My Breath Away from Top Gun features in the latest Churchill insurance ad.
Silva Screen’s recording of Ennio Morricone’s Ecstasy Of Gold, the climactic music to The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is currently being used in the trailer for War Dogs which opens in the UK Aug 26th (US Aug 19th).
The highly acclaimed BBC series The Night Manager for which Silva Screen released the soundtrack in March this year has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards. Two of these are for Victor Reye’s music in the following categories: Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries Movie Or A Special Original Dramatic Score Outstanding Original Main Title […]
Congratulations from all at Silva Screen for the three nominees featured from our releases. Maurizio Malagnini Best Original Composition – Feature Film Score for Peter & Wendy. Harry Escott Best Original Composition – Television Programme Score for River and in the same category Debbie Wiseman for Wolf Hall. The Music+Sound Awards are the world’s first and […]
ITV 3 will be repeating the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on June 12th at 8PM. Classic FM will also be broadcasting their own Crown Imperial Concert that evening with Debbie Wiseman conducting her music for the Overture and Buckingham Palace March. The recent HMQ90 release on Silva Classics is currently in the top 5 of […]
Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse took home the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song Score And Its Adaptation at the 1983 Academy Awards for Blake Edwards’ comedic masterpiece Victor Victoria. Receiving a total of seven Oscar nominations, the film about a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman starring Edwards’ wife […]
Due for release on May 13th Screen Serenade is a glorious celebration of well- loved film and TV themes especially arranged for solo harp by Claire’s husband, percussionist and composer Chris Marshall. Claire’s radiant performances range from commanding torrents of sound to a new, fragile and contemplative quality that Claire brings to music usually associated […]
In 1958 the BBC Radiophonic Workshop opened with the aim to enhance in the main, drama output on the Third Programme (now Radio 3) following the development of new electronic music techniques emanating from Europe. Their work expanded across the BBC to take in TV drama (especially sci-fi), schools programmes and themes. The latter being […]
It is no coincidence that ITV’s 2015 Christmas Special, Peter and Wendy, retold the classic story of Peter Pan set in Great Ormond Street Hospital. Author J.M Barrie donated the rights to his classic tale to the famous children’s hospital in 1929, which generate royalties from products or performances using the story. These funds help […]
Originally transmitted on BBC2 in 2009 in a Sunday night prime time slot the series attracted the highest rating for a natural history series for the channel in over five years. Edmund Butt’s music won Best Original Score at The RTS Craft And Design Awards with the accolade, “This powerful score matched the visuals effortlessly […]
Silva Screen will release Victor Reyes’ score for The Night Manager in March (date tbc). A contemporary interpretation of John le Carré’s espionage drama – and the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years – The Night Manager brings together love, loss and revenge in a complex story of modern […]
The cover art for Clint Mansell’s upcoming soundtrack for the Ben Wheatley film “High-Rise” has been taken from a poster designed early in the film’s production process by US poster artist Jay Shaw. Shaw runs design studio “Kingdom of Nonsense” and designs for, amongst others, the legendary poster company, Mondo. Much of Shaw’s work is […]
Starring Stanley Tucci in three roles as Captain Hook, Mr Darling, and Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon Mr. Wylie. this 2015 Christmas TV special was a major hit with audiences in the UK. International award-winning composer Maurizio Malagnini (The Paradise, Call The Midwife) burst onto the scene in 2009, bringing to television his cinematic class […]
Silva Screen will release Clint Mansell’s score to High-Rise on March 18th (US – May 13th). Starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller, the long awaited film version of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise brings to the screen his prescient tale of social idealism and class war breakdown within the confines of a luxurious tower block. Composer […]
Opening in the UK on March 4th (US February 5th), the latest Coen brother’s film Hail, Caesar! is a comedy set in the Hollywood studio world of the 1950s. Josh Brolin stars as Eddie Mannix, a fixer whose job is to keep the big time actors in line. The soundtrack features four songs ( Slavery […]
May, 1944. As the Allied armies massed in the British Isles prepare to invade Occupied Europe and strike a mighty blow against Hitler’s Reich, a heavy responsibility falls on the men of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home Guard platoon. This new celebration of one of the UK’s favourite sitcoms features a stellar cast of British acting talent that […]
The new Specsavers ad featuring John Cleese reprising his Basil Fawlty role features Silva Screen’s recording of the Fawlty Towers theme. Written by Dennis Wilson, who also composed the Rising Damp theme, the simple string quartet piece provided a marvelous counterpoint to the manic scenes from the legendary sitcom. Our version recorded by The London […]
Our Greatest Christmas Choral Classics is the current Classic FM Album Of The Week featuring tracks throughout the day on their programming. This exciting new seasonal release brings together favourites and contemporary Christmas songs given a new twist with exquisite new vocal and musical arrangements.
Debbie Wiseman follows her 2015 Classical chart topping release Wolf Hall with the soundtrack to the major new BBC drama production, Dickensian. Launching on Boxing Day this ambitious 20 part series stars Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins and Caroline Quentin and is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels. It brings together […]
Further to our previous announcement regarding the long awaited reissue of The Long Good Friday. Unfortunately the wait will be slightly longer as the release has been postponed until early next year. With other material coming to light in recent weeks the best option has been to improve the package even more. More details will […]
Silva Screen will release Harry Escott’s score for River on November 13th. Starring Stellan Skarsgård (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) and Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan), this six part crime thriller is a flagship drama for BBC TV’s autumn season and is receiving critical acclaim across the board. Skarsgård plays a brilliant police officer whose […]
Tonight (Oct 8th) ITV launch a major new contemporary crime drama in six parts called Unforgotten. Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar star as detectives working on a ‘cold case’ from 39 years ago. Michael Price (Sherlock) has written the score and Silva Screen will be releasing it digitally in November.
On the 30th of September, live music from the soundtrack of cult 2004 film Sideways will be performed by soundtrack impresarios London Music Works, alongside selected jazz classics, prior to a screening of the film in the heart of London’s West End at Regent Street Cinema. The audience will be given the opportunity to […]
Ridley Scott’s 1985 cult fantasy film LEGEND famously starred a young Tom Cruise, had two soundtracks and was represented by one of the most iconic looking horror bad-guys in the history of cinema, known as “Darkness”. The original Jerry Goldsmith score was preferred by Scott and was used in the Director’s Cut (2002) including […]
Doctor Foster is a gripping new five-part drama series, commissioned for BBC One and written by award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, featuring music by Frans Bak whose previous work includes The Killing. Broadcasting on BBC1 from September 9th 2015. Doctor Gemma Foster (played by Suranne Jones) is a woman in control: she’s a respected GP, the heart of her village, a […]
Shaun The Sheep soundtrack composer Ilan Eshkeri gives an illuminating interview for Billboard magazine on how he approached the difficult task of writing a score for a film with no dialogue. In what he describes as a “crazy tapestry of different styles” the article gives a fascinating insight into the art of film composition. Read […]
Channel 4’s £12m. sci-fi fantasy series Humans has become their biggest original drama success of the last 20 years. A co-production with AMC, the makers of Mad Men and Breaking Bad, the series explores the fine line between humans and machines. Created by the makers of Utopia, the series is a natural fit for the […]
Congratulations to Maurizio Malagnini for his Emmy nomination in the category Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score). His elegant score for The Paradise, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra was released by Silva Screen in Autumn 2013 and received outstanding reviews. The 67 Emmy Awards ceremony takes place at the Microsoft Theater, […]
Sunday August 16th is a date for the diary when the Proms celebrate the musical world of Sherlock Holmes. Alongside performances of classical favourites of the great detective which feature in the stories there is also a celebration of the music written for TV and film adaptations including the work of David Arnold, Michael Price […]
Silva screen will release the 40th anniversary edition of the Blazing Saddles score on August 28th. The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all Hollywood comedies, a fact underlined by its three Academy Award nominations. Writer and director Mel Brooks brought to the soundtrack exactly what played out on screen, a […]
Composer Debbie Wiseman has announced two dates where she will be performing her best selling music for the series Wolf Hall. St George’s, Bristol is the venue for October 25th followed by a performance at the Cadogan Hall in London on December 6th. Full details below. | Music & Words from Wolf Hall | St […]
Silva Screen’s recording of George Frideric Handel’s Zadok The Priest will be appearing on BT Sport throughout the rest of the year for various promotions beginning on June 6th.
Murray Gold’s long awaited music for Doctor Who Series 8 touched down in the UK Album Chart this week at number 53. . Featuring a new take on the classic theme coupled with a new theme for the twelfth Doctor this lavish collection features extensive notes from the composer and music from all 12 episodes over […]
Silva Screen will release Blake Neely’s score for season one of Arrow on July 10th. DC Comic character The Green Arrow made his debut an incredible 74 years ago. Real name Oliver Queen, a billionaire playboy and socialite, renamed Arrow for the TV series he returns to his home after five years on a desert […]
Debbie Wiseman’s Wolf Hall soundtrack continues to proceed upwards in the Billboard Classical Traditional chart in the US. This week it currently sits at number 13 in the wake of the series PBS success.
Bringing late 19th century Victorian Whitechapel to life with stunning historic sets and topline actors (Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, MyAnna Buring), police drama Ripper Street was an immediate success on its TV debut in 2012. Despite being axed by the BBC after series two a Radio Times poll revealed it as Britain’s most popular TV […]
Doctor Who: Series 8 will be the first soundtrack release of music from the twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, featuring the new Doctor’s theme A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme). This 3 disc set also includes the music from the episode Last Christmas and an extensive 24 page booklet with notes from Murray Gold. The score is […]
The latest release in the 100 Greatest series arrives on April 27th with a collection of World Cinema Themes spanning 86 years. From the modern day horror of Let The Right One In to the silent era of terror from the still chilling Nosferatu, this is a compendium of wonderful cinematic music. Features the work of […]
Running for ten series and a total of 86 episodes from 2002 to 2011, the dramatic stories of MI5’s battles to defend the UK against its covert enemies was an immediate hit for the BBC and aired across the globe in over 60 countries. The feature film version takes things to a new level with […]
The BAFTA Award winning BBC3 supernatural zombie apocalypse series won critical acclaim for it’s delicious twist on the genre. In the wake of the outbreak the government introduce a programme to rehabilitate the infected bringing together a wide range of characters and some quintessential British humour. Composer Edmund Butt began his career playing with some […]
Award-winning composer Debbie Wiseman’s original score soundtrack album for the BBC’s adaptation of Wolf Hall storms the classical chart and takes the number one slot in this week’s Classic FM chart: Debbie Wiseman’s Wolf Hall soundtrack shoots to number 1 in Classic FM chart – Wiseman News Debbie Wiseman, the composer of the original […]
Congratulations to Debbie Wiseman whose wonderful score for Wolf Hall is the best selling Classical album in the UK.
The BAFTA Award winning BBC3 supernatural zombie apocalypse series won critical acclaim for it’s delicious twist on the genre. In the wake of the outbreak the government introduce a programme to rehabilitate the infected bringing together a wide range of characters and some quintessential British humour. Composer Edmund Butt began his career playing with some […]
Upcoming action thriller The Gunman, which hits big screens this month, stars Sean Penn as Jim Terrier, an ex-special forces government contractor whose past comes back to haunt him when his former employer tries to have him killed. Racing from the jungles of Africa to the streets of London and the beautiful city of Barcelona […]
Sean Penn stars as Jim Terrier, an ex-special forces government contractor whose past comes back to haunt him when his former employer tries to have him killed. Racing from the jungles of Africa to the streets of London and the beautiful city of Barcelona this hard-nosed thriller is directed by Pierre Morel who scored a […]
Silva Screen will be releasing the soundtrack to the highly anticipated British film, “The Face of an Angel” by composer Harry Escott next month as the film hits cinemas on general release after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Director Michael Winterbottom’s latest film is inspired by the book by Barbie Latza Nadeau, “Angel […]
Interest and demand for Debbie Wiseman’s ornate score for Wolf Hall is growing. Released on March 9th, the title is currently number one on Amazon’s TV New Releases chart.
Composer Debbie Wiseman, in her sixth collaboration with BAFTA Award winning director, Peter Kosminsky, has composed the score for BBC 2’s high profile historical drama, WOLF HALL, which will be released on CD/Download on the 9th of March. The six-part series has not only proved one of the BBC’s most successful, but has enjoyed critical acclaim on all […]
Roger Goula’s score for the British Independent Film Awards winner for best documentary, Next Goal Wins, is released digitally on March 9th. American Samoa are officially rated as the worst international team in the world with no goals scored in four years. Dutch coach Thomas Rongen arrives to try and revive spirits before a punishing […]
Appearing on vinyl for the first time, Game of Thrones Series 3 will be released on the 30th March as a double LP. The initial run will be limited to 1000 copies and the gatefold sleeve is produced as a black/silver duotone image. The vinyl has a blood splatter effect which as fans of the show […]
It was first broadcast in 1997, with John Nettles cast as DCI Tom Barnaby and went on to become England’s biggest TV export: Midsomer Murders has now become a TV institution. Today, Neil Dudgeon plays this most English of detectives and the series is still going strong at well over 100 episodes. The 11th of February will […]
As anticipation for the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Booker Prize winner “Wolf Hall” mounts, a digital single from Debbie Wiseman’s score to the series will be released the day before the first episode airs on the 21st of January. The track is titled “Entirely Beloved (Cromwell’s Theme)”, conducted by the composer herself and perfor
The song laden soundtrack to last year’s surprise hit cult film, Lenny Abrahamson’s “Frank”, continues to win awards and this time it’s Best Song for “I Love You All”, in the Las Vegas Film Critics Society’s annual pick of the crop. Composer Stephen Rennicks added further to what must be becoming a very crowded awards […]
Wolf Hall is the most keenly anticipated BBC drama for 2015. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novels of Hilary Mantel its all-star cast includes Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy and Jonathan Pryce. The six part serial presents an intimate portrait of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister and confidante. Leading British film and TV […]
At the 42nd International Emmy Awards Gala held at the New York Hilton last night Utopia won the International Drama category. The event was hosted by Little Britain star Matt Lucas. International Academy President Bruce L. Paisner praised the award winners. “In the turbulent world we live in today, television’s unique power to show the beauty […]
The irresistible lure of 1950’s rural English life has charmed viewers this Autumn in the form of ITV’s “Grantchester”. Classic Sunday viewing, the Telegraph wrote, “Delightfully neat and economical of plot, it’s Cluedo with cassocks and just enough noir for the modern palate”. The full soundtrack is due for release soon, but in the meanwhile, there’
