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2018 Toronto International Film Festival
3rd August 2018
A number of films with scores by Music Sales composers will be premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Hotel Mumbai is directed by Anthony Maras and tells the story of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks and its survivors...
Jocelyn Pook Scores The Wife
3rd August 2018
On August 17, the cinematic adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s novel The Wife will be released, having premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Glenn Close stars opposite Jonathan Pryce in the film which tells the story of a...
Check Out Some Of Our Recent Ads
2nd August 2018
In the last few weeks, there’s been a plethora of ads featuring some gems from the Music Sales catalogue. The British Beer Alliance used Jamie Principle’s ‘Your Love’ in their Long Live The Local campaign, whilst Mark Ronson’s ‘Ooh Wee’...
Dustin O’Halloran Scores Puzzle
27th July 2018
On July 27, Puzzle will be released in theatres. Puzzle tells the story of a woman from a suburban town who discovers her own independence through a natural virtuosity for solving puzzles. It is directed by Marc Turtletaub, stars Kelly...
New A Cappella Version Of ‘Yumeji’s Theme’ Released
11th July 2018
Following the widespread success of Shigeru Umebayashi’s ‘Yumeji’s Theme’ from In The Mood For Love, Umebayashi released a new a cappella version on 13th July. The track has been recorded by The Plum Forest Singers with soprano soloist...
Calibre And Whitney Win At Edinburgh Film Festival
2nd July 2018
Calibre, the debut feature from UK writer-director Matt Palmer with original music by Anne Nikitin, has taken the top prize at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF, June 20-July 1). The film, which received its world...
Music Sales Nominated For Music+Sound Awards 2018
29th June 2018
The finalists for the 2018 Music + Sound Awards have been announced, including three nominations for Music Sales. Volker Bertlemann's score for the BBC historical drama Gunpowder has been short-listed for Best Original Composition in the...
Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann And Jeff Beal Invited To Join Academy
26th June 2018
Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann and Jeff Beal are amongst forty-four individuals invited to join the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Dustin and Volker received an Academy Award nomination in 2017 for...
Anne Nikitin Scores Calibre
25th June 2018
Anne Nikitin has scored the debut feature from Matt Palmer, Calibre, which premiered at Edinburgh Film Festival on June 22nd. The film follows two friends who head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip...
New Her Name Is Calla EP Out Now
15th June 2018
Post-rock band Her Name Is Calla release their new EP The Dead Rift on 15th June through Function Records. The EP precedes their forthcoming album, Animal Choir, for which ‘The Dead Rift’ is the lead single. Earlier this year the band also...
The Happy Prince Out Now
15th June 2018
The Happy Prince, scored by Gabriel Yared, is in theatres across the UK as of June 15th. The historical drama depicts the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards...
Michael Nyman McQueen Soundtrack Released
13th June 2018
McQueen, the documentary exploring the life of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, was released theatrically across the UK on Friday 8th June. The music for the feature-length film was provided by Michael Nyman, whose soundtrack...
The Staircase Available On Netflix
8th June 2018
Crime documentary The Staircase, scored by Jocelyn Pook, is now available on Netflix. The series centres around the criminal trial of author Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife after she was found dead at the bottom of...
Zeal & Ardor Release Stranger Fruit
8th June 2018
Zeal & Ardor have released Stranger Fruit, the follow-up to their acclaimed debut album Devil Is Fine. The diverse yet cohesive nature of the sixteen tracks is designed to encourage the listener to dig a little deeper and find their own...
Melissa Parmenter's Genova Score Released
5th June 2018
Melissa Parmenter's score for 2009 feature film Genova has been released as an album via Globe Soundtrack And Score, a division of Universal Music. The music accompanied Michael Winterbottom's intense family drama, which starred Colin...
SWIMM Release Debut Album
5th June 2018
On June 5th, American indie band SWIMM released their debut album Sentimental Porno. The main theme of the album is the anxieties associated with love. Their music pulls influences from a range of genres, culminating in a sound tinged with...
Jack Carty And Gus Gardiner Releasing Hospital Hill
29th May 2018
Jack Carty, the award-winningAustralian singer-songwriter who signed with Music Sales last year, is continuing his run of releases with his upcoming fifth album, Hospital Hill, due for release on June 1st. The ten-song LP is co-written...
Waitrose Christmas Ad Wins British Craft Arrows Award
23rd May 2018
The 2017 Waitrose Christmas Ad, Snowed In, has won a Silver Arrow in the Re-Record category at the 2018 British Craft Arrows. The music for the ad – a reworking of festive favourite ‘Carol Of The Bells’ – was scored by Music Sales composer...
Neil Cowley Trio Releases Spacebound Tapes
21st May 2018
The Neil Cowley Trio have released new EP, Spacebound Tapes, comprising a selection of remixed works from their 2016 album Spacebound Apes. With re-workings by revered acts such as Rival Consoles, Chris Loeffler, Throwing Snow and Vessels...
New Album By Nico Muhly And Thomas Bartlett Available Now
18th May 2018
Music Sales composer Nico Muhly and his longtime friend and collaborator Thomas Bartlett have come together once again to create a new album, Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Muisc, which is available now. This fresh release is made up of...