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BBC One comedy STAGED coming to screens in June starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen

Very happy to announce I've been composing music for a brilliant new six part comedy called "Staged" staring David Tennant, Michael Sheen (and some special guests yet to be announced). Directed by Simon Evans - Simon and I were due to be opening a theatre production in Chichester just before lockdown - so he wrote this rather wonderful comedy (about a play cancelled by Covid-19) when it was cancelled (all coming together from conception to near completion in just over a month). The score is written for bass clarinet ensemble and Calor Gas bottle (one of my new favourite percussion......

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By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Covid-19, Don't Quit, John Greenleaf Whittier

BBC “Don’t Quit” narrated by Idris Elba

I was honoured to be asked to compose the music for this beautiful 90 second film made by the BBC in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Collaborating completely remotely – the edit, mix, grade and creative process was all done on Zoom meetings (with Idris’ voiceover being recorded on an iPhone). The score was recorded...

2 years ago

By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Music, PBS, Sony Classics, Spotify, The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children airs on PBS

The Windermere Children will be broadcast on PBS in America on 5th April (and then available on demand). It was such a pleasure and privilege to write this score last year – for more information visit the PBS site for the film here – https://www.pbs.org/show/windermere-children/ My score is available to stream/download on Sony Classics (click...

2 years ago

By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Air Studios, The Windermere Children

“The Windermere Children” on AIR Studios Playlist

AIR studios have put together a Spotify playlist of some of their favourite tracks recorded there over the years (David Bowie, Thom York, Billie Eilish, Hans Zimmer) and I jumped out of my skin when I saw they’d included one of my tracks from “The Windermere Children” on there called “Thoughts of Home”. Thanks so...

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By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Jess Gillam, Radio 3, This Classical Life

This Classical Life – guest on BBC Radio 3 with Jess Gillam

Really thrilled to be asked to be on Jess Gillam’s fantastic BBC Radio 3 programme “This Classical Life”. I adore Radio 3 and Jess’ programme is one I love to listen to, so it was especially excited to be a part of this one! We swapped a few of our favourite tracks and talked about music...

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By Alex Baranowski Composer

Hollow in a World Too Full / Seven Point Zero (redux)

I've been lucky to have worked with the brilliant 2Faced Dance company for almost ten years; last month they embarked on a worldwide tour of Everything (But The Girl) - a triple bill of pieces of which I scored two of - Hollow in a World Too Full and Seven Point Zero. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the tour has been postponed and the dance company left unable to tour or earn an income. They work with a number of schools and community classes nationally all of which have had to be cancelled for the foreseeable future. In light of this......

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By Alex Baranowski Composer

“A Life Lived” from The Windermere Children (live piano version)

I've recently recorded this live piano version of "A Life Lived" from The Windermere Children in my studio. Whilst the production was still filming, I was so moved after reading the script for the first time - so sat at the piano and tried to put down some of the emotions that came out; thinking about how those children must have felt arriving in Windermere after being freed from Auschwitz and Theresienstadt weeks before. It's not often that a script can move you to tears like that! A shortened version appears in the end credits of the film, but the......

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By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Composer, Film Music, Holocaust Memorial Day, Iain Glen, iPlayer, Michael Samuels, Music, Romola Garai, Soundtrack, The Windermere Children Composer, The Windermere Children Music, Thomas Kretschmann, Tim McInnerny, TV, Wall to Wall, Warner Brothers

“The Windermere Children” broadcast on BBC Two (UK) & ZDF (Germany)

Very happy that The Windermere Children is being broadcast today on BBC Two (UK) and ZDF (Germany) on Holocaust Memorial Day – the first drama of it’s kind to be broadcast simultaneously like this in the UK and Germany. It was hugely special composing the music for this film (I’ve written in other posts about...

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By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Air Studios, Fiona Cruickshank, Freemantle, London Metropolitan Orchestra, Michael Samuels, Sony Classical, Sony Soundtracks, The Windermere Children, The Windermere Children Composer, The Windermere Children Music, Wall to Wall, Warner Bros

“The Windermere Children” score released today!

Very happy that my score to “The Windermere Children” has been released today (24th January 2020) by Sony Classics. Find the full track listing and credits on my Album Page – link to listen / download on all the main stores (link to Spotify below) As I have written about in my previous post, this...

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By Alex Baranowski Composer Tagged as Air Studios, Alex Baranowski, BBC Two, London Metropolitan Orchestra, Sony Classics, The Windermere Children, The Windermere Children Composer, The Windermere Children Music, Warner Brothers

“The Windermere Children” soundtrack released on Sony Classics

Very excited to announce that my score for The Windermere Children is being released by the incredible Sony Classics label next week (24th January). The film will be broadcast on simultaneously on BBC Two in the UK and ZDF in Germany on Monday 27th at 9pm (UK time). It is a Wall to Wall / Warner...