film
The kitchen
Closing Gala film of the BFI London Film Festival. Co-scored with multi-award winning Artist Labrinth, directed by Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares. For Netflix / Film 4.
Cast
Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr., Ian Wright, Teija Kabs, Demmy Ladipo, Cristale, BackRoad Gee, Rasaq Kukoyi, Reuben 'Trizzy' Nyamah
“The Kitchen sounds just as good too, with dancehall/Afrobeat needle-drops that slap hard, imaginative atmospherics, and a brooding score by Labrinth and Alex Baranowski that merits heavy rotation once you’re out. ★★★★”
BRIDES
Premiered at Sundance 2025, the debut film by Nadia Fall, artistic director of the Young Vic Theatre in London. Produced by Oscar nominated Nicky Bentham (Neon Films) who Alex previously collaborated with for Locked In (Netflix).
Cast
Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar
“Brides is woven seamlessly around its two leads. Music by Alex Baranowski trusts the story and works with it, never stating itself at the cost of the delicate balance built up by Fall in this notable debut.”
The Windermere Children
Based on the harrowing true story of young children being settled in the Lake District, in the UK, after surviving the terrors of Nazi concentration camps. Directed by Michael Sammuels, it was nominated for a BAFTA and won the Prix Europa Best European TV Movie or Mini-series of the Year.
Cast
Romola Garai, Thomas Kretschmann, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen
“The Windermere Children tells the true story of a group of Jewish children brought to the Lake District just weeks after being liberated from concentration camps. This release (Sony Classical) takes in his score, which is itself a very personal response to the real story. Baranowski digs deep, utilising a lullaby melody inspired by those sung to him by his grandmother to moving effect. Glassy, hollow-sounding, strings share the children’s fragility, but the music blossoms with them, the sounds more rounded, melodies growing out of the darkness. ★★★★★”