MILE END film wins in NYC

It's great to see thriller feature MILE END continuing to make waves in festivals across the world, recently winning Best Narrative Feature at the New York City Independent Film Festival.

The soundtrack by Ed Scolding was nominated for Best Original Composition - Feature Film Score at the 2016 Music + Sound Awards, and we'll be releasing it later this year. Listen to a track now.

MILE END director Graham Higgins at the NYC Independent Film Festival 2016, with the prize for Best Narrative Feature.

John Hardy features on BBC Radio 3 Sound of Cinema

"Opera is an opportunity to move outside the box."

John joined Matthew Sweet to discuss the deep connections between opera and film music on BBC Radio 3's Sound of Cinema, live from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as part of the BBC's coverage of Cardiff Singer of Year.

Find out more about the programme, or listen to John's score for oscar-nominated film Hedd Wyn, discussed in the programme.

'Deceive yourself' with the Mile End film soundtrack

Catch the first taste of Ed Scolding's powerful score for the psychological thriller Mile End.

The film premieres on Saturday 3rd October at Raindance Festival, London, and is nominated for Best UK Feature: "the actors’ performance is matched by the score, which deftly conveys all that remains unspoken and sets the perfect mood for this twisted tale.”

Speaking about the score, composer Ed said:

"I worked really closely with Graham [director & writer] to create music that really told the story of the characters and the action. He originally came to me because he liked my concert music, which made me feel I could really push the boat out and explore complex music, before refining everything to work with the pictures.

"It’s a powerful film with a lot of depth - there’s a lot going on psychologically, particularly with the main character Paul. For example there are some running sequences where there’s lots going on inside Paul’s head - there’s a background sense of him having always felt like an outsider, never quite fitting in, but he’s starting to move beyond that, exploring something new, finding calm and healing.

"That kind of situation means there’s space for music to be in the foreground, and also a clear direction for what they music needs to say."

The full soundtrack album will be released in 2016.

Mile End Official Trailer

The trailer has been launched for suspense drama MILE END, written and directed by Graham Higgins, starring Alex Humes, Mark Arnold and Heidi Agerholm Balle.

All music for the film and trailer is by Ed Scolding, out soon on Ffin Records.