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Ilan Eshkeri

The White Crow OMPS w/Lisa Batiashvili

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Ilan Eshkeri on scoring The White Crow, dealing with Tchaikovsky, Ralph Fiennes at London premiere
UK Premiere: The White Crow (The Fan Carpet)
Ralph Fiennes and Oleg Ivenko
Ilan Eshkeri Interview@Premiere
1 Eshkeri: Trans-Siberian Express
2 Eshkeri: Paris
3 Krein: Laurencia - Pas de six: 10. Wedding Dance
4 Eshkeri: La Sainte-Chapelle
5 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH. 12 - Pas de trois: 2. Andante sostenuto
6 Eshkeri: Ufa
7 Minkus: La Bayadere - 46. Third Shade Variation
8 Eshkeri: Leningrad
9 Eshkeri: Nureyev
10 Minkus: La Bayadere - 32. Solor Variation
11 Eshkeri: The Prodigal Son
12 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH. 12 - Pas de deux: 4. Coda
13 Eshkeri: Le Bourget
14 Traditional: Bashkirian Folk Dance
15 Tchaikovsky: The White Crow
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Half-hearted concessions to freedom of expression were not enough to hold Rudolf Nureyev in the Soviet Union. The young dancer, a superstar soloist of the Kirov Ballet, caused an international sensation when he became the first Soviet artist to defect to the West during the Cold War. The White Crow, a new film directed by Ralph Fiennes, charts Nureyev's journey from childhood poverty in Siberia and meteoric rise as a principal dancer to the decisive moment of his defection in June 1961 at Le Bourget airport in Paris. The story's personal and political drama surges through Sir David Hare's screenplay and is intensified by the austere beauty of Ilan Eshkeri's original score. Deutsche Grammophon is set to release the soundtrack album on 22 March 2019 to coincide with the movie's international release.

  • Ilan Eshkeri Q&A's with Film Music Central
    Posted At: April 30, 2021

    Film Music Central writes.....Earlier this year I had the opportunity to speak with composer Ilan Eshkeri about his work on the documentary series A Perfect Planet. This is my second interview with this composer, as we'd previously talked about his work on the hit video game Ghost of Tsushima. Eshkeri attended Leeds University, where he studied music and English literature. During this time he also worke...

  • A Perfect Planet's breath-taking scenery is set against Ilan Eshkeri's original score / MENAFM
    Posted At: January 10, 2021

    MENAFM writes.....BBC Earth has announced a brand-new series narrated by legendary English broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough. A Perfect Planet explores the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on earth, and features breath-taking scenery set against an original score by award-winning composer Ilan Eshkeri and Attenborough's distinctive voice. Set to air i...

  • Ilan Eshkeri speaks with The Spool podcast on setting the earth to music in 'A Perfect Planet'
    Posted At: January 10, 2021

    The Spool's Clint Worthington writes.....Even before the pandemic, before we couldn't leave our homes anymore, nature docs were my happy place. But luckily, the Sir David Attenborough Industrial Complex continues apace with BBC One's A Perfect Planet, which just started airing in America on Discovery Channel's new streaming service, Discovery+. This five-part series explores the planet on which we live, ...

  • Ilan Esherki - Ghost of Tsushima makes 'Goomba Stomp - Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2020
    Posted At: December 24, 2020

    You'd think, with what a terrible year 2020 has been, that you'd want to just completely forget it ever happened. But if there's one thing we should celebrate, it's the amazing video games that were released over the past twelve months. Embedded above is my annual mixtape featuring some of the best music from some of the best video game soundtracks of 2020. Included on the list is Ghost of Tsushima- Ilan...

  • Ilan Esherki - Ghost of Tsushima makes 'RouteNote - Top 10 Video Game Soundtracks of 2020
    Posted At: December 16, 2020

    Now that the finish line of 2020 is in sight, we're looking back over this endless year and pulling together some of the highlights from the music world. Here are 10 of the best game soundtracks that we've heard this year. Great video game music is seamless. As you play, the soundtrack draws no attention to itself – sometimes you almost don't notice it's there at all, but it influences your emo...

  • Ilan Eshkeri creates original score for BBC One - natural history series 'A Perfect Planet' / About Manchester
    Posted At: November 24, 2020

    Sir David Attenborough's distinctive voice and an original score by award-winning composer Ilan Eshkeri feature in a new four-minute prequel, set against breath-taking scenery from the forthcoming new BBC One blue chip natural history series A Perfect Planet. The ‘sneak peek' prequel will be released globally on TV, social and digital platforms on 23 November at 2pm GMT ahead of the series, whi...

  • Ilan Eshkeri interview with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: December 23, 2019

    "The White Crow" is a 2019 biopic from director/actor Ralph Fiennes, which studies the drama of the ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev and his defection from the Soviet Union. The score of the film, by British composer Ilan Eshkeri, is the next collaboration of music and film between Eshkeri and Fiennes, with two previous films together. The soundtrack (on Deutsche Grammophon) also features solo violinist L...

  • Ilan Eshkeri discusses 'The White Crow' score with 89.7WCPE
    Posted At: June 28, 2019

    "The White Crow" is a 2019 biopic from director/actor Ralph Fiennes, which studies the drama of the ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev and his defection from the Soviet Union. The score of the film, by British composer Ilan Eshkeri, is the next collaboration of music and film between Eshkeri and Fiennes, with two previous films together. The soundtrack (on Deutsche Grammophon) also features solo violinist L...

  • 'White Crow' composer Ilan Eshkeri talks film and soundtrack with FM91: Toledo
    Posted At: May 29, 2019

    Half-hearted concessions to freedom of expression were not enough to hold Rudolf Nureyev in the Soviet Union. The young dancer, a superstar soloist of the Kirov Ballet, caused an international sensation when he became the first Soviet artist to defect to the West during the Cold War. The White Crow, a new film directed by Ralph Fiennes, charts Nureyev's journey from childhood poverty in Siberia ...

  • Ilan Eshkeri delivers a beautifully dramatic score for 'The White Crow' / Synchrotones' Soundtrack Reviews
    Posted At: May 12, 2019

    Ralph Fiennes' third film also marks the third collaboration with composer Ilan Eshkeri. Here the composer faces the challenge of creating a score that interacts with classical ballet pieces from the likes of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Ludwig Minkus and Alexander Krein, as the film tells the true story of Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West in 1961. Ilan Eshkeri is such a wonderfully...

  • Ilan Eshkeri to guest on 90.1WUSB - SOUNDS OF FILM
    Posted At: May 6, 2019

    Neo-classical UK-based composer Ilan Eshkeri is known for his acclaimed film scores, concert music and artist collaborations. His latest film score is for Sony Pictures Classics' THE WHITE CROW, a biopic on world-renowned Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev. The film is directed by Ralph Fiennes, who also stars in the movie. This is the third collaboration between Ilan Eshkeri and Ralph Fiennes. Th...

  • Michigan's PublicRadio90 interviews 'White Crow' composer Ilan Eshkeri
    Posted At: April 26, 2019

    "The White Crow" is a 2019 biopic from director/actor Ralph Fiennes, which studies the drama of the ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev and his defection from the Soviet Union. The score of the film, by British composer Ilan Eshkeri, is the next collaboration of music and film between Eshkeri and Fiennes, with two previous films together. The soundtrack (on Deutsche Grammophon) also features solo v...

  • 'White Crow' composer; Ilan Eshkeri discusses film and music with classical radio
    Posted At: April 23, 2019

    Half-hearted concessions to freedom of expression were not enough to hold Rudolf Nureyev in the Soviet Union. The young dancer, a superstar soloist of the Kirov Ballet, caused an international sensation when he became the first Soviet artist to defect to the West during the Cold War. The White Crow, a new film directed by Ralph Fiennes, charts Nureyev's journey from childhood poverty in Siberia ...

  • Ilan Eshkeri on composing Nureyev's biopic with Ralph Fiennes / CutCommon
    Posted At: April 23, 2019

    In 1961, Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev became the first artist during the Cold War to defect to the West. In The White Crow, we learn his story. This new biopic, which was directed by Ralph Fiennes (who also acts in the film as Alexander Pushkin), tracks the legendary Nureyev's childhood in poverty to his role as a young soloist in the Kirov Ballet, and eventually his defection. Naturally, a story ...
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