Original score from the 2024 animated feature film directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry, featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy, Ken Watanabe and Aaron MacGregor, released by Blue Fox Entertainment (USA), Modern Films (UK) and Le Pacte (France).
THE STORY: Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of a beloved novel.
THE SCORE: "Scoring Kensuke's Kingdom was a joy for me: it's an exquisite, hand-drawn animation in the best tradition, and my task was to create a symphonic score, strong on thematic material and structured to complement what is at heart a gentle film, but one also filled with wonder, adventure, human connection and heartbreak. Kensuke's Kingdom has very little dialogue - a gift for a composer! The two lead characters cannot speak each other's language, so the music has space to flourish and help tell their story. I composed initial character themes and sketches, working closely with the directors from the storyboard/animatic stage onwards. I honed the music as the animation gradually fell into place, culminating in fantastic recording sessions with full symphony orchestra, choir and solo musicians in late 2022. Personal highlights included recording Ken Watanabe's singing (remotely from Tokyo) and having author Michael Morpurgo's glowing seal of approval at regular intervals! I loved being part of the passionate team that worked for so many years to make Kensuke's Kingdom a reality. I'm thrilled to have this soundtrack out in the world now, and for the movie itself to be at the beginning of its theatrical journey." - Stuart Hancock
THE COMPOSER: Stuart Hancock is a British composer, known for his music for the BBC fantasy drama Atlantis, the Channel 4's animated TV special We're Going on a Bear Hunt and the Netflix comedy-horror Crazyhead. Stuart won an Ivors Classical Award in 2015 for his large-scale concert work Snapshot Songs, and has garnered considerable industry recognition for his commercial, documentary, TV and film music, including multiple Jerry Goldsmith Awards. Stuart, who studied at the London College of Music, maintains a varied composing career across all media. Raptures, his debut album of concert works, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra, was released in 2019. Kensuke's Kingdom is Stuart's eighth album release on the MovieScore Media label.
ニール・ボイルとカーク・ヘンドリーが監督を務め、キリアン・マーフィー、サリー・ホーキンス、ラフィー・キャシディ、渡辺謙、アーロン・マクレガーが声優を務めた、2024年のアニメーション長編映画のオリジナルスコア。
トラックリストブルー・フォックス・エンターテイメント（米国）、モダン・フィルムズ（英国）、ル・パクト（フランス）より発売。
ストーリー：人里離れた島に漂着した少年マイケルは、孤独な生活に適応しなければならない。時が経つにつれ、彼は別の存在を感じ取り、この世界には想像を絶する危険と美しさの両方が存在することを知る。愛される小説を、魅惑的なアニメーション映画化した作品。
スコア：「KENSUKE'S KINGDOM」の音楽制作は私にとって喜びでした。これは最高の伝統を受け継いだ、精緻な手描きアニメーションです。私の任務は、テーマ素材を力強く打ち出し、本質的に優しい映画でありながらも、驚きと冒険、人間同士の絆、そして悲しみに満ちたこの作品を補完する構造を持つ交響曲的なスコアを創ることでした。本作の台詞は極めて少ない??作曲家にとっては天の恵みです！二人の主人公は互いの言語を理解できないため、音楽が彼らの物語を語る余地が生まれたのです。ストーリーボード／アニマティック段階から監督陣と緊密に連携し、初期のキャラクターテーマとスケッチを作曲。アニメーションが徐々に形になるにつれ音楽を磨き上げ、2022年末にはフルオーケストラ、合唱団、ソロ奏者による素晴らしい録音セッションを迎えました。個人的なハイライトは、渡辺謙氏の歌唱録音（東京からリモートで）と、原作者のマイケル・モーパゴ氏から定期的に寄せられた熱烈な賛辞です！私は、長年にわたり『KENSUKE'S KINGDOM』の実現に向けて情熱を注いだチームの一員となれたことを大変嬉しく思っています。このサウンドトラックが世に出ること、そして映画自体が劇場公開の旅の始まりを迎えたことを、心から嬉しく思います」 - スチュアート・ハンコック
作曲家：スチュアート・ハンコックは、BBC のファンタジードラマ「Atlantis」、チャンネル4 のテレビアニメスペシャル「きょうはみんなでクマがりだ」、Netflix のコメディホラー「クレイジーヘッド」の音楽で知られる英国人作曲家です。スチュアートは、2015年に大規模なコンサート作品「Snapshot Songs」でアイヴァーズ・クラシック・アワードを受賞し、ジェリー・ゴールドスミス・アワードを複数回受賞するなど、コマーシャル、ドキュメンタリー、テレビ、映画音楽で業界から高い評価を得ています。ロンドン・カレッジ・オブ・ミュージックで学んだスチュワートは、あらゆるメディアで多彩な作曲活動を行っています。BBCコンサートオーケストラと録音したコンサート作品デビューアルバム『Raptures』は2019年にリリースされました。『Kensuke's Kingdom』は、MovieScore Mediaレーベルからリリースされたスチュアートの8枚目のアルバムです。
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Original score from the 2024 animated feature film directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry, featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy, Ken Watanabe and Aaron MacGregor, released by Blue Fox Entertainment (USA), Modern Films (UK) and Le Pacte (France).
THE STORY: Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of a beloved novel.
THE SCORE: "Scoring Kensuke's Kingdom was a joy for me: it's an exquisite, hand-drawn animation in the best tradition, and my task was to create a symphonic score, strong on thematic material and structured to complement what is at heart a gentle film, but one also filled with wonder, adventure, human connection and heartbreak. Kensuke's Kingdom has very little dialogue - a gift for a composer! The two lead characters cannot speak each other's language, so the music has space to flourish and help tell their story. I composed initial character themes and sketches, working closely with the directors from the storyboard/animatic stage onwards. I honed the music as the animation gradually fell into place, culminating in fantastic recording sessions with full symphony orchestra, choir and solo musicians in late 2022. Personal highlights included recording Ken Watanabe's singing (remotely from Tokyo) and having author Michael Morpurgo's glowing seal of approval at regular intervals! I loved being part of the passionate team that worked for so many years to make Kensuke's Kingdom a reality. I'm thrilled to have this soundtrack out in the world now, and for the movie itself to be at the beginning of its theatrical journey." - Stuart Hancock
THE COMPOSER: Stuart Hancock is a British composer, known for his music for the BBC fantasy drama Atlantis, the Channel 4's animated TV special We're Going on a Bear Hunt and the Netflix comedy-horror Crazyhead. Stuart won an Ivors Classical Award in 2015 for his large-scale concert work Snapshot Songs, and has garnered considerable industry recognition for his commercial, documentary, TV and film music, including multiple Jerry Goldsmith Awards. Stuart, who studied at the London College of Music, maintains a varied composing career across all media. Raptures, his debut album of concert works, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra, was released in 2019. Kensuke's Kingdom is Stuart's eighth album release on the MovieScore Media label.