Available on Amazon Prime now, composer Marc Canham has scored J. Blakeson's latest thriller I Care A Lot (starring Rosamund Pike & Peter Dinklage), a darkly humorous yet brutal satirical take on the American Dream. ...

Huge congratulations to composers Alexandre Desplat (‘The Midnight Sky’) and James Newton Howard (‘News of the World’) for their Golden Globes nominations for Best Original Score - Motion Picture, recorded in Studios One and Two, and Daniel Pemberton and Celeste’s stunning ‘Hear My Voice’ up for Best Original Song - Motion Picture, recorded in-part in Studio Two. ...

The Hollywood Music In Media Awards are the first award organisation to honour original music (song and score) in all visual media and their nomination list for 2021 has been revealed! From James Newton Howard’s score for ‘News of the World’, up for Best Original Score – Feature Film, to Ilan Eshkeri & Shigeru Umebayashi’s ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ up for Best Original Score - Video Game, we're thrilled to have recorded the music for many of this year's nominated scores. ...

'If These Walls Could Sing' is produced by multi award-winner John Battsek (One Day In September, Searching For Sugar Man, Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars) as Mercury inks new development deal with Battsek’s Ventureland. The documentary will form the centrepiece of Abbey Road Studios’ 90th anniversary celebrations which begin in November this ...

Produced and directed by Ravi Ajit Chopra and starring Andrew Scott and Jeremy Irvine, ‘Cognition’ is a short British dystopian sci-fi drama about a son confronting his past trauma. Ravi worked closely with our Mix Technicians, Jack Cheetham and Kobi Quist to complete the final sound mix for the film in our Mix Stage. Ravi explained: “We worked at the legendary Abbey Road Studios for the final mix of 'Cognition'. We recorded the score with BBC’s 55 piece Concert Orchestra at AIR Studios, and finished a Dolby Atmos mix across 45 speakers in their new suite… it was an amazing experience”. ...

“From Halo 5, Call of Duty and Final Fantasy to Ghost of Tsushima and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, we’ve been thrilled to help create a more immersive experience and add the drama and atmosphere to some of the best in-game action of recent years. So it’s brilliant to be able to welcome back Lorne Balfe and play host to The Game Awards 2020.” — Studios Manager, Fiona Gillott ...

Celebrating 50 years of The Beatles' final studio album to be released, ‘Let It Be’, Abbey Road Studios has released an exclusive range of products in collaboration with The Beatles. Exclusive to the Abbey Road Shop, the collection features the ‘Let It Be’ album artwork on a T-Shirt, Tote Bag, Slip Mat and more! ...

Renowned UK composer Michael Price, (Unforgotten, Sherlock, Dracula), has today released the original soundtrack from director Craig Roberts’ latest feature 'Eternal Beauty,' starring Sally Hawkins. The inventive and stylish comic drama presents a unique portrayal of the experience of schizophrenia. Price reunited with Roberts who recorded the soundtrack in Studio Two and The Gatehouse at Abbey Road, which was recorded and mixed by Abbey Road's Andrew Dudman, assisted by Paul Pritchard and mastered by Oli ...

Here at Red, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the history of background music, uncover its origins just over 100 years ago and milestones in its evolution through to the present ...