Original score from the 2011 fantasy film directed by M.J. McMahon, starring Philip Madoc, Robert Gwyn Davin and Barry Cockers, produced by Capture and released by Shorts International.

THE STORY: When Rowan is taken away from the civilized world, his lessons in the wild begin. Yet when he shatters the balance of nature, Rowan discovers another world beneath our own. In that shadowy land of old gods and wild hunts, the divide between man and beast becomes uncertain and the fairy-tales of his childhood spring to life.

THE SCORE: A truly impressive achievement, Stuart Hancock’s score for the 38-minute short fantasy film Hawk, directed by MJ McMahon has the full scope and epic glory of a full-fledged Hollywood feature. Performed beautifully by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra and the award-winning choir Serendipity, Hancock’s music for Hawk gives the film a very serious sense of magic and the score alone on its own feet is an exciting and very rewarding listening experience. Any fan of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings trilogy scores will love Hawk as it is filled with dark and mesmerizing themes, a beautiful harmonic language and great, colourful orchestrations.

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. 

MMS11007 HAWK (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by STUART HANCOCK
Release date: April 5, 2011