The Desert Treasure (Stuart Hancock)
Original score from the 2012 documentary film directed by Lyndal Davies, produced by Ayn Al Shaheen Films.
THE STORY: A poetic tribute to the traditional desert traveler of Qatar and the simple life they led – a life with few complications – a life where there was time to sit and breathe and rejoice in the beauty of the land around them.
THE SCORE: Alongside suites of highlights from Qatar Dream 2030, Written in the Sand and Birdlife of Qatar, we present Hancock’s elegant complete score for The Desert Treasure, which has garnered two major international awards. Performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, the scores are a rich blend of lyrical symphonic western orchestration, Persian instrumentation and contemporary electronics that reflect the grace, mystery, nobility and vibrant colours of this flourishing nation.
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.
MMS14038 THE DESERT TREASURE (Original Documentary Soundtrack)
Music Composed by STUART HANCOCK
Release date: July 8, 2014