ILFMAN+SONITUS MORTIS’s "Airways,” is an immersive, meditative journey through atmospheric soundscapes. Distant, resonant guitar layers combine with faint mechanical hisses and distorted samples, crafting a haunting wall of sound.
Low-frequency drones tuned to 432Hz infuse the track with a tranquil, almost transcendental vibe, as we are inviting our listeners to lose themselves in its slow-moving, hypnotic aura. Perfect for those seeking introspection, “Airways” blends ambient and industrial elements to create a powerful, otherworldly experience.

TOKYO RECORDS CORP / PAPA LEGBA RECORDINGS 2024

Composed and performed by Ilfman + Sonitus Mortis
Produced by Frank Ilfman

Mixed by Sonitus Mortis and Miko
Mastring by Uno

Ilfman:Guitars, Synths and sampled mechanical
Sonitus Mortis: Synth, reel to reel, AI sampled machine, speak & Spell

ILFMAN+SONITUS MORTIS - AIRWAYS

lfman + Sonitus Mortis Release Hauntingly Beautiful Album MOTUS
An evocative journey through sound, memory, and motion

Early in 2025, composer Frank Ilfman and avant-garde sound collective Sonitus Mortis have joined forces to release MOTUS, a genre-defying album that merges cinematic orchestration with experimental soundscapes. Now available on all major streaming platforms, MOTUS explores the emotional momentum of the human experience, blending melancholy strings, immersive ambient textures, and unsettling sonic motifs.
Sonitus Mortis introduces a raw, often spectral edge, resulting in a visceral listening experience that is both meditative and unsettling.

"MOTUS is movement through memory," Ilfman says. "It’s about how sound can carry emotion, time, and even ghosts."

MOTUS is more than an album—it's an audial film, a sonic elegy, and a bold statement in contemporary composition.


Frank Ilfman - vocals, Reels, Loops, drone machins, Moog, Roland Cr78, Juno 60, Otarie Machine.
Sonitus Mortis - Metal Machines, oil Drums, Roland 808, Korg MS20, Teac Reels, DAT, Speak&Spell, Electric Porta Machine.
Vocals - Moto
Music mixed at the shad by Frank Ilfman & Uno
Mastered by Leopoldo Lopes at Sound Pressure Studios

04 - Susurrus

11 - Momento In Tempore

01 - Bloom

07 - Solum

08 - Obsidian Lament

Original motion picture soundtrack album is out now
via Tokyo Records Corp on all streaming platforms

14 - Let's Go

10 - The Virus

12 - The Killers

Music by Frank Ilfman

Bitter Seeds explores the global fault lines of modern agriculture — where biotechnology promises a new Green Revolution, but at a cost still unfolding. From remote Indian villages grappling with genetically modified seeds to the powerful institutions that promote them, the film examines a deeply human story shaped by science, economics, and survival.

Composer Frank Ilfman brings this narrative to life with a poignant, cross-cultural score that blends traditional Hindi instrumentation — including sitar, regional vocals, and percussive textures.
His music underscores the film’s emotional weight, honoring both the cultural richness of rural India and the global resonance of its story.

Ilfman's score does more than accompany the film — it listens, laments, and breathes alongside its subjects, capturing the tension between progress and loss, resilience and despair.
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released April 22, 2025

Score produced by Frank Ilfman
Orchestration by Hayim Adelmo and Frank Ilfman
Recorded and mixed by Guy Landau At Soho Room and Papa Legba Studios, London, England

Soloists:

Sandhya Sanjana - Vocals

Adarsh - Vocals

Adil Adhiraj, Herman Witkam - Bansuri Flute

Atraiu - Percussion

Jane Bird - Viola

Garry Lynn - Cellos

Malvin Bahaar - Sitar, Sarod

Gregg Miller - Guitars, Bass

Assistant to the composer M.M.S.B and Hayim Adelmo
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08 - 30 Minutes of Despair

01 - Opening Titles

09 - End Credits

02 - A Moment in The Sun

04 - Manjusha Gets A Camera

03 - Harvesting

07 - Ram Goes To Town

05 - Sowing

Sometimes a piece of music can create a memory and I hope ‘LISTEN7.10’ would evoke one and carries the weight of all the stories of those who are gone, taken hostage, or still fighting for a better tomorrow.

LISTEN7.10 is In commemoration of those who we lost and still missing.
Music composed and produced by Frank Ilfman
Recorded and mixed by Casey Stone at Air Studios, London, England
Orchestral parts recorded at Air Studios
Cello: Richard Harwood
Piano: Gavin Miller
Synths and additional piano: Frank Ilfman
Single mastered by Stephen Marsh @Marsh Mastering
A&R Kevin Kertes for Gardener Recordings
All rights resaved to Gardener Recordings / Papa Legba Recordings / Frank Ilfman Music 2022
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LISTEN7.10

"A late-night electronica session in the studio gave birth to this two-sided EP, crafted with some dusty old reels, warped VHS player and  tapes, space delay and the rich textures and basses sequenceing  an Oscar, CS-80, and Juno-60."



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b_Waves

A warm summery, nostalgic and subtly hypnotic new track, blending organic electronics with some poly harmonies.
Gear used : Juno 60 / 106, Minimoog, space delay and a VHS machine

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60 / 106

The Silver Tray - Main Theme

Black Clouds (No 7)

Data Variation 02.0

A New Chapter

Data Variation 01.0.1

Where Does The Money Go

The People

Orange Undertones

The Lies

Deception Version 2

Abulele (2015 / 2016)

Music Composed and produced by Frank Ilfman
Music Orchestrated & Conducted by: Matthew Slater
Score Supervisor: Amanda Street For DNA Music LIMITED
Music performed by: London Metropolitan Orchestra
Orchestra Leader: Rita Manning (Violin)
Orchestra principals: Ralph de Souza (Violin)
David Daniels (Cello)
Chris Laurence (Double Bass) 
Tim Jones (Horn)
John Barclay (Trumpet)
Pete Beachill (Tenor Trombone) 
Dave Stewart (Bass Trombone) 
Owen Slade (Tuba)
James Marsh (Modulation Instruments) 
 Rob Barry (Percussion)
Frank Ilfman (Piano, Slide Harp, Waterphone, Metal Scraper, Pipe Holders Kit, Percussion, Electronics)
Orchestral Contractor: Andy Brown 
Music Score assistant: James Griffiths
Score recorded by: Paul Golding
Score mixed by: Casey Stone
Score recorded and mixed at Air studios, London, UK 
Protools Operator: Fiona Cruickshank

All rights reserved to Frank Ilfman / Papa Legba Recordings LTD 2016

Abulele Main Theme

Artist, musician and composer, I am a creator of notes and noises, band member of Sonitus Mortis and Sheffield 78.

Frank Ilfman (composer)

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