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The soundtrack for the New Line movie "Rendition" - co-composed with fellow South African, Mark Kilian. This is the second movie we did with director Gavin Hood.

We recorded a number of brilliant Moroccan musicians at Wolfgang Funk's studio in Marrakech, where the movie was being filmed on location. We then incorporated their performances into the score.

We also featured the amazing duduk of Pedro Eustache, and Marissa Steingold's haunting voice. MC Rai supplied some arabic vocal craziness on the track "Journal".

We added a 40 piece string section at the Clint Eastwood recording stage on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank.

03 Journal

Here's a selection of cues from the movie "KITE", starring Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisley. It's a very different score to what I usually write. More edgy, electronic than moody and ethnic. I was inspired by Blade Runner - one of my favourite scores ever! I hope you enjoy...

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39 Suite From Kite

32 Take The Amp

29 Death By Cutlery

Goodbye is a mighty long time. It's longer than a million hello's.

Goodbye (Babystar)

A selection of tracks from the Circle X Theatre Production "Beatrice"

Pro Cordibus Fractis

He Promised Me The World

A selection of neo-classical pieces. Perhaps one day I will flesh these out and record them with a proper orchestra. Forgive the sound quality - samples have come a long way since I recorded these! :-)

26 Prelude In Ebm

25 Grace's Theme

22 Bye Bye Birdies

15 Lamp - Lovers In Bed

A selection of tracks from the AIDS Documentary "Into The Light". I had the pleasure of working with Ayub Ogada on this soundtrack. And the masterful guitarist John Bagnato, and my good friend Emma Mezher adding vocals.

The song "Into The Light (Kwenye Mwangazo)" features Ayub. It's the first (and last) song I wrote in Swahili. ;)

Enjoy!

Into The Light [m]

A few tracks from Original Productions' "Mysteries Of The Alaskan Mummies" on Discovery.

Children

Soulspeak (For Deva)

Last night, round midnight, just before I switched off my studio to go to bed, I recorded this piano improvisation. It's something I haven't done for a long, long time.

I had no idea that while I was channelling this piece - thousands of miles away, in Paris, the most unspeakable violences were being perpetrated on an unsuspecting public.

I'd like to dedicate this to the beautiful people of Paris, whose lives have been shattered.

Let music heal.

Image credit: @jean_jullien

Friday 13th - For Paris - 13 - 11 - 15

Ard Matthews - Vocals
Paul Hepker - Piano

Planet Earth Is blue and there's nothing we can do.

Illustration: Jessy Gould

Life On Mars? (A Tribute To David Bowie)

Full promotional score from "Tsotsi" - winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006. Directed by Gavin Hood, music composed by Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker, featuring the voice of Vusi Mahlasela.

Music from the Tsotsi score has been featured in trailers such as Blood Diamond - and, more recently, The Revenant

19 Baby Handover

16 Taking Baby Home

Watching South Africa's middle order collapse in the 4th ODI, I decided I could be using my time more productively.

Down with the TV volume. On with the headphones. Hit record. And..... play!

I hope you enjoy.

Proteas Collapse Feb 12th 2016

This track is dedicated to Albert Einstein.

Gravity ripples.

Enjoy.

Bells For Einstein - Feb 12th, 2016

• Composer, songwriter, producer, performer
• Founder: kekila music
• Feature Films: Tsotsi, Rendition, Eye In The Sky, Official Secrets, KITE, Shepherds & Butchers, The Bird Can't Fly and others...
• TV Series: Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, On The Inside, Frontline Firefighters, Iditarod and numerous other Discovery, History and National Geographic channel series.
• Bands: Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Juluka, Chocolate Genius, MarcAlex, Vicky Sampson, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Ard Matthews, GEM

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