Dominik Scherrer - Requiem
Dominik Scherrer is a British-Swiss composer, mostly known for his award-winning music for Ripper Street, Marple & BBC's The Missing. Dominik’s credits further include Scenes of a Sexual Nature starring Ewan McGregor and Hugh Bonneville, and Alice Through The Looking Glass starring Kate Beckinsale. Scherrer is currently scoring The Widow, an eight-episode original series for ITV & Amazon, starring Kate Beckingsale. Another recent composing project for Scherrer is BBC One and Netflix psychological thriller “REQUIEM”.
REQUIEM was created and written by Kris Mrksa and directed by Mahalia Belo. this brand new psychological thriller series, starring Lydia Wilson, tells the story of brilliant young cellist Matilda Gray. When her mother inexplicably commits suicide, Matilda discovers tantalizing evidence linking her mother to the disappearance of a Welsh toddler 23 years before. When Matilda decides to travel to Wales, determined to explore the link between the two terrible events, her life suddenly spirals into a giant mystery and she starts to obsessively search for her true identity.
In this episode DOMINIK SCHERRER talks about the unique challenges he faced in creating a mysterious and unsettling score for the series; how John Tavener influenced him to write for cello to create an ethereal; otherworldly feel for the score, and how he collaborated with Natasha Kahn (Bat for Lashes) to add her vocals and omnichord to give its score its cultish feel.
ANNOTATED TRACKS
02:02 - Track 4 - Adopa
03:58 - Track 11 - Xai
06:47 - Track 9 - Edlprnaa
08:39 - Track 6 - Saaiz
10:10 - Track 10 - Lavavoth
OTHER TRACKS
00:00 - Track 1 - Aigra
SOUNDTRACK
The original score by Christopher Willis was released on Februrary 9, 2018 by Dubois Records and can be found on Amazon.com, iTunes and streaming on Spotify.
MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER
You can hear more music from Dominik Scherrer at his official site.
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