In anticipation of the film, we managed to score an interview with composer Jed Kurzel. Last month, Justin Kurzel’s return to Australian stories, True History of the Kelly Gang, dropped on Stan. Just like fellow Australian musician Warren Ellis, singer-songwriter-guitarist and film composer Jed Kurzel also started off in a band.
Harry broke the news in our interview with him that he would in fact be doing Alien: Covenant.
Indeed, Kurzel was a founding member of the blues rock duo The Mess Hall, before opting for a more cinematic path. Harry’s statement was that Ridley wanted to go in a different direction, but in Hollywood that could mean anything. The Scottish Play Meets The Adelaide Composer – An Interview With Jed Kurzel, Composer Of The Macbeth Musical Score. Jed Kurzel is Alien: Covenant’s new composer! Based upon the controversial Olivier-award winning play Blackbird written by Scottish playwright David Harrower, Una is a confronting film that deals with some difficult and troubling and taboo material. Yet, the talented music artist did not purposefully set out in this direction; he confided to us […]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Benedict Andrews Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ruby Stokes, Tara Fitzgerald.
Ahead of its Australian release, Double Feature’s Luke Saunders sat down with Kurzel to discuss many of the choices he made throughout the film, which without his explanation may seem confusing or historically inaccurate. Anyway, Jed Kurzel filled the void. Premiering today at ComingSoon.net is a first look at the forthcoming vinyl release of True History of the Kelly Gang (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), featuring score by Jed Kurzel (Slow West, The Babadook)! The Quarry – Interview with Film …
He hasn’t worked with Sir Ridley Scott before but Kurzel has scored two of Michael Fassbender’s films – Macbeth and most recently Assassin’s Creed. Inheritance – Interview with Film Director Vaughn Stein. Swallow – Interview with Film Writer/Director Carlo Mirabella-Davis. Fast-forward a few months later, we found out that Harry was not on the project anymore. Lakeshore Records released the digital album in January and in just a short couple of months, the vinyl will also be available..
Jed Kurzel is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and has been composing for films since 2000.