Our interview with titan composer Alex Heffes - known for his iconic scores for titles such as The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, Black Mirror and Parole Officer. In this interview we take a deep dive into his Golden Globe nominated score for 2013's 'Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom', staring Idris Elba and directed by Justin Chadwick.

To mark the 10 year anniversary of the films release, Silva Screen have released the films soundtrack digitally for the first time. You can stream/download here: https://www.silvascreen.com/siled1740...

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Early Inspirations
05:58 - Life and Jazz at Oxford
07:20 - Meeting Simon Boswell
10:30 - Getting involved in Mandela
13:19 - Was it a daunting task?
17:48 - How the screenplay came together
19:53 - Tackling the score
21:35 - Researching the sound and culture
27:26 - The big picture
30:09 - How the film was cut to music
32:44 - Where the music was recorded
34:50 - Music highlights from the score
37:53 - Was it difficult scoring the stasis?
40:17 - Discussing the digital remaster
45:32 - Getting nominated for a Golden Globe
50:43 - Outro

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