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Head into relaxation with Hamnet and The Merchant of Venice

Head into the relaxing realms of soundtracks with Edith Bowman. Celebrating Shakespearean film scores, from Max Richter's Hamnet to Ran by Toru Takemitsu.

Head into the relaxing realms of soundtracks with Edith Bowman through Shakespeare’s musical legacy on film. From Toru Takemitsu’s Ran to Max Richter’s Hamnet and Patrick Doyle’s classic scores, we explore how the Bard’s enduring themes of love and power have inspired timeless soundscapes across cinema.

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Music Played

  • Max Richter

    Of Agnes

    • Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 1.

  • Steven Price

    You Stop My Heart

    • Ophelia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Filmtrax Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Dan Jones & BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Presenting Margaret to Henry

    • The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (Original Soundtrack).
    • Wave Theory Records.

  • Patrick Doyle & Abigail Doyle

    Fear No More

    • All Is True (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.

  • Patrick Doyle

    Fake Wedding

    • As You Like It (Music From The HBO Film).
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 12.

  • David Snell & Patrick Doyle

    The Sweetest Lady

    • Much Ado About Nothing - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Epic Soundtrax.
    • 3.

  • Este Haim & Christopher Stracey

    I Hear a Symphony

    • Anyone But You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Madison Gate Records.
    • 10.

  • Este Haim & Christopher Stracey

    Starry Eyed and Falling in Love

    • Anyone But You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Madison Gate Records.
    • 1.

  • Joss Whedon

    Main Title

    • Much Ado About Nothing (Original Soundtrack).
    • Bellwether Records.

  • Joss Whedon

    Perfectest Herald

    • Much Ado About Nothing (Original Soundtrack).
    • Bellwether Records.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    The Buddhist Praying Temple / The Last 110 000 and Hidetora / The Fury of Ootemo

    • Ran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 6.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    The Flute Orchestra

    • Ran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 5.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Tsurumaru's Flute / Azusa Castle in Ruins

    • Ran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 9.

  • Richard Hartley

    Main Title

    • A Thousand Acres (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 1.

  • Jocelyn Pook

    Her Gentle Spirit

    • The Merchant of Venice(Original Soundtrack).
    • Decca Music Group.

  • Jeff Danna

    Hawk

    • "O" (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 2.

  • Abel Korzeniowski

    Queen Mab

    • Romeo & Juliet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • RELATIVITY MUSIC 2 (RM2).
    • 3.

  • Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders

    Admission to Dream

    • Warm Bodies (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Red River Entertainment.
    • 13.

  • The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Nic Raine

    What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?

    • Romeo And Juliet.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 9.

  • Stephen Warbeck

    The De Lesseps' Dance

    • Shakespeare in Love (soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Stephen Warbeck

    In Viola's Room

    • Shakespeare in Love (soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Max Richter & Hugh Brunt

    Of the sky

    • Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 10.

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