Shetland

Silva Screen Records presents the Original Television Soundtrack for Shetland. John Lunn’s music possesses a wonderfully unique voice that spans a wide spectrum of musical styles.

Five years on from its broadcast debut, Shetland remains one of the most popular TV crime dramas on British television.
Set in the subarctic archipelago north east of Scotland, the series, based originally on the novels of Ann Cleeves has received major critical acclaim and a BAFTA Scotland award for best TV drama.

John Lunn’s music possesses a wonderfully unique voice that spans a wide spectrum of musical styles. Classically trained, yet contemporary in attitude, he combines a highly intelligent and sensitive approach with a sound that always hits at the emotional heart of a piece.

His scores, which match the highest production values with a continual desire to discover new colours and sounds, are continuously in high demand.
He is probably best known for scoring the hugely successful drama, Downton Abbey for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards, in 2012 and 2013 and a further nomination in 2014, as well as a BAFTA nomination in 2012.

' If you want a spectacular score to accompany your British drama series, then look no further than John Lunn.'
- The Huffington Post

'John Lunn creates a mysterious, often tense atmosphere with his music... What sets “Shetland” apart from other British dramas... is the slow burning, almost melancholic mood, a different shade of sadness, grey mist instead of darkness and a more human approach to the music in a sense that it’s not as elegant as some of the other scores but sounds more intimate, more personal.'

'...a cue like “Life interrupted goes straight into my shortlist for cue of the year.'
- Soundtrack Dreams 9/10

More info at: BBC Official Site