SAS: Red Notice

Lakeshore Records presents the soundtrack album for the UK thriller SAS: Red Notice. The album conatins the music composed by Benji Merrison.

Lakeshore Records presents the soundtrack album for the UK thriller SAS: Red Notice. The album conatins the music composed by Benji Merrison.

SAS: Red Notice is available digitally since Friday, March 12, 2021 in tandem with the UK film release.

SAS: Red Notice is directed by Magnus Martens with Sam Heughan, Hannah John-Kamen, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Hopper and Noel Clarke. SAS: Red Notice, based on the bestselling novel by Andy McNab.

Benji Merrison (Meerkat—A Dynasties Special, The Beatles in India), a classically trained musician/producer has created an emotional and yet tension-filled orchestral score that matches the fast-paced thrill ride of a film. Based on the best-selling book by Andy McNab and starring Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Noel Clarke and Tom Wilkinson, the film will be released by Sky Cinema in the UK and Ireland on March 12 and Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment in the U.S. and Canada in theaters and on premium VOD on March 16.
Tom Buckingham, a suspended special forces operator, is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, heavily armed mercenaries, led by Grace Lewis, seize control o it and hold everyone hostage. Grace threatens to blow up the Channel Tunnel and declare economic war on a government that has its fair share of secrets to keep. Unarmed and cut off from his counter terror team, Tom is the only hope that Sophie and the other passengers have to make it out alive. To save them he must embrace the unique psychology that makes Grace such a formidable adversary.

• Says Merrison, “SAS Red Notice was a dream project to score. The mix of all-out action, psychological thriller elements, the twisted ‘Britishness’ and the underlying love story are all subjects that play to my musical strengths. It was clear that the score needed a precise thematic language from the off. Once this musical language was established, the true joy was to morph and twist these themes in and out of each other, as the full psychopathic nature of Tom Buckingham unfolds.”

• Andy McNab, author and Producer, commented, “Benji’s score is brilliant, especially the ‘psychopathic strings,’ which do an amazing job of enveloping the audience in that unique mindset. Give it a listen.”

• Laurence Malkin, screenwriter and Producer, added, “Benji has been an absolute legend. His music needed to communicate the emotional heart of the film, something the character of Tom Buckingham, as a good functioning psychopath, is unable to do. So, the cues completed the story and Tom’s internal journey.”

• Simon Williams, Investment Director at Ingenious, and Executive Producer, said, “The music added so much value to the finished film and we couldn’t be happier with Benji’s score. The live recordings at AIR Studios made it all the more exceptional. At Ingenious we’re proud to support British artists and are especially excited to see so many of them collaborating with Benji on the music.”


About Benji Merrison
Emmy, IFMCA, RTS award nominated composer:
Melding talent, flair and enthusiasm for audio and digital arts with influences from classical to clubbing scenes, British composer Benji Merrison is a highly regarded award-winning modern composer. His outstanding catalogue has been recognized with plaudits from the News and Documentary Emmys, IFMCA, SXSW and Royal Television Society, and his distinctive musical voice is in high demand—demonstrated by collaborations with all major UK broadcasters, plus key networks and brands worldwide.
Residing in London, Benji continues to work on globally renowned projects across film, television, and live events. Selected credits including BBC’s Dynasties (Emmy nominated score), General Magic (prem. Tribeca), Britannia (Sky Atlantic/Netflix), Victoria (ITV), Class (Doctor Who spin-off), plus the 2021 action-movie SAS: Red Notice and feature documentary The Beatles and India. Events and exhibition credits include the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Top Gear, Tate Modern, MTV EMAs and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain.
Benji is classically trained in composition and performance, and adept as a music producer and engineer—a combination of skills that covers composing, arranging, performing and mixing scores into broadcast-ready treasures. He’s experienced in working with world-class musicians, orchestras, studios and more in crafting his scores. A number of his soundtracks have been commercially released by Silva Screen Records and Lakeshore Records.
Throughout 2021, the remaining BBC Dynasties II episodes will unfold and, from the same Sir David Attenborough-narrated stable, Green Planet is due to air early in 2022 featuring sonic adornment from Benji and Dynasties co-composer Will Slater. Aside from these popular, high-profile natural history projects, there is more from Merrison in drama human interest stories, too. Benji will also continue his work as part of the Composer Wellbeing Collective, of which he is Co-Founder.

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