# Ilan Eshkeri

Ilan Eshkeri (born 7 April 1977) is a British composer known for his concert music, films scores and artist collaborations.

## Early life

Eshkeri was born in London. During his childhood, he learned to play the violin and guitar. Eshkeri attended Leeds University, where he studied music and English literature. During this time he also apprenticed with film composers Edward Shearmur, Michael Kamen and music producer Steve McLaughlin.

## Career

His extensive catalogue of film and TV scores include Still Alice, Stardust, The Young Victoria, Layer Cake (film), Shaun The Sheep and David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive. Eshkeri has collaborated with artists David Gilmour, Annie Lennox, Take That, KT Tunstall, Tim Wheeler, Amon Tobin and Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs) among others. He recently worked with the European Space Agency on music for astronaut Tim Peake's Principia mission. In addition, he has conducted his own works at The Louvre in Paris, the Rudolfinum in Prague and conducted a specially commissioned work called Reliquary for the Burberry 2016 Autumn fashion show in London.
In 2012, Eshkeri was commissioned to write a composition for a photo exhibition at The Louvre in Paris, where he conducted a 90-piece orchestra in the Tuileries Garden. The twelve-part tone poem titled "Through My Window" was recorded in Abbey Road Studios by the London Metropolitan Orchestra, the 46 minutes composition played alongside the exhibition.
In 2014, Eshkeri composed music for the video game The Sims 4 as well as several of its expansion packs.
2017 saw Eshkeri compose a ballet with famed photographer and director David LaChapelle and ballet dancer Sergei Polunin titled Narcissus and Echo. The performance debuted March 14th, 2017 at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.
His more recent show, ‘Space Station Earth’ depicts the emotional journey of astronauts traveling to the International Space Station. Crafted with support from the European Space Agency and NASA. This six-year project involved Eshkeri creating a Synth-Pop album and directing a film in triptych, which sets the backdrop for the live performance. The Show was performed at The Royal Albert Hall in 2022.

## Discography
### Theatrical films

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
| 2000 | The Quarry Men | Toby White | — |
| 2003 | Trinity | Gary Boulton-Brown | — |
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Matthew Vaughn | Composed with Lisa Gerrard |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Peter Webber | Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 2007 | Straightheads | Dan Reed | — |
| 2007 | Strength and Honour | Mark Mahon | — |
| 2007 | Stardust | Matthew Vaughn | — |
| 2007 | Virgin Territory | David Leland | — |
| 2008 | The Disappeared | Johnny Kevorkian | — |
| 2008 | Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | Nick Moran | — |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria | Jean-Marc Vallée | — |
| 2009 | Ninja Assassin | James McTeigue | — |
| 2009 | From Time to Time | Julian Fellowes | — |
| 2010 | Centurion | Neil Marshall | — |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | Composed with John Murphy, Henry Jackman, and Marius de Vries |
| 2010 | The Kid | Nick Moran | — |
| 2011 | Knuckle | Ian Palmer | — |
| 2011 | Blooded | Edward Boase | — |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Ralph Fiennes | — |
| 2011 | Blitz | Elliott Lester | — |
| 2011 | Retreat | Carl Tibbetts | — |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Oliver Parker | — |
| 2012 | Spike Island | Mat Whitecross | — |
| 2012 | Ashes | Mat Whitecross | — |
| 2013 | I Give It a Year | Dan Mazer | — |
| 2013 | Austenland | Jerusha Hess | — |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Manuel Sicilia | — |
| 2013 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Declan Lowney | — |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Carl Rinsch | — |
| 2013 | The Invisible Woman | Ralph Fiennes | — |
| 2014 | Get Santa | Christopher Smith | — |
| 2014 | Still Alice | Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland | — |
| 2014 | Black Sea | Kevin Macdonald | — |
| 2015 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | Mark BurtonRichard Starzak | — |
| 2015 | Don Verdean | Jared Hess | — |
| 2015 | Survivor | James McTeigue | — |
| 2015 | Collide | Eran Creevy | — |
| 2016 | The Exception | David Leveaux | — |
| 2016 | Swallows and Amazons | Philippa Lowthorpe | — |
| 2018 | Dancer | Steven Cantor | — |
| 2018 | Measure of a Man | Jim Loach | Composed with Tim Wheeler |
| 2018 | The White Crow | Ralph Fiennes | — |
| 2018 | Farming | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | — |
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Hettie Macdonald | — |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui | — |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
| 2004 | The Banker | Hattie Dalton | — |
| 2008 | Cinco de Mayo | Giles Greenwood | — |
| 2009 | Attempt Seven | Gez Medinger and Robin Schmidt | — |
| 2011 | The Snowman and the Snowdog | Hilary Audus | Composed with Andy Burrows |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time in London | Joséphine de La Baume | — |
| 2015 | The Gift | Stu Weiner | — |

### Television films

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2003 | Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death | Tilman Remme | — |
| 2004 | Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King | Uli Edel | — |
| 2005 | Ape to Man | Nic Young | — |
| 2006 | The First Emperor | Nic Young | — |
| 2009 | Micro Men | Saul Metzstein | — |
| 2011 | Eric and Ernie | Jonny Campbell | — |
| 2012 | Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers | Nigel Paterson | — |
| 2014 | David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive | Daniel M. Smith | — |
| 2017 | Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees | Harvey Lilley | — |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Trial & Retribution | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Waking the Dead | 6 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Strike Back | Series 1–3, 26 episodes |
| 2011 | Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet | Two episodes |
| 2011 | Planet Dinosaur | Episode: "Lost World" |
| 2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | 4 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Great Barrier Reef | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorne | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Riviera | 19 episodes |
| 2018 | Informer | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Athena | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | A Perfect Planet | 6 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2014 | The Sims 4 | — |
| 2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi |

### Audiobooks

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2024 | George Orwell's 1984 | — | Composed with Matt Bellamy |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | World Soundtrack Awards | Discovery of the Year | Layer Cake | Nominated |
| 2007 | International Film Music Critics Association | Breakthrough Composer of the Year | Stardust | Won |
| 2007 | International Film Music Critics Association | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Stardust | Nominated |
| 2008 | Malibu Film Festival | Best Soundtrack | Strength and Honour | Won |
| 2010 | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | The Young Victoria | Nominated |
| 2020 | British Academy Games Awards | Music | Ghost of Tsushima | Nominated |
| 2020 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition | Ghost of Tsushima | Won |
| 2020 | Society of Composers & Lyricists | Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media | Ghost of Tsushima | Nominated |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Score | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Won |
| 2024 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Score – Documentary | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Won |
| 2024 | International Film Music Critics Association | Best Original Score for a Documentary | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Nominated |