March 2013

Lakeshore Records releases EMPEROR Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records have released Alex's score to Peter Webber's film EMPEROR to a host of rave reviews.

JMH Digital said "it is an epic score brilliantly mastered by Heffes", Film Music Media said "Emperor is terrific and is one of the first truly great scores of 2013" and Press Pass LA said "The musical score by Alex Heffes is phenomenal".

Janurary 2013

Alex scores ESCAPE PLAN with the New Zealand Symphony

Alex has been in Wellington, New Zealand to conduct the New Zealand Symphony in his score to ESCAPE PLAN starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The score features 95 mins of epic action music and was recorded in the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.

October 2012

Brussels Philharmonic perform Alex's scores live in concert

The Brussels Philharmonic orchestra and choir are performing concert suites from THE RITE and THE FIRST GRADER. The orchestra will be joined by Soloist Sona Jobarteh at the world Soundtrack Awards in Ghent. The concert will also feature work by James Newton Howard and Pino Donaggio.

October 2012

Face to Face Project Goes Live!

Alex's FACE TO FACE project goes live on the web today bringing together the diverse talents of Regina Spektor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yasmin Levy, Matthew Barley, Tunde Jegede and Kawesa in a series of one-on-one improvised duets with Alex. Face to Face was created in locations ranging from Abbey Road Studios to Kampala, Uganda, to a disused factory in the Bronx and London's Tate Modern Gallery. The album was beautifully recorded by Grammy Award-winning producer Peter Henderson (Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck) and Flood (U2, Sigur Ros, The Killers).

Explore the project in pictures, music and videos now

September 2012

EMPEROR Premieres at TIFF

Alex's score to EMPEROR starring Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox had it's red carpet premiere the Toronto Film festival today. Alex, along with Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox and director, Peter Webber, attended the screening which was greeted with a standing ovation by the Toronto audience. The score was conducted by Alex in Wellington with the New Zealand Symphony. The film will be released by Lionsgate in 2013. Watch this space for more news.