Studio Soundtracks takes listeners behind the scenes of how music is crafted for film and television by hearing directly from composers, songwriters and music professionals in the Entertainment Industry. Listen to inspiring conversations about composition and hear works from Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar-winning film scores on the show.

ALEX SOMERS

Alex Somers’ journey into film composition began with a Tascam four-track tape recorder he acquired at age 13, which ignited his fascination with manipulating sound and creating his own sonic realities. This early interest evolved significantly, leading him to study film scoring and music therapy at Berklee College of Music. Upon completion, Alex relocated to Reykjavík Iceland where he attended the Iceland Academy of the Arts. In Reykjavík, Alex honed his skills as a composer, producer, audio engineer and mixer. His pivotal moment came when he collaborated with Jónsi of Sigur Rós, contributing to ambient projects like Riceboy Sleeps and Liminal, which saw him transition to a sought-after composer for film and television.

Somers gained notable recognition in film scoring, contributing music to acclaimed projects such as Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet Earth, and the Netflix series Black Mirror episode “Hang the DJ.” In addition, Somers makes music as a collaborator with artist and composer Scott Alario. The duo co-scored (with Forest Kelley) the 2019 Oscar-nominated documentary film Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, directed by RaMell Ross). In 2024, they connected with Ross again, this time to compose music for his fiction feature debut, Nickel Boys (MGM, 2024). Somers’ most recent projects include the short All The Empty Rooms, which will release on Netflix later this year and HIKARI’s Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures).

His work also extended to producing and recording with artists like the aforementioned Sigur Rós and Jóhann Jóhannsson. With several solo albums to his name, his work outside of film scoring showcases his distinctive style, blending elements of film composition, ambient, post-classical, and electronica into a cohesive and evocative sound. His music often combines his fascination with found sounds and his musical influences, including electronic pioneers like Oval and his brother John Somers.

Now based in Los Angeles, Somers continues to work on film scores and new solo projects, marking a new chapter in his dynamic career.

EMILIE LEVIENAISE-FARROUCH

Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch is an Ivor Novello, BIFA nominated and HMMA winning composer and artist, living in London. Emilie has scored the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Oscar nominated feature, Living, starring Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood, released with Sony Picture Classics.

More recent work includes the score for The Agency (Paramount+ series directed by Joe Wright), Fleur Fortuné’s feature debut The Assessment, H is For Hawk, the new film by Philippa Lowthorpe which was presented at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival. Emilie also scored Searchlight Pictures, BAFTA nominated feature, All of Us Strangers.

Previous credits include The Forgotten Battle, which was the highest streaming film worldwide on Netflix during the weeks of its release, and Censor, released by MGM, with the score released on vinyl and digitally by Invada Records (The Power of the Dog, Monos, Moonlight).

Emilie’s other credits include Sarah Gavron’s BAFTA winning coming of age feature Rocks, and Harry Wootliff’s BAFTA-nominated debut feature Only You, with the soundtrack receiving over 4 million streams on Spotify. In 2023, she scored Nathaniel Martello White’s The Strays for Netflix, which topped the platform charts worldwide.

Emilie has collaborated with visual artists Danica Dakic, Alice May Williams and Natasha Caruana on music for video installations exhibited at Jerwood Project Space, Speke Hall, The ODI, and Arles Photo Festival. In 2015, was commissioned to create a sound-walk for London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. She has been commissioned by multiple classical instrumentalists to compose pieces for their repertoire.