TRAITOR
Mark Kilian has just completed work on the score for the new film
'Traitor.' Written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and starring Don
Cheadle, Guy Pierce and Jeff Daniels, this thriller is about an
undercover CIA operative who infiltrates a high profile terrorist
group. Traitor will be released in theaters on Aug 27.
BEFORE THE RAINS
Santosh Sivan's new
film 'Before the rains' starring Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Jennifer
Ehle and Nandita Das is currently in theaters in the US. It is a beautiful period piece set in the south
of India in the 1930's. Mark undertook a trip to India to record choir,
violin and percussion for the score, and to work with Santosh in
Mumbai.
'Before The Rains' soundtrack is now available on iTunes. Click the image to be taken there.
Mark won the Special Jury Remi Award at the Worldfest Houston
International Film Festival for Best Music for the score to 'Before The
Rains.'
THE LEAST AMONG YOU
Mark has just started writing the score to 'The Least Among You.' Starring Louis Gossett Jr., Lauren Holly and Cedric Sanders it tells the true story of the first African American at a seminary just following the 1965 Watts riots.
DAISY CONFUSED
Mark has just completed his first solo album under the name 'The Gravy
Street.' It is a subtle and sophisticated blend
of world music and electronica featuring many guest vocalists and
instrumentalists. He is currently seeking a distribution deal but if
anyone would like a copy he can send you a promo CD. Just email him at
WITHOUT THE KING
Michael Skolnik's documentary on
Swaziland 'The last king' has just received its US release. It won the special jury prize at the
Hot Docs festival in Toronto and is a Netflix production. Mark recorded in South Africa
where he worked with Pops Mohammed, Khanyo Maphumulo and a host of
local musicians. It is available on iTunes for download by clicking the
image. Look out for the film on Netflix.
RENDITION
Mark Kilian wrote the score for Gavin Hood's new film 'Rendition' along with Tsotsi collaborator Paul Hepker. It is a New Line film currently available on DVD in the US. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhall, Meryl Streep and Alan Arkin, it probes the highly controversial US policy by the same name. Mark and Paul traveled to Morocco and South Africa to do some recording and music playback work on set.
RENDITION SOUNDTRACK The soundtrack has been released by Milan Records and you can click the image to be taken to Amazon.
THE BIRD CAN'T FLY
Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker wrote the music for Dutch theater director Threes Anna's first feature, 'The Bird Can't Fly,' shot in South Africa. Barbara Hershey stars in a film about finding, dealing with, hiding and living one's past, present and future. They wrote a score using a palette of ethnic instruments and voices in a gorgeously simple yet evocative tapestry. The film will have it's release in 2008 and recently premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain.
DAYBREAK
Mark scored the first and only season of ABC's primetime drama 'Daybreak' starring Taye Diggs. It will be released on DVD in March of 2008.
TSOTSI
Mark
Kilian and long time friend and composer, Paul Hepker wrote the music
for Tsotsi. It went on to win many festivals and awards worldwide and
was the Oscar winner for the best foreign film in 2006. Click the image
on the left to be taken to the Tsotsi website.
APE QUARTET
Mark Kilian and friend Christophe Beck have a band together by the name
of Ape Quartet. They have just finished their second album called 'Sedatellite'. You can buy it from our website by clicking the image on the left or from CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com/cd/apequartet. The first album, 'Please, where do we live?' is also available for
purchase from the Ape Quartet website.
GLENN HUGHES
In 2006 Mark arranged and recorded the strings for 'Music for the
Divine,' a new album from Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) and produced by
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers.) The album is available on
Amazon.com and you can click the image to be taken there.
THE BIRD CAN'T FLY
DAYBREAK
