1/2/2023
John Koutselnis wins 'Best Music' at the Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2022 Awards
The Recently scored, multi-award-winning film 'Beyond the Lake' by writer/director Simon Constantine
has been awarded 'Best Music' by the Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2022 Awards.
For more information on 'Beyond the Lake' please visit: https://www.beyondthelake.net/
6/12/2022
2022 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards'
Composer John Koutselinis has joined the Judging Panel for the 2022 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards' which featured special guests presenting the awards, including Clive Davis,Kelli O'Hara and Paul Shaffer among distinguished guests.
The Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards discovers and champions youth and emerging composers from around the world. The awards were created to honor the late Marvin Hamlisch, paying tribute to his remarkable legacy as both an artist and an advocate for emerging talent.
For more information about the 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards' please visit:
https://www.hamlischawards.org
9/11/2022
'Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday' - Original Sound Track released by Movie Score Media
The Original Sound Track from the critically acclaimed film 'Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday' as composed by John Koutselinis has been released by Movie Score Media on the 9th November 2022.
The film was directed by Harry and George Kirby, starring Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson, Sarah Chang, Andreas Nguyen, Beau Fowler, George Fouracres, among others.
Also featured are the band 'Atomic' and the 'Main Theme' & sub-theme 'Blow Out/Triangle' from Accident Man 1, composed by Sean Murray and arranged for this release, by John Koutselinis.
14/9/2022
The Original Score from the motion picture 'DEUS' is to be released by MovieScore Media
The score for the Sci-Fi thriller 'DEUS' as composed by John Koutselinis, is to be released by MovieScore Media on the 16th of September 2022.
The film is directed by Steve Stone and it features Claudia Black (Farscape), David O'Hara (Braveheart, In Extremis), Phil Davis (Alien 3, Silent Witness), and Richard Blackwood, among others.
10/9/2022
'Accident Man: A Hitman's Holiday' - Release Date Announced
The recently scored film by composer John Koutselinis 'Accident Man: A Hitman's Holiday' is set to be released on October the 14th 2022.
The film was directed by Harry and George Kirby, and features Scott Adkins, reprising the role of Mike Fallon and also features Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson & Sarah Chang among others.
For more information on the film, please visit:
18/8/2022
'BLUR: A HuMech Story' - Official Selection at the NewFilmMakers Los Angeles Film Festival
The short film 'BLUR: A HuMech Story' as scored by John Koutselinis, has been officially selected to screen at the NewFilmMakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival in October 2022.
For more information on the festival, please visit:
https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/
8/7/2022
Beyond The Lake - Festival Screenings 2022
Recently scored film 'Beyond the Lake' by writer/director Simon Constantine is to be screened at the 'L.A Short Fest' and at the 'Love and Hope International Film Festival'.
For more information please visit:
'L.A. Shorts Fest'
https://www.lashortsfest.com/2022digitaleurope
'Love and Hope International Film Festival'
https://www.lhifilmfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/lhifilmfest/
5/5/2022
'DEUS' is to be premiered at the Sci-Fi Festival in London
The recently scored motion picture 'DEUS' by writer/director Steve Stone is to have its premiere at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival in May 2022.
'DEUS' features Claudia Black (Farscape), David O'Hara (Braveheart, In Extremis), Phil Davis (Alien 3, Silent Witness), and Richard Blackwood, amongs others.
For more information please visit:
31/3/2022
Movie Score Media to release the Original Sound Track from the film 'Hostile Territory'
The Original Score Composed by John Koutselinis for the motion picture 'Hostile Territory' (Brian Presley - Writer/Director) is to be released on the 22nd of April 2022 by Movie Score Media.
'Hostile Territory' features Brian Presley, Matt McCoy (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle), Brea Bee (Silver Linings, Playbook), Brad Leland (Deepwater Horizon), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Craig Tate (King Richard) amongst others.
The music was performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and was conducted by Nic Raine, with featured soloists Marek Elznic (Cello) & Anna Phoebe (Violin).
23/3/2022
John Koutselinis is attached to score the original score for the motion picture 'Accident Man 2'
John Koutselinis has been recently attached to compose the music for the film 'Accident Man 2'directed by Harry and George Kirby.
The film features Scott Adkins, reprising the role of Mike Fallon and also features Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson & Sarah Chang among others.
For information on Accident Man 2 , please visit:
11/01/2022
'Hostile Territory' to be released by Saban Films
The motion picture 'Hostile Territory' (Formerly known as 'The Orphan train') by Writer/Director Brian Presley, is to be released in April 2022 by Saban films.
The film features Brian Presley, Matt McCoy (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle), Brea Bee (Silver Linings Playbook), Brad Leland (Deepwater Horizon), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Craig Tate (King Richard) amongst others.
The music was performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and was conducted by Nic Raine, with featured soloists Marek Elznic (Cello), Anna Phoebe (Violin).
For more information please visit:
Deadline.com - Hostile territory
11/10/2021
The People's Orchestra - Podcast by Katie Derham
John Koutselinis has been featured on the latest Podcast by BBC Proms presenter, Katie Derham.
In addition, the podcast features interviews by the TPO's orchestral musicians, and by the award-winning composer/arranger John Altman who recently arranged the music as written by Hans Zimmer for the film 'No Time to Die'.
To listen to the podcast, please click here
14/9/2021
Recently Scored POC 'Survivors' wins three awards at the 'Fighting Spirit Film Festival'
Recently scored Proof Of Concept film 'Survivors', by George and Harry Kirby has won awards for:
'Best British Film'
'Best Short under 10 minutes', and
'The Audience choice award'
These awards were won at the 2021 'Fighting Spirit Film Festival'.
For more information on the festival, please visit:
https://www.fightingspiritfilmfestival.com/
2/9/2021
The 'Hermetic International Film Festival' awards 'The Ballroom Dance Spell Part I' 'Best Web Series'
The dance-orientated short film 'The Ballroom Dance Spell Part I', as scored by John Koutselinis has won 'Best Web Series' by the 'Hermetic International Film Festival'.
The film features Ballroom orientated music with additional hybrid and orchestral scoring and was directed by Amy Levy and David Levy (Artist at Avatar, Star Wars, Prometheus, Tron:Legacy).
For more information on the festival, please visit:
https://hermeticfilmfestival.com
25/7/2021
Recently Scored POC 'Survivors' is an Official Selection for the 2021 Festival Season
Recently scored Proof Of Concept film 'Survivors', by George and Harry Kirby is an official selection and will be screened at the 'Fighting Spirit Festival', 'Action on Film Megafest' and 'Austin Action Fest' amongst others.
In addition, the film has been nominated for 'Best Action'.
23/7/2021
The 'First Hermetic International Film Festival' to screen 'The Ballroom Dance Spell Part I'
The dance-orientated short film 'The Ballroom Dance Spell Part I', as scored by John Koutselinis is to be screened at the 'First Hermetic International Film Festival' in 2021.
The film features Ballroom orientated music with additional hybrid and orchestral scoring and was directed by Amy Levy and David Levy (Artist at Avatar, Star Wars, Prometheus, Tron:Legacy).
08/03/2021
John Koutselinis joins the panel of Judges for the 2021 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards'
John Koutselinis has been appointed to be a part of the panel of judges for the 2021 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards'.
For more information please visit:
2021 'Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards'
10/12/2020
Commonwealth Games “Opportunity” Commission: An Interview with ‘We Are One’ Composer John Koutselinis
John koutselinis discusses his love for live musicianship, his process as a composer in creating new music, and details for the new piece titled 'We Are One', to be composed in 2021 as part of the Commonwealth collaboration between 'The People's Orchestra' and musicians from around the world.
12/10/2020
John Koutselinis to score the motion picture 'DEUS'
Composer John Koutselinis has been attached to score the music for the science fiction film 'DEUS' by writer/director Steve Stone.
For more information on 'DEUS' please visit:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8980128/reference
20/6/2020
The Great Alaskan Race OST selection for a nomination by 'The World Soundtrack Awards'
The original score from the motion picture 'The Great Alaskan Race' (Brian Presley - Director) has been selected to be voted for a nomination in the 'People's Choice' category by 'The World Soundtrack Awards'.
For more information on The Great Alaskan Race please visit:
The Great Alaskan Race - Official Website
23/5/2020
The Seed of Juna Pilot Episode - Now On-Line
Composer John Koutselinis has recently completed the score for the pilot episode of 'The Seed of Juna' by director Alvaro Garcia.
The film depicts a dark, dystopian world where we see Juna, a rebellious girl, who is reborn in a different part of the universe after being killed by a ruling religious sect on Earth. As she comes to accept her new disposition in an unknown and frightening place, Juna makes several unexpected encounters with both herself and her surroundings.
For more information on 'The Seed of Juna' please visit:
https://www.theseedofjuna.com/
18/5/2020
Animated Spider-Man film by director Trey Roane, now on-line.
A recently scored film, inspired by the universe of DC's 'Spider-Man' has been created by director Trey Roane (Visual Effects: '300', 'The Hunger Games') and it is now on-line.
The score was composed by John Koutselinis. The guitar was performed by Steve Wallace.
For information on Trey Roane's work, Please visit:
https://www.pitboxeranimation.com/trey-roanes-animation.html
18/5/2020
International Student Film Festival 2020
John Koutselinis is to be a member of the Jury for the 2020 International Student Film Festival.
For more information please visit:
International Film Festival - Official Website
9/3/2020
'The Seed of Juna' is an 'Official Selection' at the American Documentary & Animation Film Festival.
Recently scored film 'The Seed of Juna' by director Alvaro Garcia has been officially selected by the 'American Documentary & Animation Film Festival' which is held at Palm Springs, California.
The event is an Oscar Qualifying Film Festival and will take place between the 27th and 31st March 2020.
For more information on the festival, please visit:
https://www.amdocfilmfest.com/
For more information on 'The Seed of Juna' please visit:
https://www.theseedofjuna.com/
8/12/2019
John Koutselinis is featured in the December edition of the 'Film Score Monthly' Magazine
Composer John Koutselinis is featured on this month's edition of 'Film Score Monthly'.
The composer gives an insight into his approach of composing music for films, his collaborations with film Directors, up and coming films and talks about his early years including his time with musician and mentor Themis Roussos.
The interview was conducted by David Ellis.
For more information, please visit: 'Film Score Monthly' December Edition
25/10/2019
Sony/Milan Records releases the Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 'The Great Alaskan Race'
The Original Motion Picture Sound Track from the film 'The Great Alaskan Race' composed by John Koutselinis has been released by Sony Records/Milan on the 25th of October 2019.
The film was directed by Writer/Director Brian Presley and features the true story of a group of brave mushers who in 1925, traveled 700 miles to save the children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic. The film is on theatrical release in the US also as released on the 25th of October 2019.
The music was performed by members of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
To preview & purchase the album, please visit: https://soundtracks.lnk.to/GreatAlaskanRace
For more information on 'The Great Alaskan Race' Please visit:
https://p12films.com/portfolio/greatrace/
The Great Alaskan Race - Official Facebook Page
17/10/2019
The Great Alaskan Race premieres in Los Angeles
Recently scored film 'The Great Alaskan Race' had its official premiere in Los Angeles on the 17th of October 2019.
The film features Brian Presley (writer & director), Treat Williams, Henry Thomas, and Brad Layland amongst an extensive cast (for more information on The Great Alaskan Race please visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7066546/reference) and had its premiere at the Arklight Cinemas.
The film is released in theaters in the USA from the 25th of October 2019
Composer John Koutselinis with writer/director Brian Presley
6/9/2019
Recordings for the Original Sound Track of the motion picture 'The Orphan Train' are completed.
The live recordings with members of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra took place on the 31st August 2019 with conductor Nic Raine and scoring engineer Jan Holzner.
The recordings took place at the Smecky Studios in Prague and marked the completion of the recordings for the score of the film 'The Orphan Train' which was directed by Brian Presley.
The film features Brian Presley, Matt McCoy, Lew Temple, Brad Leland, Brea Bee, Craig Tate & Cooper North, amongst others (for full cast & crew and more information on the film 'The Orphan Train', please visit: IMDb - The Orphan Train)
20/8/2019
The US Theatrical release for 'The Great Alaskan Race' is to take place on the 25th October 2019
The recently scored film by composer John Koutselinis 'The Great Alaskan Race' is to see a theatrical release in the United States on the 25th October 2019.
'The Great Alaskan Race' is Directed by Writer/Director Brian Presley, and features Treat Williams, Henry Thomas, Brad Leland, Brea Bee amongst others, and Brian Presley as featured on the role of Leonhard Seppala.
For more information on the 'The Great Alaskan Race' please visit:
https://p12films.com/portfolio/greatrace/
Official IMDb Page:
Official Website:
https://p12films.com/the-great-alaskan-race/
28/5/2019
John Koutselinis is attached to score the music for the motion picture 'The Orphan Train'
John Koutselinis has been attached to score the music for the motion picture 'The Orphan Train' by producer/director Brian Presley.
The film is set in the Post Civil-War era, and it features Matt McCoy, Lew Temple, Brad Leland, Brea Bee, and Brian Presley in the role of Jack Calgrove.
For more information on 'The Orphan Train' please visit:
6/4/2019
New Orchestral music is to be premiered on the 7th of April 2019.
A new orchestral suite as written by composer John Koutselinis is to be premiered by 'The People's Orchestra' on the 7th April 2019.
The piece is titled 'War of the Titans' and it is written for full orchestra and choir.
For more information on 'ThePeople's Orchestra' please visit:
https://thepeoplesorchestra.com/
27/3/19
'I See Spiders' attaches composer John Koutselinis
The film project 'I See Spiders' by director Richard Bazley has attached John Koutselinis as music composer.
The film is to be directed by film director Richard Bazley (Warner Brothers, Disney) and features executive producer Travis Milloy (Pandorum)
For more information on the film, please visit the Official IMDb Page here: I See Spiders - IMDb
1/3/2019
John Koutselinis is attached to score the film 'Beyond the Lake'
Composer John Koutselinis has been attached to score the short film 'Beyond the Lake' by director Simon Constantine starring, Cleo Sylvestre, Richard Easterbrook and Layla Burns (Outlander).
For more information on the film, please visit: Beyond the Lake - Official Website
and
19/1/2019
'In Extremis' is set for release on February the 11th 2019
Recently scored film 'In Extremis' (aka Point of Death), is set for a digital release on February the 11th 2019. The film was directed by Steve Stone (Entity), starring David O’Hara (Braveheart, Doomsday, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1), Isabelle Allen (Les Miserables) and Lisa Gormley (Home and Away).
'In Extremis' has gained several nominations by the American Horror Film Festival, including Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Music and won the awards for Best Actor (David O'Hara) and Best Script (Steve Stone).
The film has also won the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Steve Stone) and Best Music (John Koutselinis) at the British Horror Film Festival.
The music was performed by members of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
8/8/2018
Short film 'Reel Stage', wins Award of Merit
The recently scored film 'Reel Stage' (Paul Darrigo - Director, Amanda Raymond - Producer) won the 'Award of Merit' at the IndieFest Film Awards. In addition, the film has been officially selected by the Syracuse International Film Festival.
For more information please visit:
Reel Stage IMDb page: www.imdb.com/Reel Stage
3/4/2018
John Koutselinis' Score for the Motion Picture Katherine of Alexandria is nominated for 'Best Original Score'
John Koutselinis has been nominated for 'Best Original Score' by the 2018 Amsterdam Independent Filmmakers Award for the music of the Motion Picture Katherine of Alexandria - Director's Cut.
For the full list of the 'Best Original Score' nominations, please visit:
http://www.filmfestinternational.com/best-original-score-amsterdam-iff-2018
10/12/2017
Recordings for the original score of the Motion Picture 'The Great Alaskan Race' are completed
The live recordings for the original score composed by John Koutselinis for the motion picture 'The Great Race' (Directed by Brian Presley), were performed by the members of 'The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra' at the Smecky Studios (Prague) on November 11th.
The music was conducted by Adam Klemens and the session was supervised by James Fitzpatrick & Stanja Vomackova and engineered by Jan Holzner.
14/11/2017
John Koutselinis attached to score the music for the motion picture 'The Great Alaskan Race'
John Koutselinis has been attached to compose the original score for the motion picture 'The Great Alaskan Race' by writer/director Brian Presley.
The premise of the film explores the story of 1925's historic great race of mercy, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
The film features Treat Williams, Henry Thomas, Brad Leland, Brea Bee amongst others, and Brian Presley as featured on the role of Leonhard Seppala.
For more information on 'The Great Race', please visit:
7/11/2017
The original score for the motion picture 'In Extremis' wins 'Best Music' at the BHFF 2017
The motion picture 'In Extremis' by director Steve Stone has received five nominations by the British Horror Film Festivals.
The BHFF has awarded the following awards:
Steve Stone: Best Director
John Koutselinis: Best Music
and Best Film (Steve Stone, Alan Lathan & Lionel Hicks)
9/9/2017
John Koutselinis' Score for the feature animated film 'Nephilim' wins Best Music Score
For more information please visit:
http://sydneyindiefilmfestival.com/
17/7/17
'Beyond The Skies': EP featuring John Koutselinis' works is now released by 'The People's Orchestra'
John Koutselinis has collaborated with The People's Orchestra release of a four-track EP titled 'Beyond the Skies'.
John's note on this collaboration:
' I am an avid supporter of 'The People's Orchestra' and I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to record some of my pieces. 'The People's Orchestra' gives invaluable unity in bringing people together through music, first and foremost by having fun and in the process by creating wonderful events, such as concerts and also by creating recorded music such as this EP.
The pieces we recorded include 'Beyond the Skies', which I wrote specifically for 'The People's Orchestra' and the end credits from a wonderful film by K&K productions titled 'Cable: The Chronicles of Hope' which was a homage to the X-Men universe.
I am very grateful for these recordings and I hope you will enjoy them as much I enjoyed the recording process with The People's Orchestra.'
The CD is available at this address:
https://www.thepeoplesorchestra.com/shop
A preview of the recording can be heard here:
02/06/17
Animated Film 'Nephilim' wins Best Animation
The animated film 'Nephilim' as scored by John Koutselinis has been officially selected and the following awards:
For more information on 'Nephilim' please visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243946/reference
14/3/17
Recently composed score for the film X-Men: Cable - The Chronicles of Hope is to be performed live by The People's Orchestra
A new series of concerts titled 'Legends' by The People's Orchestra, will showcase film scores which accompany the cinematic universe as created by Marvel and DC.
In addition, John Koutselinis' score for the film X-Men: Cable-The Chronicles of Hope
will be performed with a live projection of the film as created by K&K productions.
For more information please visit:
www.thepeoplesorchestra.com
8/11/15
Recordings for the Original Score from the Motion Picture 'Extremis' are completed
The Original Score for the film 'Extremis' by director Steve Stone has been completed.
The live recordings took place in Prague with members of 'The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra'
at Smecky Studios on 5th November and were produced by James Fitzpatrick.
The orchestra was conducted by Nic Raine.
'Extremis' was directed by writer/director Steve Stone.
Starring: David O' Hara (The Departed, Harry Potter) and Isabelle Allen (Les Misérables)
amongst others.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4081012/reference
4/8/15
World Premiere of the orchestral suite 'Beyond the Skies'
specifically for 'The People's Orchestra' is to be premiered by the TPO on Sunday 18nd October.
The evening includes music from ET, Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, Harry Potter
and How to Train your Dragon.
Principal Conductor : John Brennan
Assistant Conductor : Craig Alli
Please click here for tickets and additional information
12/2/15
Original score from 'Centurion Resurrection' wins 'Best Music'
Recently scored, GBK produced film 'Centurion Resurrection' has just won an award for the category of 'Best Music' at the 'London Ealing Film Awards'.
The score can be heard at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onIyzpNmA5w
Please visit: www.gbkhybrid.com
25/2/15
John Koutselinis to score 'I See Spiders', a Richard Bazley film
Composer, John Koutselinis has been attached to score the up-and-coming motion picture by Director Richard Bazley titled 'I See Spiders'
with producers Gary Kurtz & Paul Goodenough.
The film is a GBK Hybrid production
For more information, please visit:
https://iseespiders.wordpress.com/
http://www.gbkhybrid.com
20/02/15
'Centurion Resurrection' film release & festival selection
Recently scored short film 'Centurion Resurrection'(Richard Bazley-Director, Gary Kurtz-Executive producer) has been officially selected by the 'The Pennine Film Festival' and the
'St Albans Film Festival'.
In addition, the film has been selected to be featured at the People's Choice Awards
on 'The Pennine Film Festival'.
The score can be heard here: 'Centurion Resurrection - Original Score'
For more information on the film festivals, please visit:
http://penninefilm.com/
and
http://www.stalbansfilmfestival.com/index.php
8/10/12
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra records the score for the motion picture 'Nephilim'
John Koutselinis' original score for the Motion Picture 'Nephilim' was recorded by the
City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra on the 6th and 7th October 2014.
The sessions took place at the Smecky Studios in Prague and were produced
by James Fitzpatrick.
The orchestra was conducted by Nic Raine.
26/9/14
Orchestral Suite, 'The Flight of the Pegasus' is performed live at the 'Pride of Birmingham Awards'
John Koutselinis' orchestral suite 'The Flight of the Pegasus' was performed by 'The People's Orchestra'
at the Pride of Birmingham Awards' on September 26th, 2014.
The event was presented by Gaby Roslin, and the awards were presented
by Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) & Ali Campbell (UB40) amongst others.
Please visit:
www.thepeoplesorchestra.com
New Short Film ‘Centurion Resurrection’ in post-production,
Recently scored short film ‘Centurion Resurrection’ is now in post-production.
The film has been produced by HBK Hybrid which features:
Director -Richard Bazley – (Disney, Warner Bros)
Gary Kurtz (Producer: Star Wars VI & V, The Dark Crystal) and
executive producer Paul Goodenough.
Starring, Mingus Johnston.
For more information on the film please visit:
Centurion Resurrection-IMDb Page
http://centurionresurrection.wordpress.com/
We are Angels wins 'Best Cinematography'!
Film series ‘We are Angels’ has received the award for 'Best Cinematography' at the 2014 Hollyweb Festival.
The series has been directed by Aaron Garcia and features Lisa Brenner (The Patriot) and Courtney Gaines (Children of the Corn & Back to the Future) amongst others.
Additional episodes will premiere on April 16, 2014.
'We Are Angels' premiere & festival screening
Recently scored series 'We Are Angels' has premiered its first four episodes.
'We Are Angels' have also been officially selected to be screened at the 2014 Hollyweb Film Festival.
For more information please visit:
11/3/14
World Premiere of Orchestral Piece:
'The Flight Of Pegasus'
Orchestral suite, 'The Flight Of Pegasus' composed
and orchestrated by John Koutselinis is to be premiered by the TPO in Birmingham.
The performance will take place in June 2014.
The evening includes music from Schindler’s List,
The Last of the Mohicans, Dances with Wolves and The Lord of The Rings.
Performers: The People’s Orchestra
Iain Masson: Principal Conductor
Freddie Miles: Assistant Conductor
For more information please visit: www.thepeoplesorchestra.com
21/11/13
New Motion Picture 'Conspiracy Rising' to be scored in 2015
John Koutselinis has been attached as original film music composer for the new film production 'Conspiracy Rising' which is to be developed in 2014.
Projected completion is scheduled for 2015.
The film is exploring a compelling premise and features a script written by Graham Rushton.
For information on the film please visit the official IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3231702/?ref_=rvi_tt
01/11/13
New Music for the short, 'Watchdogs: Retribution'
The highly anticipated game ‘Watch Dogs’ has been filmed as a live action video by K&K productions and was scored by composer John Koutselinis.
The film has been entered at the Machinima 2013 Film Festival.
Please visit K&K’s Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/K8KProductions?feature=watch
The short film can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI8IJeuyeZw
16/08/13
Full Video Reel is featured at Independent Media Pros
Specialized film scoring website 'Independent Media Pro'
has featured John Koutselinis' Full Video reel as 'video of the month'.
Please visit the following link for more information:
http://www.independentmediapros.com/video/video/listFeatured?xg_source=msg_feat_video
For more information on Independent Media Pros visit the following link:
http://www.independentmediapros.com/
12/08/13
New music composed for 'The League of Legends'
A new collaboration with K&K productions and Machinima has seen the creation of two new 'League of Legends' episodes which feature characters from the game filmed in live action.
The first episode 'Blind Ambition' featuring the story of Lee Sin will be screened by Machinima Prime on August 30th, 2013.
Both episodes will be screened at the 2013 Machinima International Film Festival.
06/04/13
We Are Angels score wins 'Outstanding Composer' Award!
John Koutselinis has won the 'Outstanding Composer' award at the LA WebFestival 2013
for the score of the series, 'We Are Angels'
For more information on the series please visit: www.weareangelsseries.com
15/03/13
We Are Angels: Festival Screenings
Recently scored series of short films titled 'We Are Angels' are to be screened
at the LAWeb (March 28 to 31st) and the HollyWeb (5th April) Festivals.
For more information please visit: http://www.hollywebfestival.com/ & http://www.lawebfest.com/
16/12/12
By the Fans, for The Fans
A very commendable effort was made by K&K productions in recreating the much loved Dragonball Z animated series into a live action trailer.
The video had an astounding success as it reached over 3 Million hits on the video networking site ‘YouTube’ and John composed the music for this wonderful trailer.
For the trailer and additional information please visit K&K's production company's YouTube channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/K8KProductions?feature=watch
The music can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7yvFwjI_20&feature=player_detailpage
20/6/12
Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2012 Nomination!
A recently composed piece titled ‘Denouement’ has been nominated at the 2012 Jerry Goldsmith awards!
‘Denouement’ and also the documentary ‘The Dinorwic Slate Quarry’ were shortlisted at the awards which will take place from the 25th June until the 1st July. ‘Denouement’ is a piece for cello and orchestra. The Cello was performed by Sarah Oliver who is a finalist of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition and she is currently performing as a solo, chamber musician & orchestral player while taking her Master’s degree in cello performance at London’s Trinity College of Music.
For more information on the awards please visit: http://festivaldecordoba.com/en
You can also preview and download the track here: http://johnkoutselinis.com/exclusivemusic.cfm
2/6/12
'We are Angels' Episode to be screened at Marseille
Director Aaron Garcia has collaborated with composer John Koutselinis for the realization of a number of episodes under the main title 'We Are Angels'. One of the episodes will be screened at the Marseille Web Festival in October 2012.
For more information please visit: www.marseillewebfest.com
27/5/12
Best Documentary award for 'The Dinorwic Slate Quarry'!
The Documentary 'The Dinorwic Slate Quarry' has been awarded for Best Documentary at the Carmarthen Bay film festival 2012!
The film was scored by John Koutselinis last September.
The main theme was performed by finalist of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition Sarah Oliver.
24/4/12
Award Winning Documentary to be screened at the Carmarthen Bay film festival 2012
The recently scored documentary titled 'The Dinorwic Slate Quarry' has been selected
for the Carmarthen Bay film festival 2012.
The documentary has been created by filmmaker Jason Jones and it is an insight to some of the quarrymen who worked at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry and their accounts of the extremely difficult working conditions they had to endure.
It also looks at the development of the quarry until its closure in 1969. The 30-minute version of the film has won an award for best newcomer at the LLAMFF Film Festival
www.carmarthenbayfilmfestival.co.uk
10/1/12
John Koutselinis is set to score 'Nephilim' in 2012
John Koutselinis has been attached to compose the score for the animated action film 'Nephilim'.
The film is now on pre-production and writing is anticipated to take place late 2012.
For more information on the film please visit the official IMDb page here.
20/10/11
New composition now On-Line.
A new composition titled 'Denouement' has just been released. The theme was initially composed for a film and was kept and arranged for piano, orchestra & solo cello.
The cello was performed by Sarah Oliver Sarah is a finalist of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition and she is currently performing as a solo, chamber musician & orchestral player while taking her Master’s degree in cello performance at London’s Trinity College of Music.
Please click here for an exclusive preview page.
21/06/11
Jerry Goldsmith Award Nomination!
John Koutselinis has been nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award on the 'Best score in a Short Film' category.
The nominated score is featured in the short film 'The Rocket Boy'.
Here are the nominations.
The Jerry Goldsmith awards are part of the annual Film Music festival which takes place in Ubeda, Spain between the 18th and 24th July
and the award ceremony is on the 22nd of July.
For more information please visit the Festival's Official Website.
18/4/11
The Rocket Boy updates
The recently scored film 'The Rocket Boy' (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2011) has been added to the following festivals:
The Indie Spirit Film Festival or (ISFF) on April 14 - 17 and the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
on May 27-30th.
For additional information please visit: www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org & www.siff.net
26/3/11
New music for an award-winning documentary to be composed this summer
Director Jason Jones has created a wonderful documentary titled The 'Dinorwig Slate Quarry'.
The film is an insight to some of the quarrymen who worked at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry and their accounts of the extremely difficult working conditions they had to endure. It also looks at the development of the quarry until its closure in 1969.
The 30-minute version of the film has won an award for best newcomer at the LLAMFF Film Festival.
John will score the 70-minute version of the documentary which should be completed by the end of this summer.
2/2/11
'Patrol Men' official DVD release
The recently scored film 'Patrol Men' is to have its official DVD release on 28th March 2011. The film is directed by David Campion & Ben Simpson and produced by Lionel Hicks and Steve Jaggi, the producers behind the award-winning UK horror 'Temptation' (score out now by Isis Films)
4/01/11
New Music and Trailer from 'The Rocket Boy'
Short film 'The Rocket Boy' directed by the very talented young director from the US, Donavan Seschillie
has been officially selected by the Sundance Festival for screening in 2011.
The Rocket Boy is a very beautifully shot film and features the story of a young boy’s dream to find his lost father.
The story explores a deep emotional connection between the characters and trends on a very basic level
within the familiar surroundings of an everyday family life.
For more information please visit:
http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/therocketboy_sundance2011
2/12/10
Short Film 'The Rocket Boy' selected for the Sundance Film Festival
Recently scored short film 'The Rocket Boy' by the American director Donavan Seschillie will be screened at the Sundance 2011 festival.
The festival will take place in January between the 20th and 30th of 2011,
For more information on the festival please visit: www.sundance.org
10/9/10
CD Release for the original Score from Temptation is set for next Month
Temptation is coming out on DVD in the UK
and it will also contain a limited edition (3000 copies) of the score on CD.
Many thanks to the Hicks/Jaggi film company and Isis films for releasing the soundtrack.
12/6/10
New Short is complete
Director Mark Morris has finished the post-production for the film Evil of the Vampires and will be screened at several festivals this summer.
16/5/10
Temptation wins Best British Horror Film award!
The recently scored film Temptation has just won an award for the best British Horror film at the GoreZone awards 2010.
It was a fantastic night and congratulations to the people behind the magazine who hosted a great award ceremony.
The whole team from Temptation was thrilled to pick up the award!
for outstanding contribution to the Horror Movie genre
14/5/10
Pinewood Studios Film to be scored in 2011
A new production set to be filmed in the famous Pinewood studios
has become the next collaboration between Hicks/Jaggi production and John Koutselinis.
The film is called ‘Soho-a London Noir’ and stage set production has started this month. Filming will start in February 2010.
The style will be Jazz orientated with various other musical elements and it will feature some great solo musicians in the recording of the score.
25/3/10
Temptation Gets 'Best British Horror' Nomination
Recently scored film Temptation has just been nominated for the prestigious GoreZone Magazine Best British Horror Film of the year award.
Temptation has also been released in Australia, Germany and will also be available in all big stores in the UK soon.
To support the film by voting, or to get more information please visit:http://gorezone.co.uk/gzawards_vote.html