King of Thieves (soundtrack)

King of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Benjamin Wallfisch
Released14 September 2018
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreFilm score
Length42:15
LabelMilan
ProducerBenjamin Wallfisch
Benjamin Wallfisch chronology
The Darkest Minds
(2018) 		King of Thieves
(2018) 		The Vanishing
(2018)

King of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2018 film King of Thieves directed by James Marsh, starring Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox, Jim Broadbent, Paul Whitehouse and Ray Winstone. The film score is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch and released through Milan Records on 14 September 2018.

Background

Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film score.[1] He recorded it at the Abbey Road Studios. Having fascinated with jazz music since his childhood, Wallfisch found it a perfect chance to execute his jazz improvisations as he worked more in orchestral and electronic stuff in film music. Through this film, he wanted to give the ex-criminals making them feel young with the help of music. He cited Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, John Barry and Lalo Schifrin as the influence for the score. Wallfisch worked with Chris Egan who arranged the score as well as contacting with several notable jazz musicians in London for the big band to perform the score.[2] The use of cimbalom was the common sound for the score, an instrument prominent in jazz-based scores.[3]

Singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum recorded a new version of the 2017 song "The Man" by the Killers.[4] The soundtrack was released through Milan Records on 14 September 2018.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Reader's Theme"1:16
2."The Scheme"1:58
3."Diamond Education"2:07
4."What About My Privacy?"2:27
5."Load In"2:57
6."Blinking Red Light"1:44
7."Night at Hatton Garden"4:19
8."Sugar Plum Raid"2:08
9."The Morning After the Night Before"3:41
10."Train Escape"2:01
11."Where's Basil"4:36
12."Tracking the Lads"1:12
13."I'm the Guv Now"3:55
14."Police Sting"1:44
15."Reader Arrested"2:55
16."King of Thieves"3:15
Total length:42:15

Reception

A reviewer from London Jazz News called it "Great, highly-polished stuff, but still odd."[6] Anton Smit of Soundtrack World wrote "The album is not long: it is only 42 minutes, but in this short time there is not much that is not pleasant to listen to."[7] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "retro-flavored soundtrack, which blends a jazzy pastiche score with vintage jukebox hits".[8] Guy Lodge of Variety called it a "dandy electro-jazz score".[9] Simran Hans of The Guardian wrote "Not even Benjamin Wallfisch’s jaunty score can keep things moving."[10] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph noted that the film "needs a lot of help from Benjamin Wallfisch’s jazzy score to stay on its feet at all."[11] Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com called it a "wall-to-wall score".[12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes:[13]

  • Music composer – Benjamin Wallfisch
  • Music producers – Benjamin Wallfisch, Christopher Egan
  • Arrangements – Benjamin Wallfisch, Christopher Egan, Andrew Cooksley, Jared Fry
  • Programming – Andrew Cooksley, Jared Fry
  • Assistant engineer – George Oulton
  • Recording – Jake Jackson
  • Pro-tools recordist – Toby 'Sharky' Hulbert
  • Mixing – Jake Jackson, Trystan Francis
  • Mastering – Rob Kleiner
  • Music editor – Robin Baynton
  • Music coordinator – Darrell Alexander
  • Copyist – Jill Streater
  • Graphic design and layout – Shawn Lyon
  • Liner notes – James Marsh
  • Executive producer – JC Chamboredon, Stefan Karrer
  • Production manager – Pablo Manyer
Orchestra
  • Orchestra – Chamber Orchestra of London
  • Orchestrators – Christopher Egan, David Krystal
  • Concertmaster – Laura Samuel
  • Orchestra contractor – Gareth Griffiths
Instruments
  • Acoustic bass – Chris Hill
  • Alto flute – Andy Findon, Gareth Lockrane
  • Cimbalom – Edward Cervenka
  • Drums – Ralph Salmins
  • Electric bass – Phil Mullford
  • Guitar – Adam Goldsmith
  • Keyboards – Christopher Egan
  • Saxophone – Jamie Talbot, Martin Williams, Nick Moss, Sammy Mayne
  • Trombone – Alistair White, Andy Wood, Mark Nightingale, Richard Wigley
  • Trumpet – Craig Wild, Pat White, Simon Gardner, Tom Rees Roberts
  • Tuba – Martin Williams

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Benjamin Wallfisch Won [14]
[15]
World Soundtrack Awards Soundtrack Composer of the Year Nominated [16]
[17]

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring James Marsh's 'King of Thieves'". Film Music Reporter. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ Desbrosses, Olivier (12 April 2021). "Interview with Benjamin Wallfisch". UnderScores (in French). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ Burlingame, Jon (4 April 2019). "Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer: A Scoring Bromance". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Jamie Cullum's 'The Man' Cover from 'King of Thieves' to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ^ "'King of Thieves' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ^ "LP REVIEW: Benjamin Wallfisch – King of Thieves Soundtrack". London Jazz News. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ Smit, Anton (25 September 2018). "King of Thieves – Benjamin Wallfisch". Soundtrack World. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ Dalton, Stephen (27 September 2018). "'King of Thieves': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ^ Lodge, Guy (19 September 2018). "Film Review: 'King of Thieves'". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  10. ^ Hans, Simran (16 September 2018). "King of Thieves review – old lags and old jokes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  11. ^ Robey, Tim (13 September 2018). "King of Thieves review: a wily cast of rough diamonds help this Hatton Garden biopic shine". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  12. ^ Bumbray, Chris (22 January 2019). "Review: King of Thieves". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  13. ^ Benjamin Wallfisch. King of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Milan Records.
  14. ^ Flores, Marshall; Stone, Sasha (7 February 2019). "15th Annual IFMCA Awards Nominations". AwardsDaily. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  15. ^ IFMCA (2019). "2018 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  16. ^ Carras, Christi (13 August 2018). "'Shape of Water,' 'Star Wars,' Kendrick Lamar Nab World Soundtrack Awards Noms". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ^ Dalton, Ben (17 October 2018). "Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards". Screen International. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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