New Release - “Litvinenko” (Original Soundtrack from the ITV Drama)

Inspired by the true story of the former Russian security officer Alexander “Sasha” Litvinenko who was poisoned to death in 2006, ITVX will premier Litvinenko (starring David Tennant, Mark Bonnar, Margarita Levieva & Neil Maskell) in December 2022.

Gabriel was invited to write the music for this drama prior to filming, and this was Gabriel Prokofiev’s first UK TV drama score.

Prokofiev, whose own family were targeted by the KGB under Stalin, his grandmother Lina having been imprisoned for eight years in a gulag between 1948-54; is well-placed to respond to the horror of the Litvinenko story.

Prokofiev’s soundtrack has a Russian, and at times, Soviet feel. Working with Maxim Rysanov (the Ukrainian violist for whom Prokofiev composed his first viola concerto) and violinist Max Baillie, Prokofiev has created a series of humane and emotional scenes that underpin the tragic fate of Litvinenko with a sense of compassion. Minimalist without becoming ineffable, moving without indulging in sentimentality, Prokofiev travels sonically from London to Moscow with assurance.

To listen to the album click here