Educating Rita

Columbia Pictures
Released 1983
Starring Michael Caine, Julie Walters
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Music composed by David Hentschel
Music produced by David Hentschel & John Gilbert

Educating Rita needs no introduction. This is a fully electronic score which David composed, arranged and performed in it's entirety. It was recorded in his own studio, and also released as a soundtrack album.

Any Given Sunday

Warner Brothers
Released 1999
Starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, Jamie Foxx
Directed by Oliver Stone
Orchestra & choir arranged by David Hentschel

A down and dirty look at the inside workings of an american football club. Modern score featuring contemporary american urban music.

Operation Daybreak

Warner Brothers
Released 1976
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Anthony Andrews, Joss Ackland
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Music composed by David Hentschel
Music produced by David Hentschel & John Gilbert

The true story of Czech soldiers parachuted in to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich in WWII. This music score broke new ground by combining synthesizers with orchestra.

Star Trek IV

Paramount Pictures
Released 1986
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Selected music cues produced by David Hentschel

David teamed up with american jazz fusion band Yellowjackets to produce tracks for this classic movie.

The Squeeze

Warner Brothers
Released 1977
Starring Stacy Keach, David Hemmings, Edward Fox, Stephen Boyd, Carol White
Directed by Michael Apted
Music composed by David Hentschel
Music produced by David Hentschel & John Gilbert

A gritty gangster movie set in sleazy 1970's London - kidnap, extortion and an alcoholic ex-cop. A jazz/rock score featuring David with guests Phil Collins, Percy Jones and Maurice Pert from Brand X.

Seven Nights In Japan

EMI Films
Released 1976
Starring Michael York, Hidemi Aoki, Peter Jones, Charles Gray, James Villiers
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Music composed by David Hentschel
Music produced by David Hentschel & John Gilbert

A romantic comedy. The royal heir, a naval officer, ducks out of an official tour of Japan to enjoy a romantic liaison. The score combines orchestra and synthesizers with traditional japanese instruments.

Letters From The Front

Icon Films
Released 2010
Starring Rachel Heaton, Matt Curnier
Directed by Ron Prosser
Music composed & performed by David Hentschel

An award winning short film. Supernatural thriller about a young couple who discover their new house holds secrets. The traditional score is created entirely electronically.

Waltzing Anna

Baxter Films
Released 2006
Starring Emmanuelle Chriqui, Robert Capelli Jr.
Directed by Bx Giongrete & Doug Bollinger
Music arranged and performed by David Hentschel

Black comedy about a delinquent doctor in a geriatric nursing home.