Ciaran Hope

The Sony Classical release of Ciaran Hope's original soundtrack album for "The Letters" is receiving over 100,000 streams per month. The album also features the hit single "Run" from the international award-winning artist, Leona Lewis. Recorded with the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra in Mother Teresa's home town of Skopje Macedonia and the New Dublin Voices Choir in her spiritual birthplace of Dublin Ireland, the score is a powerful addition to the contemplative music canon.

A former Fulbright Scholar in film music, Hope collaborated with writer-director William Riead for over a decade as they brought the film to fruition. The final score was written over the course of a year with the director and composer finessing the score to capture the reverence they felt when watching actress Juliet Stevenson's portrayal of the Saint of the Gutters. “If you get the score right, it makes all the difference in the world in terms of the mood of the overall piece." says Riead before adding "Ciaran got it right".

The Letters stars the acclaimed four-time BAFTA nominated British Actress Juliet Stevenson as Mother Teresa in a transformational performance that spans over 50 years, Academy Award Nominee Max Van Sydow and Glolden Globe nominee Rutger Hauer. The drama explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem over a nearly 50-year period. The film is of critical acclaim and has won five awards to date.

Hope has also recently completed a new violin concerto, commissioned by the Arts Council of Ireland, through a Project Bursary Award.