Filmtrax have released The Ministry Of 
Ungentlemanly Warfare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by Academy® and BAFTA® award winner Chris Benstead. Published by Atlantic and Reservoir Score, the 22-track album is available now, on digital platforms.
Benstead notes, “The score for ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ employs a few different musical styles not normally associated with a World War 2 picture. From gritty guitar-driven Spaghetti western stomps to propulsive Jazz trio grooves – the music aims to amplify the raucous fun Gus March-Phillips and his team are having on screen. It was tremendous to collaborate with Guy Ritchie once again on the film.”
ABOUT THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE
Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.
Directed and co-written for the screen by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man), and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun: Maverick, Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure), THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE stars Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Alan Ritchson (TV’s Reacher), Alex Pettyfer (In Time), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series), Babs Olusamokun (Dune), Henrique Zaga (Beyond the Universe), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), with Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).
Lionsgate presents, in association with Black Bear, a Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Toff Guy production. Screenplay by Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson and Arash Amel & Guy Ritchie. Directed by Guy Ritchie.
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tracklisting –
- A Team Of Misfits
- Operation Postmaster
- Train Game
- Fernando Po
- Apple Rescue
- Heron’s Casino Bar
- Resist The Gravitational Pull
- U-Boat Contretemps
- Kamp Billy With A K
- Corned Beef Out Of Tin
- Officers Fancy Dress
- Trick Up Sleeve
- Admiral Pound Circumvented
- A Bag Full Of Nazi Hearts
- Beer Bossa
- The First Domino Falls
- Heron’s Hop
- Absconding With The Duquesa
- Yeah But No
- Items Of Interest
- Churchill’s Gratitude
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
ABOUT CHRIS BENSTEAD
Academy and BAFTA award winner Chris Benstead is a British composer with a distinct and captivating voice. His remarkable career spans a multitude of noteworthy projects. Collaborating extensively with director Guy Ritchie, Chris composed the score for the upcoming feature The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare starring Henry Cavil, and recently finished the much-anticipated NETFLIX series The Gentlemen, a follow up to the 2019 film that Chris also scored. His music for Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (starring Jake Gyllenhaal) and the Jason Statham thrillers Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and Wrath of Man were received to much critical acclaim.
His work on Disney’s blockbuster hits Aladdin and Beauty and The Beast showcases his versatility. In collaboration with Alan Menken, Chris not only composed additional music for these iconic films but also played a pivotal role in producing and arranging the songs for a modern audience.
Recent additions to his impressive portfolio include scoring the action thrillers Jericho Ridge and Rupture directed by Hamzah Jamjoom.
Chris received OSCAR and BAFTA awards for his work as re-recording mixer on Alfonso Cuaron’s masterpiece Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Chris’ unique skillset allowed him to mix and sculpt the music in an extremely immersive way, pushing the limits of surround sound and exploiting the new ‘Dolby Atmos’ standard.
Previously, as an in-demand music editor Chris worked on over 40 films including the latest James Bond film No Time to Die, Wonder Woman, Black Swan, Brave, Thor and Cinderella and has worked with some of the most high-profile directors in the industry including Paul Greengrass and Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Chris is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and achieved a First-Class honours in music and sound recording from the University of Surrey. He was also named as Alumni of the year for his ground-breaking achievement in music mixing on ‘Gravity’.
ABOUT FILMTRAX
Filmtrax Ltd. is a UK based record label which exclusively releases contemporary film scores. Over the past 10 years the label has put out nearly 200 soundtrack albums, including scores by some of the top film composers working today.
