Score
2Cellos
Score is 2Cellos’ fourth studio album, released in 2017 on Portrait/Sony Masterworks and co‑produced by the Croatian duo Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser with Nick Patrick. Rather than their usual mash‑ups of rock and pop songs, they focus here on iconic film and TV music, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra under arranger‑conductor Robin Smith to create a lush, cinematic backdrop for their twin‑cello sound. The result sits squarely in classical‑crossover territory: big, romantic string textures, clear melodic statements, and arrangements that lean into emotional sweep more than virtuosic fireworks, emphasizing tone and phrasing over showmanship.
The album opens with an extended “Game of Thrones Medley,” one of its most intense and rhythmically driven tracks, before moving into a sequence of slower, more lyrical themes. Highlights include “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, “For the Love of a Princess” from Braveheart, Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Nino Rota’s “Love Theme from The Godfather*, and James Horner’s “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, all arranged to give the cellos the vocal line while the orchestra supplies atmosphere and counter‑melodies. Later tracks like the Rain Man theme, “Cavatina” from The Deer Hunter, the main theme from Schindler’s List, and “Titles” from Chariots of Fire show a similar approach: familiar melodies rendered with warm, singing cello tone and cinematic swells from the LSO.
Score
2Cellos
Score is 2Cellos’ fourth studio album, released in 2017 on Portrait/Sony Masterworks and co‑produced by the Croatian duo Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser with Nick Patrick. Rather than their usual mash‑ups of rock and pop songs, they focus here on iconic film and TV music, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra under arranger‑conductor Robin Smith to create a lush, cinematic backdrop for their twin‑cello sound. The result sits squarely in classical‑crossover territory: big, romantic string textures, clear melodic statements, and arrangements that lean into emotional sweep more than virtuosic fireworks, emphasizing tone and phrasing over showmanship.
The album opens with an extended “Game of Thrones Medley,” one of its most intense and rhythmically driven tracks, before moving into a sequence of slower, more lyrical themes. Highlights include “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, “For the Love of a Princess” from Braveheart, Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Nino Rota’s “Love Theme from The Godfather*, and James Horner’s “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, all arranged to give the cellos the vocal line while the orchestra supplies atmosphere and counter‑melodies. Later tracks like the Rain Man theme, “Cavatina” from The Deer Hunter, the main theme from Schindler’s List, and “Titles” from Chariots of Fire show a similar approach: familiar melodies rendered with warm, singing cello tone and cinematic swells from the LSO.