Silva Screen
London-based independent record company and film & television soundtrack specialist label, established in 1986.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Silva Screen Records is the flagship label of the Silva Screen Music Group, a London-based independent record company described as home to one of the world's leading film and television specialist soundtrack labels. Founded by music devotee Reynold D'Silva in 1986, the group reports a catalogue of over 1000 album titles and in excess of 10,000 master recordings, with offices in New York, Paris and Mumbai. Its repertoire spans original film and television soundtracks, limited edition vinyl, original master recordings, contemporary and classical artist development, music publishing, and licensing for placements in advertising, TV spots, film trailers and video games. The label is the exclusive worldwide partner for BBC soundtrack releases.
History
Silva Screen Records was founded in 1986 by music devotee Reynold D'Silva. James Fitzpatrick, who began his career in the music industry in 1973 in retail at the specialist music store 58 Dean Street Records in Soho, London, co-founded Silva Screen Records with Reynold d'Silva in 1983, with the aim of releasing soundtrack albums that were previously unavailable in Europe and introducing international audiences to a wide range of film music titles. Following the success of albums such as Crocodile Dundee, Fitzpatrick served as executive producer on a series of new recordings of classic film scores including The Big Country, Lawrence of Arabia, and Music from Hammer Horror Films, all performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. The Silva Screen Music Group is a London-based independent record company, home to one of the world's leading film and television specialist soundtrack labels, Silva Screen Records, with a catalogue of over 1000 album titles and in excess of 10,000 master recordings, and offices in New York, Paris and Mumbai. The company's repertoire of original soundtracks spans titles ranging from Crocodile Dundee to the folk music of The Wicker Man and contemporary major film successes such as Batman Begins, The Departed, Iron Man, Rambo, A Single Man, Dear John, The Expendables, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Project X and Gravity. As the exclusive worldwide partner for BBC soundtrack releases, Doctor Who and Sherlock have been major hits alongside other international successes such as Luther, The Night Manager and natural history series including Frozen Planet, Africa and Human Planet. Hans Zimmer's Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II scores, through his Bleeding Fingers Music operation, achieved plaudits, with his 2022 project Frozen Planet II released to similar acclaim.
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Independent specialist label for outstanding film & television music, with a catalogue of over 1000 album titles and in excess of 10,000 master recordings.
Philip Glass: Music for Film (Brussels Philharmonic)
The Leftovers (Max Richter)
Good Omens 3 (David Arnold)
The Night Manager Season 2 (Federico Jusid)
H Is For Hawk (Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch)
Beneath Painted Skies: Music from the Studio Ghibli Movies (London Music Works & Nick Squires)
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