WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES
| Project Title | We Were the Lucky Ones |
| Release Date | 13 December 2024 |
| Role | Music Editor |
| Directors | Amit Gupta, Neasa Hardiman, Thomas Kail |
| Composers | Rachel Portman & Jon Ehrlich |
| Showrunner & Executive Producer | Erica Lipez |
| Studios | 20th Television & Hulu |
| Starring | Joey King, Logan Lerman, Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert, amongst others |
| Production website | press.hulu.com |
| IMDb | www.imdb.com/title/tt9114512 |
For We Were the Lucky Ones, Janet oversaw preparations for recording sessions for the score by Academy and Emmy Award winner Rachel Portman and multiple Emmy Award nominee Jon Ehrlich. The score was nominated for Best Original Score for Television at the International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA).
Earning a nomination for Best TV Limited Series at the Critics Choice Awards, the adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite.
We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
Joey King stars as Halina, Hunter’s great aunt alongside Logan Lerman as Addy, Hunter’s grandfather.
In an interview with Variety, composer Rachel Portman said that throughout the series, she and co-composer Jon Ehrlich sought to instill a sense of hope and anticipation to drive the narrative forward, especially through their choice of instruments. The piano in the main theme, Portman added, was especially important to the series because Addy is a piano player and composer.
