Director: Stephen Soucy
Executive Producer: Charles Cohen, James Ivory
Producer: Jon Hart and Stephen Soucy
Original Music: Ryan Homsey
Sound Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Adam Scott
World Premiere: November 11-12, 2023, DOC NYC Festival; featured in 40 film festivals before its theatrical release spanned cities across the United States, opening at on August 27, 2024 at Quad Cinema in New York City.

Merchant Ivory is a feature documentary film produced and directed by Stephen Soucy in collaboration with Oscar-winner, Director and Screenwriter, James Ivory.

The film is the definitive presentation and tribute to the Merchant Ivory partnership, anchored by interviews with James Ivory and forty-one Merchant Ivory close collaborators detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the “wandering company” helmed by legendary producer Ismail Merchant.

With six Academy Award-winners among the notable artists participating, including Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave, the documentary provides new and compelling perspectives on a unique partnership that produced seminal films over four decades. Learn more at MerchantIvoryFilm.com.

Original Motion Picture Score

The album features the composer’s original score from the feature documentary film, Merchant Ivory, produced and directed by Stephen Soucy in collaboration with Oscar-winner, Director and Screenwriter, James Ivory.

While the film pays tribute to the longest running partnership in the history of cinema—between Oscar-winning director, James Ivory (b. 1928), and legendary producer, Ismail Merchant (1936-2005)—the musical score pays homage to Richard Robbins (1940-2012) who crafted original scores for 24 of the 43 films made by Merchant Ivory Productions spanning three decades. Robbins’ most memorable scores include A Room with a View, Maurice, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Howard’s End, and The Remains of the Day.

In the spirit of musical kinship, Homsey's score integrates Robbins' unique blend of musical genres, including contemporary classical, post-minimalism, Indian classical-inspired music, Romanticism, and cinematic film scoring.

Available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and Bandcamp

Music and Life Mingle

Music and Life Mingle (Live) was premiered by the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra under the baton of OCCO Artistic Director, Todd Craven, at Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre in Orlando, Florida on July 29th, 2023.