Overture
The Ellie Ment
Welcome to the music of Ellie Ment.
More than just a book, this is a universe of science, adventure, and imagination.
Experience it through music with The Ellie Ment Overture, an original orchestral score composed by Joe Hogan—capturing the spirit, emotion, and momentum of Ellie’s journey.
COMPOSED, PRODUCED AND MIXED BY Joe Hogan
ORCHESTRATION AND RECORDING ENGINEERING BY Andres Rodriguez
CHOIR PRODUCED BY Guilherme Da Fonseca · MIX AND MASTER Francisco Duque · CONDUCTED BY Juan Klas · RECORDED BY José Riffo Ulloa · LYRICS BY Michael Upperton
ADDITIONAL CAMERAS Joanna Raño · ARTWORK Farras Raihan
INSTRUMENTS
Bruno Sias · Adabel Di Silvestre · Carmen Rodriguez · Gustavo Ruiz · Mirian La Redonda · Ricardo Villegas · Alan Espinoza · Gustavo Sierra · Ruben Ramirez · Orlando Blanco · Jose Perez · Franklin Martinez · Arturo Rodriguez
CHOIR
Laura Munizaga Alfaro · Belén Zapata · Gloria Berner · Maria Kozlova · Luz Nobili · Victoria Lombardero · Leandro Tomas Cuadra · Ramiro Cony · Ramiro De La Rúa · Daniel Rojas-Alsina · Joaquín Villazuela · Lucas Cuadra
RECORDED IN Argentina And Spain
SPECIAL THANKS The Clean Planet Foundation and Bertie Stephens
Feel the Journey. Hear the Discovery.
Ellie Ment and the Material Matter isn’t just a story—it’s the spark of something bigger.
A journey where real science collides with thrilling adventure, where kids are invited to question, explore, and challenge the world around them. It’s fiction grounded in truth, fantasy inspired by possibility, and curiosity brought to life.
To bring that spirit to every corner of the imagination, we’ve collaborated with composer Joe Hogan to create The Ellie Ment Overture—a sweeping, four-minute orchestral score that transforms the book’s emotional core into music.
From the haunting mystery of the school fire, to the pulse of discovery, and the stirring momentum of Ellie’s final breakthrough, this piece offers listeners a new way to step into her world.
The overture flows through key moments from the book—without revealing its secrets—and captures the heart of what makes Ellie Ment and the Material Matter so unique: the power of ideas, the thrill of discovery, and the wonder of what happens when kids are trusted to think for themselves.
Original Score by Joe Hogan
Put on your headphones,
press play,
and let the story unfold in a whole new way.
Foreword by Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson—renowned environmentalist, former MEP, and founder of Europe’s first Environmental Action Programme—provides the foreword for Ellie Ment and the Material Matter.
Johnson praises the novel’s ability to make science exciting and accessible while handling deep environmental and ethical themes through story, not lectures.
He notes the book’s exceptional balance of idealism and pragmatism, its relevance to real-world ecological challenges, and its capacity to inspire action and curiosity in young readers.
