Peter Raeburn


Peter Raeburn is a British composer, music producer and songwriter. He has won over 70 awards across the various mediums in which he has worked.
As a composer, Raeburn has written the score for a variety of feature films including The Dry starring Eric Bana for Made Up Stories, Photograph released by Amazon, Things Heard & Seen for Netflix starring Amanda Seyfried, Samuel Goldwyn's Nancy starring Andrea Risebrough & Steve Buscemi, A24's  Woodshock starring Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston’s directorial debut feature The Last Photograph, and the film by director Joshua Leonard; The Lie.
He also composed the music for Raoul Martinez and Joshua Van Praag's documentary feature, Creating Freedom: Lottery of Birth, which was nominated for Best Documentary at Raindance Film Festival.  His music  features in Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.
Raeburn is also well known for his work with director Jonathan Glazer on his films Sexy Beast, ''Birth and the BAFTA nominated Under The Skin. Raeburn was instrumental in shaping the soundtrack of Lars Von Trier’s Breaking The Waves
In Television, Raeburn recently scored two series: Tell Me Your Secrets for Amazon Prime and Hit & Run for Netflix.
Raeburn is the founder and Creative Director of internationally renowned Soundtree Music. His work includes iconic commercial spots, such as Guinness, Sony, Sony PlayStation, Stella Artois, Levi's, IKEA and Lurpak. Peter and Soundtree have also created soundtracks for The New York Times, The Guardian, Audi, Mercedes, Smirnoff, Nike. Adidas, Asics, On, Vodafone, Bacardi, Google, Apple and Samsung.  He has won a multitude of the industry's most prestigious awards including numerous Cannes Lions, D&AD, BTA Craft Awards, Creative Circle and Clio awards He composed for various television the long-running ITV1 idents theme for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and he also created the music and sound world that is Skype.
Raeburn was musical director and producer on the charity album Township Sessions by The Mothers, which features songs as lyrical health messages created to educate communities in South Africa about essential health issues. This record raised essential funds for the community.  He has also released four solo albums to date, You and Me, Scape, Note To Self,'' and Recovery.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children.
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Notable work

Films

Television

  • Mr. Mkhizie's Portrait
  • Saturday's Shadow
  • Blink
  • Foreign John
  • Deep and Crisp and Even
  • Tell Me Your Secrets
  • ''Hit & Run''

Selected commercials

Music

  • Album: Peter Raeburn You And Me – Full album
  • Album Track: Wiley I Am The Sea – from the album 'See Clear Now' by Wiley
  • Album: The Mothers: Township Sessions

Awards

  • BAFTA Film Awards 'Original Music' Nomination – 'Under the Skin'
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards 'Technical Achievement of the Year' - Score – 'Under the Skin'
  • Boston Online Film Critics Association 'Best Original Score' - 'Under the Skin'
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 'Best Original Score' – 'Under the Skin'
  • European Film Awards 'Best Music' – 'Under the Skin'
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 'Best Score' – 'Under the Skin'
  • Indiana Film Journalists Association, US 'Best Musical Score' – 'Under the Skin'
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 'Best Music' – 'Under the Skin'
  • BTAA Craft Awards - Best Crafted Commercial - "Bed"
  • British Independent Film Awards 'Best Technical Achievement' - Music – 'Under the Skin'
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Original Music – The Ring
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Recorded Music – Bet on Black
  • D&AD Awards – Best Use of Music in TV & Cinema Advertising 7 February 2000 – Bet on Black
  • Lion D'Or Cannes – Excellence in Music Award – Bet on Black
  • Midsummer Awards – Best Use of Music – Bet on Black
  • Finalist: BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Sound Design – Eggcentric
  • Nominated: BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Sound – Eggcentric
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Recorded Music – Ice Skating Priests
  • Creative Circle Awards – Best Use of Music – Ice Skating Priests
  • Midsummer Awards – Best Use of Music – Ice Skating Priests
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Recorded Music – Mountain
  • Creative Circle Awards Best Use of Music 23 July 2004 – Mountain
  • D&AD Award – Best Use of Music in TV & Cinema Advertising – Mountain
  • BTAA Awards – Best 60–90 Second TV Commercial – Music Pieces
  • D&AD Awards – Best Use of Music in TV & Cinema Crafts – Music Pieces
  • Clio Awards – Use of Music – Music Pieces
  • Cannes Grand Prix – NoitulovE
  • Creative Circle Awards – Best Use of Music – NoitulovE
  • Finalist: BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Recorded Music – Office
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Original Music – Own The Road Again
  • D&AD Awards – Best Use of Music – Ride
  • Creative Circle Awards – Best Use of Sound – Surfer
  • Voted No.1 British commercial of all time Channel 4 – Surfer
  • D&AD Awards – Best Use of Music in TV & Cinema Advertising – Tuperzik
  • BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Recorded Music – Twist
  • Finalist: D&AD Awards – Best Use of Music – Twist
  • Loerie Awards for Television & Cinema Advertising Crafts – Silver Award Music & Sound Design – Two Villages
  • Finalist: BTAA Craft Awards – Best Use of Original Music – ''Wind''