Simon Russell (composer)


Simon Russell is a British composer for TV and film. He has worked on many documentaries and films including James Bluemel's Exodus; Our Journey to Europe, Once Upon a Time in Iraq and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland Havana Marking's Afghan Star, Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's, Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer and Lottie Bearshout animation. He composed 52 episodes of the South Korean kids animation series Canimals.

Awards

  • 2023: RTS Craft & Design Award winner Original Score - non-scripted for Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland
  • 2024: Emmy Award winner in Outstanding Music & Sound category for the Pussy Riot score

Filmography

Feature films

Weak At Denise Vampire Diary Afghan Star Vote Afghanistan 66 Months Silencing The Song The Do Gooders A Whole Lott More Smash And Grab Pussy Riot

Animations

Canimals, 52 Episodes Lottie Bearshout –

Dramas

Don't Leave Me This Way Stand By Your Man Desperados – 10 part seriesBetween The Sheets – 6 part series
  • ''Avenging Angels''

Documentaries

Exodus: Our Journey to Europe Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland The Trapped 13; How we survived the Cave Mariupol; the people's story Pandemic 2020 Once Upon A Time in Iraq Trouble at TopShop Who is Ghislaine Maxwell Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings Outbreak: The Virus that shook the World Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag The Curry House Kid The Battle for Hong Kong How to Steal Pigs and Influence People Europe: 10 Years of Turmoil Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in USA The Renaissance Unchained The Alps Murders
  • "Rubens: An Extra Large Story"
  • "Angry White & Proud"
  • "Holbein: Eye of the Tudors"
  • "The Billionaire Base: Dismantling Camp Bastion"
  • "How the Wild West was won with Ray Mears" Mothers, Murderers & Mistresses; Empresses Of Ancient Rome – 3 part seriesThe Impressionists – 4 part seriesThe Pet Detectives Cheetah Kingdom – 12 part series9 Months Later – 6 part series
  • "Animal Cops; Houston 2014" The Dark Ages; An Age Of Light – 4 part seriesThe Miracle Baby of Haiti Invite Mr. Wright – 6 part series 1 & 2Win A Baby The Millionaire & the Murder Mansion Ugly Beauty My Boyfriend The MI5 Hoaxer Islands Of Britain – 3 part seriesThe Sculpture Diaries – 3 part seriesBaroque!: From St Peter's to St Paul's – 3 part seriesOut Of Bounds – 6 part seriesThe 9/11 Faker K9 Cops – 15 part seriesAnimal Cops; Houston – 12 part seriesAtlas: Japan Revealed The Planners Are Coming – 8 part seriesSudden Death Sickert vs Sargent America; The Wright Way The Happy Dictator Kazakhstan Swings The Black Widow The New Al-Qaeda Toulouse-Lautrec; the full story The Michelangelo Code Manuela Saenz Paradise Found Hitler's Britain The Real 4400 Picking Up The Pieces – 3 part seriesWhat Would Jesus Drive Grand Designs; The Stirling Prize 2004 Who Killed My Baby Every Picture Tells A Story Mark Thomas; Debt Collector Building Of The Year – 2000–2004Super Cities – 3 part seriesThe Body Jars Picasso; Magic, Sex & Death – 3 part seriesVIP Weekends – 6 part series
  • ''Chronique d'une ville occupee''

TV theme songs

Clive Anderson Now The People's Awards Food Factory Brian's Boyfriends Style Challenge Wrecks To Riches
  • ''World Cup Wondergoals''