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.
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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 (Guerilla Films; directed by Julian Nott, 2002)
Vampire Diary (Bard/Sterling; directed by Mark James, 2007)
Afghan Star (Roast Beef; directed by Havana Marking, 2009)
Vote Afghanistan (Roast Beef/More 4, 2010)
66 Months (Moving Target; directed by James Bluemel, 2011)
Silencing The Song (HBO/Roast Beef, 2011)
The Do Gooders (Roast Beef, 2013)
A Whole Lott More (Flying V/Roast Beef, 2013)
Smash And Grab (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville, 2012)
Pussy Riot (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville/HBO, 2013)
We Are Many (2014)
Animations
Canimals, 52 Episodes (Aardman/Voozclub/BRB)
Lottie Bearshout – (Wildseed/Disney)
Dramas
Don't Leave Me This Way (BBC 1)
Stand By Your Man (BBC 1)
Desperados (BBC 1) – 10 part series
Between The Sheets (Yorkshire) – 6 part series
Avenging Angels (Granada)
Documentaries
Exodus: Our Journey to Europe (Keo Films/BBC 2)
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Keo Films/BBC 2)
The Trapped 13; How we survived the Cave (Netflix)
Mariupol; the people's story (TopHat/BBC 1)
Pandemic 2020 (Keo Films/BBC 2)
Once Upon A Time in Iraq (Keo Films/BBC 2)
Trouble at TopShop (Voltage/BBC 2)
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell (Roast Beef/Channel 4)
Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings (Discovery+)
Outbreak: The Virus that shook the World (HardCash/ITV)
Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag (HardCash/ITV)
The Curry House Kid (Swan Films/Channel 4)
The Battle for Hong Kong (PBS Frontline/HardCash/Channel 4)
How to Steal Pigs and Influence People (DragonFly/Channel 4)
Europe: 10 Years of Turmoil (Brook Lapping/BBC 2)
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in USA (ZCZ/BBC 4)
The Renaissance Unchained (ZCZ/BBC 4)
The Alps Murders (Rize/Channel 4)
"Rubens: An Extra Large Story" (ZCZ/BBC 2)
TV theme songs
Clive Anderson Now (BBC 1)
The People's Awards (BBC 1)
Food Factory (ITV)
Brian's Boyfriends (ITV)
Style Challenge (BBC 1)
Wrecks To Riches (ITV)
World Cup Wondergoals (Five)