Simon Russell is an EMMY Award winning freelance composer from the UK, composing music in a diverse range of styles for both Film and TV productions.
2014 EMMY Awards
Marc Bryan-Brown Photography.
® 2014 Marc Bryan-Brown.
Simon was awarded an EMMY in 2014 for his original soundtrack to “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer”, a documentary film by Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin.
December 2023
Disappeared: Mexico’s Missing 43 begins on BBC2 Thursday 7th December 9pm
thrilled to win an RTS award for my Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland score
RTS interview with me here
Mariupol: The People’s Story wins Best TV Feature Documentary and the IDA Documentary Awards
November 2023
My score for Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland has been nominated for an RTS award
Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland wins double at Grierson Awards for Best History Doc and Best Doc Series, winner Best Documentary Series Bulldog Awards and shortlisted for a Broadcast Award and nominated for a Rose D’Or
composing for a new Panorama episode
Ukraine’s War Diaries nominated for a Rose D’Or
My Teacher the Abuser broadcasts on Thursday 30th November BBC1 9pm
Mariupol: The People’s Story nominated for an IDA and a Broadcast Award, wins an International Emmy and a FPA Award
October 2023
Panorama – The Abercrombie Guys; The Dark Side of Cool – broadcast on BBC1 2nd October 9pm
September 2023
composing for a new film about the Belarus 2020 election
finishing mixes for a Panorama film due to be broadcast next week
writing music for a 2 part series on the 43 missing Mexican teachers
composing for a new Waldemar Januszczak series on the art movement Mannerism – due to be shown on SkyArts next month
July 2023
The Trapped 13; How we Survived the Thai Cave nominated for an Emmy
June 2023
composing for new Panorama episode
composing score for documentary about Kevin Spacey
writing music for BBC 2 part series on the 43 missing Mexican student teachers
May 2023
Mariupol: The People’s Story wins Peabody Award
Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland – 5 part series about the “Troubles” due to be broadcast on BBC2 (and PBS) May 22nd 9pm
Once Upon A Time In Iraq; Fallujah – stand alone episode airs on PBS 23rd May
April 2023
finishing mixes for Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland – due to be aired on BBC2 mid May
Mariupol; The Peoples Story has been nominated for a Peabody Award
March 2023
repeat of Waldemar Januszczak’s series Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA BBCFour 6th March
composing for Waldemar’s new series on Mannerism
Mariupol; The People’s Story nominated for a BAFTA – also in selected US cinemas from March 15th
February 2023
The Impressionist; Painting & Revolution repeated on BBC Four Monday 6th Feb
writing music for film about the Rabaa massacre
composing for Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland series
The Wives – film about the victims of Warren Jeffs due to be shown on Starz soon
Ukraine’s War Diaries – marking the first anniversary of the invasion BBC 1 9pm 21st February