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.
July 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell; The Making of a Monster broadcasts on Channel 4 on 5th, 6th and 7th July
June 2022
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? 3 part documentary premieres on Starz Friday 24th June, follows on Channel 4 in the near future
composing for BBC 2 series Top Shop; It’s Life and Times
composing for a new series about the Northern Ireland Troubles
writing music for a new Netflix feature doc
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak being broadcast on Sky Arts
April 2022
composing for a 3 part series The Wives about the victims of Warren Jeffs
composing for a new Netflix film
writing music for a new series The Rise and Fall of TopShop
March 2022
F@ck This Job a.k.a. Tango With Putin is being shown on BBC 4 2nd March at 10pm
F@ck This Job wins Human Rights Award at Thessaloniki Doc Festival
February 2022
Handmade in Bolton repeated from 13th February BBC Four
F@ck This Job screening in UK cinemas from 24th February
January 2022
repeat of Waldemar Januszczak’s 4 part series The Impressionists: Painting & Revolution begins 17th Jan BBC Four 8pm
composing for 3 part series Ghislaine Maxwell; Sex, Lies and Secrets? (Channel 4/Starz)
composing for The Wives – series about the victims of Warren Jeffs
December 2021
Blackburn sings Christmas with Gareth Malone broadcasts 23rd December BBC2 8pm
Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings available to stream on Discovery+ from 26th December
November 2021
Once Upon a Time in Iraq wins 2 Grierson awards for Best Doc Series and Best History Doc
composing for doc about the Salisbury Poisonings
October 2021
F@ck This Job has been selected for Warsaw Film Festival, Doc NYC and IDFA
F@ck This Job wins Audience Award at the Warsaw Film Festival
composing for a new series about the dark web
commissioned to compose for new series about Warren Jeffs and FLDS
September 2021
Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11 – 3 part series begins on Channel 4 on 6th September 9pm
Handmade in Bolton – repeat of Waldemar Januszczak’s 4 part series 21st-24th September BBC 2 and on iPlayer
Once Upon a Time in Iraq wins Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary
August 2021
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art; Made in the USA with Waldemar Januszczak repeated on BBC from August 2nd
July 2021
Once Upon A Time in Iraq nominated for 2 Emmys