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.
March 2025
Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods wins RTS Award for Scoop of the Year
nominated for Rockie Awards, Canada
composing for a new Waldemar Januszczak 3 part series on Art
writing music for the Elegiac Trio for a new Channel 4 project
February 2025
composing for James Bluemel’s new 4 part BBC series Once Upon a Time in Space
Inside China: The Battle for Tibet – documentary detailing the systematic erasure of Tibet and its people on ITV 14th February 10.15pm and on Frontline in the USA on 16th February
January 2025
finishing mixes for a documentary due to be broadcast on ITV 16th February
writing for a Channel 4 series due for broadcast later in the year
composing for a new series with the Elegiac Trio
November 2024
Spacey Unmasked shortlisted for a Grierson Award: Best Popular Culture documentary
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland wins best documentary series at RTS NI Awards 2024
Al Fayed; Predator at Harrods shortlisted for Best Current Affairs programme at the Broadcast Awards
October 2024
Bombing Brighton; The Plot to Kill Thatcher on BBC2 8th October 9pm
Composing for a film on Trump’s election campaign
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak begins on Sky Arts 15th October
Trump: A Second Chance? broadcasts on BBC1 28th October 8pm
September 2024
Al Fayed; Predator at Harrods is being shown on BBC 2 9pm 19th September – also on iPlayer
August 2024
composing for a new film about the Brighton Bomb
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland wins best doc at the Edinburgh TV Festival
July 2024
composing for a BBC doc directed by Erica Gornall to be broadcast September 19th
composing for a BBC doc to be broadcast sometime in October
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland nominated for Sky Arts Award
May 2024
Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland has been nominated for best factual series at the BAFTA’s
The Accidental President premieres at Sheffield Doc Fest 14th-16th June
April 2024
delighted to have been awarded a BAFTA for my Once Upon in Northern Ireland score
Spacey Unmasked due to be broadcast on Channel 4 6th & 7th May
March 2024
Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland; receives 4 BAFTA nominations for Factual Series, Director, Editing Team and Music
and wins an RTS for best documentary series
The Accidental President premieres in Prague at the One World Festival 25th March
February 2024
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland wins best documentary series at the 2024 Broadcast Awards
Mariupol; The People’s Story shortlisted for a Broadcast Award