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
December 2022
The Mystery of the Nativity with Waldemar Januszczak broadcasts on Sky Arts December 20th
November 2022
Mariupol; The People’s Story screens on BBC1 Tuesday 8th November
October 2022
The Trapped 13; How We Survived the Thai Cave is released on Netflix October 5th
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak currently being repeated on BBC Four
September 2022
Trouble At Topshop – 2 part series broadcasts 26th September 9pm BBC 2
composing for Starz series “The Wives”
composing for a film about the invasion of Ukraine
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