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
![Simon Russell, composer for 'Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer' - winner of OUTSTANDING MUSIC & SOUND at The 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmys Awards, 30th September 2014](https://simonrussellmusic.com/wp-content/themes/srm2021/_im/simon-russell-emmy-award-photo-by-marc-bryan-brown.jpg)
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.
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
January 2024
Art’s Wildest Movement; Mannerism with Waldemar Januszczak (3 part series) begins on Sky Arts January 30th
The Accidental President – the story of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her story to become president of Belarus – showing at Artdocfest March 2nd
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