December 2023

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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