Samuel Sim
British composer, record producer, musician and songwriter
Samuel Sim is a British composer, record producer, musician and songwriter. His work includes concert music, recordings, arrangements and film and television scores. He writes in orchestral as well as electronic and contemporary idioms, and is known for his use of choir and vocal elements in his music.
Recent releases include the Ivor Novello Award nominated score for the series The Mill, the soundtrack for Home Fires, released 6 May 2016 by Sony Classical Records. and the music to The Halcyon released by Decca Records in January 2017.
01Biography
Film and television scores
2022
2021
- Domina
- Innocent II
- The Feast
- The Bay: Season III
2020
- Maiden
- The Bay: Season II
- The Spanish Princess
- Murder in the Carpark
2019
- Anne (TV Mini-series)
- The Cure (Movie)
- The Bay
- The Victim
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (with Daniel Pemberton)
2018
- Maiden
- The Interrogation of Tony Martin (TV Movie)
- Innocent
2017
- Maigret in Montmartre
- Unspeakable
- Diana
- On a Knife Edge
- Paula
- Born to Kill
- Maigret: Night at the Crossroads
- The Halcyon
2016
2015
- Home Fires, Season I
- Coalition
- Chasing Shadows
2014
- The Mill, Season II
- Stop at Nothing
2013
- By Any Means
- Women Behind Bars
- A Touch of Cloth, Season II
- Ice Cream Girls
- Lad: A Yorkshire Story
- Salma
- Inside Death Row
2012
- In the Shadow of the Sun
- We Are Poets
- Fathers Day
- Of Two Minds
- Mad Dogs
2011
2010
- The Deep
- Flak
- 10 Minute Tales
2009
- Emma
- The Damned United
- W.M.D.
- Snowblind
- Kröd Mändoon
- Iran and the West
- Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry
2008
2007
- Awake
- Only Human
2006
2005
02Soundtrack releases
- Emma, A recording of Sim's soundtrack for the 2009 BBC television drama of Jane Austen's Emma was released on 1 December 2009
- Mad Dogs, Original Television Soundtrack, Red Stamp Records, 2012
- The Mill, Original Television Soundtrack for Channel 4's drama series was released February 2015 on Red Stamp Records
- Coalition Original Soundtrack, Red Stamp Records, 2015
- Home Fires Soundtrack featuring the single "Siren" released 6 May 2016 by Sony Classical Records.
- The Halcyon, Original Television Soundtrack featuring the hit single "Hourglass" written and produced by Samuel Sim, feat. Tracy Kashi on Vocals was released by Decca Records in January 2017
- On a Knife Edge, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack released January 2018
- The Bay, Original Television Soundtrack released March 2022
- Domina, Original Television Soundtrack, Dubois Records, 2021
03Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming | Best Music Original Musical Score | Dunkirk | Won | |
| 2010 | Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Score | Emma | Nominated | |
| Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Titles | The Deep | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Titles | By Any Means | Won | |
| 2015 | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Score | The Mill | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Titles | Home Fires | Won | |
| Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Score | Home Fires | Won | ||
| 2018 | Bafta Award | Best Music, Original Score | Born to Kill | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Royal Television Society | Best Music, Original Titles | The Bay | Won |
Sources and credits
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