Simon Russell is a BAFTA, EMMY and RTS award-winning freelance composer from the UK.
Hecomposes music in a diverse range of styles for film and TV productions
52 episodes of Canimals completed for Aardman/BRB/VoozClub - due to be broadcast in UK early 2012, currently being shown in Australia, Spain, France, Disney Asia, Costa Rica & Brazil opening title music
composing episodes for Invite Mr. Wright; India & Australia
commissioned to compose the music for Havana Marking's new film about Serbian jewel theives "The Pink Panthers"
written demo tracks for SoundIron's Cymbology and Twine Bass libraries
composing music for Invite Mr. Wright – a 6 part documentary travel series for Discovery
Canimals has started broadcasting in France on Canal +
66 Months has been selected for idfa (16th to 27th November Amsterdam) the trailer can be viewed here (warning: contains violence & explicit language)
Canimals has started broadcasting in Australia on ABC2
Commissioned to compose music for a "Lost Art" online exhibition by The Tate featuring work by Tinguely, Christo, Hesse, Sutherland, Haring.
composed track for the launch of SoundIron's new Russian Choir library;
selected tracks can now be found here:- http://soundcloud.com/spraticus
composed the music for Channel 4's "Cutting Edge: The Pet Detectives" to be screened on Monday 22nd August at 8pm
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution a new 4 part BBC 2 documentary by Waldemar Januszczak begins on 16th July at 8.00pm
66 Months shortlisted for the Grand Jury prize at the London Documentary Festival - screening 17th June
composing episodes for Aardman's new animation series "Canimals"
composing music for 66 Months to be shown at the Sheffield Documentary Festival 9th June
composing for a new Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary "The Pet Detective"
composing episodes of Aardman's "Canimals"
"Dance, Dance, Dance" for Sky 3D wins the 3D Television Award for Entertainment and Music at the International 3D Society Awards, Hollywood
Islands Of Britain with Martin Clunes repeated on ITV 3 weekly from 10th February
commissioned to compose theme & incidental music for Aardman's new 52 part animation series "Canimals"
Silencing The Song - a 30 minute documentary follow up to Sundance double award winning film Afghan Star, focusing on one of the show's female contestants. To be broadcast by HBO on 26th January