Simon Russell (composer)

Simon Russell is a British composer for TV and film. He has worked on many documentaries and films including James Bluemel’s Exodus; Our Journey to Europe, Once Upon a Time in Iraq and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland Havana Marking’s Afghan Star, Baroque! From St Peter’s to St Paul’s, Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer and Lottie Bearshout animation. He composed 52 episodes of the South Korean kids animation series Canimals. Awards *2023: RTS Craft & Design Award winner Original Score - non-scripted for Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland *2024: Emmy Award winner in Outstanding Music & Sound category for the Pussy Riot score Filmography Feature films * Weak At Denise (Guerilla Films; directed by Julian Nott, 2002) * Vampire Diary (Bard/Sterling; directed by Mark James, 2007) * Afghan Star (Roast Beef; directed by Havana Marking -2009) * Vote Afghanistan (Roast Beef/More 4, 2010) * 66 Months (Moving Target; directed by James Bluemel, 2011) * Silencing The Song (HBO/Roast Beef, 2011) * The Do Gooders (Roast Beef, 2013) * A Whole Lott More (Flying V/Roast Beef, 2013) * Smash And Grab (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville, 2012) * Pussy Riot (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville/HBO, 2013) * We Are Many (2014