Samuel Sim

Samuel Sim is a British composer, record producer, musician and songwriter. His work spans concert music, recordings, arrangements and film and television scores. He writes in full orchestral as well as electronic and contemporary idioms, and is often known for his use of choir and vocal elements in his music.

Recent releases include the Ivor Novello Award nominated score for the Bafta Award winning series The Mill,^[1] the multi-award-winning soundtrack for Home Fires,^[2] released 6 May 2016 by Sony Classical Records.^[3] and the music to The Halcyon released by Decca Records in January 2017.^[4]

Biography

Film and television scores

2021

• Domina
• Innocent II (TV series)
• The Feast
• The Bay: Season III

2020

• Maiden
• The Bay: Season II
• The Spanish Princess (TV series)
• Murder in the Carpark (TV series)

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

• Maigret's Dead Man
• Home Fires – Season II
• Murdered by My Father
• Maigret Sets a Trap

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

• Combat Hospital
• The Reckoning

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

• House of Saddam

2007

• Awake
• Only Human

2006

• "Bobby"
• "Doogal"

2005

• "Dunkirk"

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Soundtrack 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^[6]
• Mad Dogs – Original Television Soundtrack – Red Stamp Records – 2012
• The Mill – Original Television Soundtrack for Channel 4's drama series was released Feb 2015 on Red Stamp Records^[7]
• Coalition Original Soundtrack – Red Stamp Records – 2015
• Home Fires Soundtrack featuring the single Siren released 6 May 2016 by Sony Classical Records.^[8]
• 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^[9]
• On a Knife Edge – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack released January 2018^[10]
• The Bay – Original Television Soundtrack released March 2022
• Domina – Original Television Soundtrack – Dubois Records – 2021

Awards 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	^[11]
2016	Royal Television Society	Best Music, Original Titles	Home Fires	Won	^[12]
	Royal Television Society	Best Music, Original Score	Home Fires	Won
2018	Bafta Award	Best Music, Original Score	Born to Kill	Nominated	^[13]
2019	Royal Television Society	Best Music, Original Titles	The Bay	Won

References

1. "The Ivors 2015". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Home Fires – Awards – IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Prestoclassical.co.uk". Prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
5. "Samuel Sim on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
6. "Soundtrack.net". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
7. "iTunes.apple.com". iTunes. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
8. "Soundtrack collector". Soundtrack collector. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
9. "Samuel Sim's 'The Halcyon' soundtrack". Cool Music. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
10. "Film Music Site – On a Knife Edge". Film Music site. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
11. "Ivor Novello awards". bbc.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
12. "Craft & Design Awards". res.org.uk. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
13. "Nominations Announced". bafta.org.uk. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

External links

• Official Site
• Samuel Sim at IMDb
• Emma CD soundtrack information
• The Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators