Ben Salisbury
Ben Salisbury (born 1970) is a British composer, particularly known for his work in film and television. He has also worked as a co-writer, arranger and musician with a number of bands. He studied music at Newcastle University and Bournemouth University.[1]
Career
Notable television credits include the BAFTA nominated David Attenborough series The Life of Mammals [2] and Life in the Undergrowth,[3] and the BAFTA-winning series Life in Cold Blood.[4] He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his score for the Wildlife on One film Operation Dung Beetle [5]
Salisbury appears as co-writer, string arranger and musician on the Malachai album "Return To The Ugly Side" [6] and The Beekeepers album "Apiculture".[7] He also co-wrote the album "Drokk: Music Inspired By Mega City One" with Portishead's Geoff Barrow,[8] and writes and records as one half of the duo Dolman with Scott Hendy.[9] Dolman released their eponymous debut album on Inflection Point records in June 2014.[10]
In 2012 Salisbury composed the score for the documentary feature film Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream directed by Beyoncé - a behind the scenes look at the singer's life and music.[11]
Together with Geoff Barrow, he scored the feature film Ex Machina - Alex Garland’s directorial debut, released in the UK in January 2015.[12]
References
- ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/articles/lifeofmammals.asp
- ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/television/huw-wheldon-award-for-factual-series-or-strand
- ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2006/television/huw-wheldon-award-for-specialist-factual
- ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2009/television/specialist-factual
- ↑ http://www.emmyonline.org/news/archive/nominations/news_23rd_nominees.pdf.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/return-to-the-ugly-side-mw0002095267/credits
- ↑ http://jalapeno.greedbag.com/buy/apiculture-0/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g6j9
- ↑ http://www.thisisdolman.com/#!about/c2414
- ↑ http://www.thisisdolman.com/#!album/c22in
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367927/
- ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/07/03/ben-salisbury-portisheads-geoff-barrow-scoring-alex-garlands-ex-machina/