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 Beyonce Knowles - 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

  1. ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/articles/lifeofmammals.asp
  2. ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/television/huw-wheldon-award-for-factual-series-or-strand
  3. ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2006/television/huw-wheldon-award-for-specialist-factual
  4. ↑ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2009/television/specialist-factual
  5. ↑ http://www.emmyonline.org/news/archive/nominations/news_23rd_nominees.pdf.
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/return-to-the-ugly-side-mw0002095267/credits
  7. ↑ http://jalapeno.greedbag.com/buy/apiculture-0/
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g6j9
  9. ↑ http://www.thisisdolman.com/#!about/c2414
  10. ↑ http://www.thisisdolman.com/#!album/c22in
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367927/
  12. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/07/03/ben-salisbury-portisheads-geoff-barrow-scoring-alex-garlands-ex-machina/

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