Dominik Scherrer

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Dominik Scherrer is a Swiss-British composer born in 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland, who has written prolifically for film, theatre and television. [1]

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Career

Scherrer has composed the music score for both seasons of the British television series Ripper Street and worked on a third series in 2014. [2] He won the Best Television Soundtrack Award for his work on Ripper Street at the 2014 Ivor Novello Awards. [3]

Filmography

Discography

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. "COOL Music Limited – Composers: Dominik Scherrer". Coolmusicltd.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. The Whitechapel Society 1888 Journal, Issue 55; April 2014
  3. "The Ivor Novello Awards 2014: Winners in full – Music News". Digital Spy. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.