Ian Arber

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Ian Arber
Origin London, England
Genres Film score, soundtrack
Occupation(s) Composer, musician, music producer
Instrument(s) Cello, piano, guitar
Website ianarber.com

Ian Arber is a British composer for film and television. He is based in London, England. In 2019, he composed the music for BBC One's thriller series The Capture alongside Blur's Dave Rowntree. The Capture was the most-watched new BBC series of 2019 with over 20 million streams. Ian also scored BBC Two's comedy series Quacks , Usain Bolt's theatrical-release documentary I Am Bolt , [1] Mo Farah's documentary No Easy Mile, and John Hurt's final film My Name Is Lenny . [2] Ian also was assistant to composer Joe Kraemer on his score for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation . [3]

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Arber co-composed the score for Mo Farah: No Easy Mile with Blur's Dave Rowntree and collaborated with hip-hop legend Nas on the opening titles of I Am Bolt.

Credits

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio(s)DistributorTypeNotes
2022The Chelsea DetectiveAcornTV series
2020The One, season 1Johnny CappsUrban Myth Films Netflix TV series
BreakMichael Elkin7&7Feature film
Cup of Joe, season 1Philymack, Fulwell 73 Quibi TV series
2019 The Capture , season 1Ben Chanan BBC One, Peacock TV series
The Proms David RickardBBCTV series
Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim MarshallAlfred George-BaileyBailey-Kennedy ProductionsFeature documentary
Hitsville: The Making of MotownGabe Turner, Ben Turner Fulwell 73 Showtime Feature documentary
2018 Medici , season 2Jon Cassar, Jan MicheliniLux Vide, Big Light Productions, Rai Fiction Rai 1, Netflix, SBS TV series
Cruel HeartsPaul OsborneConspicuous Pictures, Verax FilmsFeature film
Bros: After the Screaming Stops Joe Pearlman, David Souttar Fulwell 73 XYZ Films, Lorton DistributionFeature documentaryCo-composed with Dave Rowntree
Redcon-1 Chee Keong CheungIntense ProductionsIntense ProductionsFeature film
Island of the DollsSebastian MantillaRetrogusto FilmsFeature film
Scott and Sid Scott Elliott, Sid SadowskyjDreamchasers Film LtdFeature film
Can't Have You Mark A. Altman Atlantis CanyonFeature filmCo-composed with Joe Kraemer (composer)
2017 Quacks Andy De Emmony Lucky Giant BBC Two TV series
My Name Is Lenny Ron ScalpelloSalon Pictures Lionsgate Feature film
Amy and SophiaAdam LipsiusRetrogusto FilmsFeature film
2016Mo Farah: No Easy MileJoe Pearlman Fulwell 73 Feature documentaryCo-composed with Dave Rowntree
I Am Bolt Ben Turner, Gabe Turner Fulwell 73 Feature documentary
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Christopher McQuarrie Skydance Productions, TC Productions, Bad Robot Paramount Pictures Feature filmAssistant to Joe Kraemer
ReunionShawn ChouMonsterworks66Feature film
2014The WindowSteve SpelBrillen EntertainmentFeature film
2013We Love PaleoCaroleen MoiseBeyond FeaturesFeature documentary
Carpe Diem: European Escapade [4] Eric HinwoodATAEC StudiosFeature film
2012Changing Hands Scott L. Schwartz Changing Hands FilmFeature film

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