Samuel Sim

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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.

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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

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  • Maiden
  • The Interrogation of Tony Martin (TV Movie)
  • Innocent

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Soundtrack releases

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
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

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