Ruth Barrett
{{short description|British film score composer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{for|the American journalist Ruth S. Barrett|Ruth Shalit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ruth Barrett
| image = Ruth3-portrait.jpg
| caption = Barrett at work in her studio (2017)
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| birth_name = Ruth Barrett
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = Roehampton, London, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Television score, Film score
| occupation = Composer
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 2005–present
| website = https://www.ruthbarrettmusic.com/
}}
Ruth Barrett (born 1976) is a British film score composer.{{cite news|title=Ruth Barrett|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/608469/Ruth-Barrett|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130805023308/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/608469/Ruth-Barrett|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|archive-date=2013-08-05}} Her film score credits include Harry Brown,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/movies/30harry.html|title=Michael Caine as Gangster-Shooting Vigilante|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|work=The New York Times |date=29 April 2010 |access-date=2018-11-05|language=en}} Twenty8k, and City of Tiny Lights. Her television score credits include The Sister, Bloodlands, Bodyguard,{{cite web |author1=Rob Licuria |title=Composer Ruth Barrett ('Bodyguard') on exploring 'what does panic sound like' for political thriller soundtrack [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] |website=Gold Derby |date=20 May 2019 |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/composer-ruth-barrett-bodyguard-richard-madden-video-interview/ }} The Durrells,{{Cite news|url=https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/interviews/interview-ruth-barrett/|title=Interview: Ruth Barrett - M Magazine|date=2018-03-16|work=M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US}} Collateral, Legacy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/entries/9dffc2e1-83a4-3f29-a8b1-7d57afffca58|title=Legacy: The score would have to deliver|date=2013-11-27|website=TV blog|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-05}} Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Victoria.{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-08-17/the-story-behind-the-victoria-theme-tune/|title=The story behind the Victoria theme tune|work=Radio Times|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2017/01/martin-phipps-ruth-barrett-victoria-original-soundtrack-available-now/|title=Martin Phipps And Ruth Barrett VICTORIA Original Soundtrack Available Now - We Are Movie Geeks|date=2017-01-13|work=We Are Movie Geeks|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US}} For her work on Victoria, Barrett was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.
Early life and career
Barrett was born in Roehampton, London in 1976. She became interested in film and television music at a very young age while watching 1980s reruns of 1970s American television shows. She cites 1978s The Incredible Hulk, Queen's 1980 Flash Gordon Soundtrack, and a number of commercials broadcast throughout the 1980s as childhood inspirations that piqued her interest in music.{{cite web |title=Interview: Ruth Barrett |url=https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/interviews/interview-ruth-barrett/ |website=M-magazine.co.uk |publisher=M-Magazine |accessdate=14 August 2019|date=2018-03-16 }}
In her early teens she began improvising compositions around classical pieces with piano teacher and early mentor Nigel Crouch.
Ruth went on to study music at Cambridge University, and then music composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London.{{cite web |title=Ruth Barrett |url=https://www.apmmusic.com/artists-composers/ruth-barrett |website=Apmmusic.com |accessdate=14 August 2019}}
She broke into the television industry composing for advertising pitches. Her first full time role was in post-production for ITV, which allowed her to build key relationships with producers and directors, while gaining practical experience composing for documentaries. Barrett also met her future husband, "sound engineer, electronic music aficionado, composer and synth super-geek", Ruskin Williamson while working there.
After leaving ITV, she freelanced at Strongroom Studios where she began working with her future mentor and collaborator Martin Phipps. This allowed her to further her industry experience, develop her contacts, and led directly a commission for her first drama score.
Works
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Film !Director(s) !Writer(s) !Producer(s) |
| 2009
|Matthew Vaughn, Kris Thykier, Matthew Brown, Keith Bell |
| 2010
|Faye Ward |
| 2012
|David Kew, Neil Thompson |Jimmy Dowdall, Paul Abbott |Martin Carr |
| 2015
|Rebecca O'Brien, Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto |
| TBA
|David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, AJ Dix, Marc Evans, Gina Prince-Bythewood |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Series !Director(s) !Writer(s) !Producer(s) |
| 2007
|Declan O'Dwyer, Jeremy Webb |Marcus Wilson |
| rowspan="5"|2009
|David Drury |Neil Biswas, based on Martina Cole's book |Willow Grylis |
| Endgame
|Pete Travis |Hal Vogel |
| Married Single Other
|Charles Martin, Declan Lowney |Peter Souter |Radford Neville |
| Wuthering Heights
|Peter Bowker |Radford Neville |
| Wallander: The Man Who Smiled
|Simon Donald, Richard Cottan |Sanne Wohlenberg |
| 2010
|Ashley Pierce |Kate McKerrell |
| 2012
|Eliza Mellor |
| rowspan="2"|2013
|Whitechapel (Series 1, 3 and 4) |SJ Clarkson, John Strickland, Daniel Nettheim, Jon East |Ben Court, Caroline Ip |Marcus Wilson, David Boulter, Patrick Schweitzer |
| Legacy
|Rob Bullock |
| 2014
|Ashley Pierce |Chris Carey |
| 2015
|Jon East |
| 2016 |
| rowspan="3"|2017
|Victoria (Series 1-3) |Sandra Goldbacher, Olly Blackburn, Lisa James Larsson, Geoff Sax, Daniel O'Hara, Jim Loach |Paul Frift |
| Fearless
|Patrick Harbinson |
| The Durrells (Series 1-4)
|Steve Barron, Roger Goldby, Edward Hall, Niall MacCormick |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|Thomas Vincent, John Strickland |Priscilla Parish |
| Collateral
|SJ Clarkson, Elizabeth Binns |
| rowspan="2"|2019
|Steve Barron, Roger Goldby, Edward Hall, Niall MacCormick |Christopher Hall |
| Sanditon
|Olly Blackburn, Lisa Clarke, Charles Sturridge |Georgina Lowe |Andrew Davies |
| rowspan="2"|2020
|Christopher Hall |
| The Sister |
| 2021
|Fred Berner |Dick Wolf |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Work ! Episode ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2017
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Victoria | align=center| "Doll 123" | Martin Phipps, Ruth Barrett, and Natalie Holt | {{nom}} | align=center|{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score|title=69th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|accessdate=25 April 2019}} |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.ruthbarrettmusic.com/home}}
- [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ruth-barrett/23489336 Ruth Barrett on iTunes]
- [https://open.spotify.com/artist/48ZoDch2iKE7FZEYY67DPB Ruth Barrett on Spotify]
- {{IMDb name|2418470}}
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Category:English film score composers
Category:English television composers
Category:English women composers
Category:British women film score composers
Category:English women pianists
Category:21st-century British pianists
Category:21st-century British women pianists