Samuel Sim

{{Short description|British composer, record producer, musician and songwriter}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}

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.

Recent releases include the Ivor Novello Award nominated score for the Bafta Award winning series The Mill,{{cite web

| url = http://theivors.com/archive/2010-to-present/archive2010-to-presentthe-ivors-2015///

| title = The Ivors 2015

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}} the multi-award-winning soundtrack for Home Fires,{{cite web

| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4015216/awards//

| title = Home Fires – Awards – IMDB

| website = IMDb

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}} released 6 May 2016 by Sony Classical Records.{{cite web

| url = http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8121112--samuel-sim-home-fires//

| title = Prestoclassical.co.uk

| publisher = Prestoclassical.co.uk

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}} and the music to The Halcyon released by Decca Records in January 2017.{{cite web

| url = http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/12/14/soundtrack-for-itvs-the-halcyon-to-be-released//

| title = Film Music Reporter

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

Biography

=Film and television scores=

==2021==

==2020==

==2019==

==2018==

==2014==

2013

==2012==

2011

2010

==2009==

==2008==

==2007==

==2006==

==2005==

{{cite web

| url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1475318//

| title = Samuel Sim on IMDb

| website = IMDb

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2018}}

Soundtrack releases

| url = https://www.soundtrack.net/album/emma//

| title = Soundtrack.net

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

  • Mad Dogs – Original Television Soundtrack – Red Stamp Records – 2012
  • The Mill – Original Television Soundtrack for Channel 4's drama series was released Feb 2015 on Red Stamp Records{{cite web

| url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-mill-music-from-the-television-series/937128334

| title = iTunes.apple.com

| website = iTunes

| date = 31 October 2014

| access-date = 6 February 2018}}

| url = http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/110210/Home+Fires//

| title = Soundtrack collector

| publisher = Soundtrack collector

| date = 16 May 2016

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

  • The Halcyon – Original Television Soundtrack featuring the hit single Hourglass written and produced by Samuel Sim, feat. Tracy Kashi on Vocals was released by Decca Records in January 2017{{cite web

| url = http://coolmusicltd.com/samuel-sims-halcyon-soundtrack-now-available//

| title = Samuel Sim's 'The Halcyon' soundtrack

| publisher = Cool Music

| date = 16 January 2017

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

  • On a Knife Edge – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack released January 2018{{cite web

| url = https://www.filmmusicsite.com/en/soundtracks.cgi?id=63457//

| title = Film Music Site – On a Knife Edge

| publisher = Film Music site

| date = 16 May 2016

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

  • The Bay – Original Television Soundtrack released March 2022
  • Domina – Original Television Soundtrack – Dubois Records – 2021

Awards and nominations

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Film

! Result

! Ref.

2005

| Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming

| Best Music Original Musical Score

| Dunkirk

| {{won}}

|rowspan="4"|

rowspan="2"| 2010

| Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Score

| Emma

| {{nom}}

Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Titles

| The Deep

| {{nom}}

2014

| Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Titles

| By Any Means

| {{won}}

2015

| Ivor Novello Awards

| Best Original Score

|The Mill

| {{nominated}}

|{{cite web

| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32825765//

| title = Ivor Novello awards

| publisher = bbc.co.uk

| date = 21 May 2015

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Titles

| Home Fires

| {{won}}

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web

| url = https://rts.org.uk/award/craft-design-awards-2015//

| title = Craft & Design Awards

| publisher = res.org.uk

| date = 30 November 2015

| accessdate = 6 February 2018}}

Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Score

| Home Fires

| {{won}}

2018

|Bafta Award

| Best Music, Original Score

| Born to Kill

| {{nominated}}

|{{cite web

| url = http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/nominations-announced-for-the-british-academy-cymru-awards-in-2018

| title = Nominations Announced

| publisher = bafta.org.uk

| date = 6 September 2018

| accessdate = 6 September 2018}}

2019

| Royal Television Society

| Best Music, Original Titles

| The Bay

| {{won}}

References

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