Segun Akinola is a composer for film and television who has strengthened many projects with his musical acumen. He is most known for his music in the latest series of ‘Doctor Who’, starring the first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. Segun’s work is a key immersive tool for showrunner Chris Chibnall and series directors to establish the many adventures the Doctor and her friends travel on. These include the impressive 80s influenced electronic score for ‘The Tsuranga Conundrum’ to the heart-wrenching ‘Demons of the Punjab’ which utilised specialist Indian musicians and orchestra, all recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
Segun scored Sundance 2019 favourite ‘The Last Tree’, which was also recorded at Abbey Road Studios. This is Segun’s second feature film collaboration with director Shola Amoo after ‘A Moving Image’, and it earned him a Discovery of the Year award nomination at the World Soundtrack Awards.
A BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, Segun’s other work includes scoring BBC Two’s landmark four-part series ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History’, written and presented by Historian David Olusoga OBE. Regularly collaborating on BBC projects, he completed the scores for the major three-part series ‘The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed’ and two-part series ‘Expedition Volcano’, both for BBC Two and PBS. Segun also recently scored the short comedy ‘Swan’ for Erebus Pictures.
His score for Shola Amoo’s short ‘Dear Mr Shakespeare’ received an Honourable Mention at the Jerry Goldsmith Awards. In addition, he’s written music for a project from Academy Award-winning American producers Shine Global: the 3D documentary ‘1 Way Up’. His work has screened at acclaimed festivals like Sundance, the London Film Festival, LA Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival and many others.
Credits
| MUSE | Muse Films Director: Azhur Saleem Producer: Tora Young Starring: Taj Atwal, Paul Ready | |
| THE LAST TREE | Prodigal Film & TV Director: Shalo Amoo Producer: Myf Hopkins, Lee Thomas Starring: Nicholas Pinnock, Denise Black | |
| DR WHO (series 11 & 12) | BBC Studios Wales Directors: Jamie Childs, Mark Tonderai, Sallie Aprahamian, Producer: Alex Mercer Starring: Jodie Whittaker | |
| SWAN (Short film) | Erebus Pictures Directors: Sophie King Producer: Stephanie Aspin, Savannah Power Starring: Mark Addy, Sally Breton | |
| WONDERS OF THE MOON | BBC Studios Director: James Van Der Pool Producer: James Van Der Pool Starring: Maxine Peake | |
| EXPEDITION VOLCANO | BBC Studios / PBS Directors: Simon Winchcombe, Ben Wilson | |
| THE HUMAN BODY: SECRETS OF YOUR LIFE REVEALED | BBC Studios / PBS Directors: Martin Johnson, Matthew Dyas, Jenny Palmer | |
| BLACK AND BRITISH: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY | BBC Studios Directors: James Van Der Pool, Naomi Austin Producer: Naomi Austin Starring: David Olusoga | |
| A MOVING IMAGE | A Moving Image Productions Director: Shola Amoo Producers: Rienkje Attoh | |
| 1 WAY UP: THE STORY OF PECKHAM BMX (additional music) | Jet set films / Shine Global Inc. Director: Amy Matheison Producers: Amy Matheison, Albie Hecht |
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Segun Akinola scores short film ‘Muse’
Segun Akinola has composed the score to ‘Muse’ a Sci-Fi short film written and directed by Azhur Saleem. The film is about an artist who
Segun Akinola’s ‘Dr Who Series 12’ soundtrack released – 3rd April
The soundtrack to the lastest series of the extremely popular BBC show ‘Dr Who’, composed by Segun Akinola has been released. Building on the character
Segun Akinola’s soundtrack to ‘Dr Who – Series 12’ to be released
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‘Dr Who’ Series 12 starts New Years Day – scored by Segun Akinola
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Segun Akinola scores Shola Amoo’s ‘The Last Tree’ – In Cinemas 27th September
Segun Akinola has composed the score to the coming of age drama ‘The Last Tree’, directed by Shola Amoo. The film follows the story of
Segun Akinola Nominated for ‘Discovery Of The Year’ at World Soundtrack Academy Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards. Amongst them is Cool Music composer client Segun Akinola
Dr Who Series 11 Begins This Sunday – Music by Segun Akinola
The new, hugely anticipated series of Dr Who airs on Sunday at 6.45pm on BBC One, with new music by composer client Segun Akinola. The
Dr Who series 11 teaser…
New series. New Doctor. New friends. New Adventures. New composer!! Segun Akinola
Segun Akinola scoring ‘Dr Who’
The highly anticipated new series of Doctor Who will be scored by composer Segun Akinola, a 2017 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and rising star among British