Chris Roe is an Ivor Novello-nominated composer whose work combines an acoustic palette with a contemporary edge. A classically trained pianist and string player with a love for experimental music, Chris is equally at home working with a full orchestra as with a broken tape machine or vintage synth and is meticulous in building a distinctive palette for each project.
His most recent credits include the Paramount dark comedy-thriller Bad Apples starring Saoirse Ronan. Chris’ previous film work has included The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, Blue Jean (winning the audience award at the Venice Film Festival) as well as scoring BAFTA-winning film After Love, for which Chris won Best Original Score (Les Arcs Film Festival), and was nominated for Best Original Score at the Ivor Novello Awards.
In TV, Chris has recently scored true crime thriller The Lady for The Crown producers Left Bank Pictures as well as new Anthony Horowitz thriller series Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue for MGM+/BBC. He has previously scored 6-part thriller Wolf for BBC 1, and all four series of Jed Mercurio’s Trigger Point and Payback, also with HTM Television.
In the documentary space, Chris has collaborated twice with Ridley Scott Associates and Netflix, scoring the series Surviving Black Hawk Down and the International Emmy-nominated series Robbie Williams, which earned Chris a Music+Sound Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Chris studied music at Manchester University after which he went on to the Royal College of Music in London on a scholarship, graduating top of his year with the Adrian Cruft Prize. He also spent time studying electronic music in Paris at the renowned IRCAM institute.
Credits
| BAD APPLES | Pulse Films Director: Jonatan Etzler Producer: Oskar Pimlott Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Jacob Anderson, Robert Emms | |
| MOURINHO | Netflix/ Ventureland Director: Joe Pearlman Producers: John Battsek, Miles Coleman Starring: José Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| THE LADY | ITV / Left Bank Pictures Director: Lee Haven Jones Producer: Florence Haddon-Cave Starring: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Natalie Dormer, Ed Speleers, Philip Glenister, Claire Skinner | |
| THE SALT PATH | BBC Films/ Number 9 Films Director: Marianne Elliott Producers: Peter Hampden, Kirstin Irving, Elizabeth Karlsen, Beatriz Levin Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance | |
| NINE BODIES IN A MEXICAN MORGUE | MGM+ / Eleventh Hour Films Directors: Viviane Andereggen, Brian O’Malley Producer: Richard Burrell Starring: Lydia Wilson, David Ajala, Eric McCormack | |
| SURVIVING BLACK HAWK DOWN (Co-scored with Nir Perlman) | Ridley Scott Associates/ Netflix Directors: Sam Hobkinson, Jack Macinnes Producers: Jamal Osman, Emma Supple Starring: Alex Brockdorff, Matthew Thomas-Robinson | |
| AIRBORNE | Sky/ Humble Bee Films Executive Producers: Charlotte Crosse, Stephen Dunleavy, James Nafull, Gilberte Phanor, Kathryn Taylor Narrated by: Keeley Hawes | |
| THE DEVIL’S CLIMB | National Geographic/ Hulu Directors: Renan Ozturk, Drew Pulley Producer: Grace McNally Starring: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell | |
| TRIGGER POINT (Series 1 – 4) | HTM Productions/ ITV Studios Director: Daniel Brierley Executive Producer: Jed Mercurio Starring: Vicky McClure, Eric Shango, Cal MacAninc | |
| ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD | National Geographic/ Disney+ Director: Richard Ladkani Producer: Bruce Kennedy Starring: Alex Honnold, Hazel Findlay | |
| PAYBACK | ITV Directors: Andrew Cumming, Jennie Darnell Producer: Debbie O’Malley Starring: Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasann Puwanarajah, Steven Mackintosh | |
| ROBBIE WILLAMS | Netflix/ RSA Films Director: Joe Pearlman Producer: Helena Korner Starring: Robbie Williams | |
| GRIME KIDS | Mammoth Screen/ Warner Bros. TV Directors: Abdou Cisse, Ian Aryeh Producer: Irma Inniss Starring: Marcus Onilude, DeLove Akra, Jordie Leany | |
| WOLF | BBC/ APC Studios Directors: Lee Haven Jones, Kristoffer Nyholm Producer: Nikki Wilson Starring: Iwan Rheon, Sacha Dhawan, Juliet Stevenson | |
| WHALE WITH STEVE BACKSHALL | SKY / NBCU Producers: Ellen Husain, Tom Whitworth Starring: Steve Backshall | |
| BLUE JEAN | Kleio Films Director: Georgia Oakley Producer: Hélène Sifre Starring: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday | |
| STEWART | SKY / Mark Stewart Productions Director: Patrick Mark Producers: Sarah Bayntun, Gareth Dodds, Patrick Mark | |
| LANCASTER | SKY Directors: David Fairhead, Ant Palmer Producers: Trevor Beattie, Jeremy Chatterton, Keith Haviland, Steve Milne | |
| TRIGGER POINT | HTM Productions/ ITV Studios Director: Daniel Brierley Executive Producer: Jed Mercurio Starring: Vicky McClure, Eric Shango, Cal MacAninch | |
| STEWART | Mark Stewart Productions, Noah Media Group Director: Patrick Mark Producers: Sarah Bayntun, Gareth Dodds, Patrick Mark Starring: Jackie Stewart, Francois Cevert, Jochen Rindt | |
| WILD BABIES (co-composed with James Dornan) | Netflix / Humble Bee Films Narrator: Helena Bonham Carter Executive Producers: Stephen Dunleavy, Charlotte Crosse | |
| SHARK WITH STEVE BACKSHALL | SKY / NBCU/ True To Nature Director: Rowan Musgrave Producer: Louise Shutler Starring: Steve Backshall | |
| AFTER LOVE | BFI/ BBC Films/ Vertigo Releasing Director: Aleem Khan Producer: Matthieu de Braconier Starring: Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss | *Nominated for Ivor Novello Awards for Best Original Film Score 2022* * WINNER Les Arcs European Film Festival – Best Original Score 2020* *Nominated for Music + Sound Award for Best Original Score for Feature Film 2021* |
| GITONGA | Ginger Lobster Productions Director: Joe Bunyan Producer: Joe Bunyan | |
| BUSBY | Fulwell 73/ Altitude Film Entertainment Director: Joe Pearlman Producer: Leo Pearlman Starring: Matt Busby, Rob Cavanaugh, Eamon Dunphy | *Nominated for Music + Sound Award for Best Original Score for Feature Film 2020* |
| ARMSTRONG | Tin Goose Films/ Gravitas Ventures Director: David Fairhead Producers: Careth Dodds, Keith Haviland Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Armstrong | |
| REVOLUTION IN RUINS: THE HUGO CHAVEZ STORY | BBC Director: Jane McMullen, Robin Barnwell, Ewa Ewart, James Jones Producer: Jane Corbin, Jane McMullen, Robin Barnwell Starring: Simon Reeve, Olenka Frenkiel, Dan Snow | |
| SPITFIRE | Haviland Digital/ Altitude Film Entertainment Directors: David Fairhead, Ant Palmer Producers: John Dibbs, Gareth Dodds, David Fairhead, Steve Milne, Ant Palmer Starring: John Ackroyed, Charles Dance, Mary Ellis | *Nominated for Music + Sound Award for Best Original Score for Feature Film* |
| PEOPLE VS THE NHS:WHO GETS THE DRUGS? | Pulse Films Director: Mark Henderson Starring: Casper J. Allen, Yusef Azad, Alex Baylis | |
| CHILDREN OF THE SNOW LAND | Directors: Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson Producers: Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson Starring: Nima Gurung, Sangpo Lama, Tsering Deki Lama | |
| CHARISMATA | Hydra Films RKM/ Raven Banner Entertainment Directors: Andy Collier, Tor Mian Producers: Andy Collier, Tor Mian, Sean Knopp, Ross Scaife Starring: Sarah Beck Mather, Jamie Satterthwaite, Adonis Anthony | |
| IS IT SAFE TO BE GAY IN THE UK? | Century Films/ BBC 2 Director: Mark Henderson Producer: Joe Fowler | |
| MISSION CONTROL: THE UNSUNG HEROS OF APOLLO | Haviland Digital/ Gravitas Ventures Director: David Fairhead Producers: Gareth Dodds, Keith Haviland Starring: John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostic | *Nominated for Music + Sound Award for Best Original Score for Feature Film* |
| UNKNOWN MALE NUMBER 1 | Amber Entertainment/ BBC Director: Hugo Berkeley Producers: Alessandro De Rita, Lawrence Elman | |
| DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN | Dartmouth Films Directors: Johnny Blank, Sam Collins, Jarrod Kimber Producer: Sam Collins Starring: Jonathan Agnew, David Becker, Ian Chappell | |
| THE MILKY WAY | Hydra Films RKM Director: Tor Mian Starring: Dean Roberts, Sarah Armstrong, Samuel Clemens |
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Huge congratulations to Chris Roe on his Music and Sound Awards win!
Huge congratulations to Chris Roe on his Music and Sound Awards win! Chris was awarded Best Original Composition in a Series or Programme for ‘The
‘Bad Apples’ scored by Chris Roe hits cinemas 18th September!
‘Bad Apples’ scored by Chris Roe hits cinemas 18th September! Hailed as “the most unhinged dark comedy you’ll see this year,” this film follows Maria
‘Trigger Point’ Season 4 scored by Chris Roe premieres Sunday 30th August on ITV and ITVX
‘Trigger Point’ is back with its fourth season! Scored by Chris Roe, the series premieres at 9pm on Sunday 30th August on ITV and ITVX.
Scored by Chris Roe, watch the new three part documentary ‘Mourinho’ now on Netflix!
Scored by Chris Roe, watch the new three part documentary ‘Mourinho’ now on Netflix! “This trophy-packed, insider-fuelled documentary charts José Mourinho’s iconic rise as one
‘The Lady’ scored by Chris Roe premieres on ITV 22nd February
‘The Lady’ scored by Chris Roe premieres on ITV and ITVX Sunday 22nd February. The new four-part drama inspired by true events is produced by
Chris Roe’s ‘Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue’ score nominated for ASTRA Awards ‘Best Score’!
Massive congratulations to Chris Roe who has been nominated for the Astra Awards ‘Best Score’ for his music to the series ‘Nine Bodies in a
‘Trigger Point’ Season 3 scored by Chris Roe premieres Sunday 26th October on ITV and ITVX
The new season of ‘Trigger Point’ scored by Chris Roe will premiere Sunday 26th October, 9pm on ITV and ITVX. The series is produced by
TIFF Film Premieres announced…
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it’s lineup which includes world premieres for the following films – ‘Bad Apples’ scored by Chris Roe, ‘Retreat’
‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe premieres in UK cinemas 30th May!
‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe premieres in UK cinemas this Friday! The film based on Raynor Winn’s best-selling memoir, is directed by Marianne
Soundtrack album for ‘Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue’ scored by Chris Roe OUT NOW!
The soundtrack album for MGM’s thriller series ‘Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue’ scored by Chris Roe is available to stream/download now on all digital
‘Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue’ scored by Chris Roe premieres on MGM+ 2nd March
Anthony Horowitiz’s newest crime thriller ‘Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue’, scored by Chris Roe, will debut on MGM+ in the US on 2nd March
‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ scored by Chris Roe premieres on Netflix 10th February
The new docuseries ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ scored by Chris Roe will premiere on Netflix on 10th February. From Ridley Scott’s production company RSA, the