Chris is an award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist whose signature sound combines a fresh, experimental approach to acoustic instruments with a contemporary edge. As a pianist and string player, Chris draws on his background in contemporary classical music, mixing a string/piano-based palette with a web of electronic and instrumental textures, always working tirelessly to build a distinctive sound from scratch for each project.
Recent work includes scoring the upcoming film The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson, both series of Jed Mercurio’s Trigger Point, starring Vicky McClure, BBC thriller series WOLF, starring Iwan Rheon, Sacha Dhawan and Juliet Stevenson, Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold for National Geographic/Disney+, the Mammoth Screen produced Grime Kids, Netflix’s Robbie Williams documentary series, ITV’s Payback, starring Morven Christie and Peter Mullan and Georgia Oakley’s debut film Blue Jean.
Further credits include Whale with Steve Backshall, Stewart, the feature length documentary about Sir Jackie Stewart and Aleem Khan’s 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.
Chris has also worked on a number of natural history projects including Shark for Sky Nature, and has collaborated with director David Fairhead on several feature documentaries including Armstrong, Spitfire, Mission Control and the upcoming feature Lancaster. These have earnt Chris three Music and Sound Award nominations over three consecutive years.
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
| The Salt Path | BBC / Number 9 Films Director: Marianne Elliott Producer: Peter Hampden, Kirstin Irving, Elizabeth Karlsen, Beatriz Levin Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance | |
| TRIGGER POINT (Series 1 & 2) | 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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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
‘Airborne’ scored by Chris Roe premieres on Sky Nature Sunday 29th December
Chris Roe has scored the new four-part documentary series ‘Airborne’, narrated by Keeley Hawes, which is scheduled to premiere Sunday 29th December on Sky Nature.
‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe – Trailer just released!
The trailer has just been released for ‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe. Based on the best-selling book by Raynor Winn, directed by Marianne
National Geographic’s ‘The Devil’s Climb’ scored by Chris Roe now streaming on Hulu and Disney+
The new National Geographic documentary ‘The Devil’s Climb’ scored by Chris Roe is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. ‘From National Geographic and Plimsoll Productions
‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe premieres at TIFF 5th September
‘The Salt Path’ scored by Chris Roe will have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival on the 5th September. The film is the
‘Arctic Ascent With Alex Honnold’ scored by Chris Roe premieres 4th February
Chris Roe has composed the score for the new three-part series ‘Arctic Ascent With Alex Honnold’ which will premiere 4th February on National Geographic before
New season of ‘Trigger Point’ scored by Chris Roe premieres Sunday 28th January
The new season of the ITV thriller ‘Trigger Point’ scored by Chris Roe, premieres Sunday 28th January on ITV and ITVX. The series is executive
Chris Roe’s ‘Payback’ soundtrack OUT NOW!
Chris Roe’s soundtrack to the ITV thriller series ‘Payback’ is out now on all digital music platforms. ‘With an idyllic family lifestyle in the suburbs
‘Whale with Steve Backshall’ featuring a score by Chris Roe premieres Sunday 3rd December
The new four-part nature series ‘Whale with Steve Backshall’ featuring a score by Chris Roe will premiere Sunday 3rd December on Sky Nature and NOW TV.
‘Grime Kids’ featuring an original score by Chris Roe airs 13th November
The new BBC Three drama series ‘Grime Kids’ will air on BBC Three on Monday 13th November at 10pm. Chris Roe has composed the original