Coming from a musical background (he is Benjamin Britten’s godson), Martin scored his first TV drama, Eureka Street in 2002. He has won 2 BAFTAs, 5 Ivor Novello Awards and received multiple Emmy nominations for writing music to many of the most interesting television series of recent years. He is most known for his work on seasons 3 – 6 of the Leftbank Pictures/Netflix series The Crown, Sir Ridley Scott’s Napoleon for Apple, starring Joaquin Phoenix, and the first season of BBC’s smash hit Peaky Blinders. Recent work includes Netflix’s spy thriller Black Doves, starring Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw, for which Martin received an Ivor Novello Award nomination for Best Television Soundtrack.
Other notable scores include the BBC’s War and Peace, Woman In Gold (scored with Hans Zimmer), Black Mirror, and several series with Hugo Blick, including The Honourable Woman, to name a few.
Credits
| NAPOLEON | Apple Studios Director: Ridley Scott Producer: Mark Huffman, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Miles | *IFMCA Award nomination – Best Original Score for a Drama Film* |
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN RETURN | Studio Canal Director: Morgan Matthews Producer: Jemma Rodgers Starring: Jenny Agutter, John Bradley, Sheridan Smith | |
| THE PRINCESS | Lightbox / HBO Director: Ed Perkins Producers: Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn | |
| THE AFTERMATH | Fox Searchlight Pictures Director: James Kent Producers: Ridley Scott, Jack Arbuthnott, Malte Grunert Starring: Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård | |
| WOMAN IN GOLD | Origin Pictures / Weinstein Company Director: Simon Curtis Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Kris Thykier, David M Thompson, Christine Langan, Ed Rubin Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Jonathan Pryce, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern | |
| X+Y | Origin Pictures Director: Morgan Matthews Producer: Laura Hastings-Smith, David M Thompson Starring: Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall, Eddie Marsan | |
| THE KEEPING ROOM | Gilbert Films Director: Daniel Barber Producer: Jordan Horowitz, David MacFadzean, Dete Meserve, Patrick Newall, Judd Payne Starring: Sam Worthington | |
| BRITAIN IN DAY | BBC Films / Scott Free Director: Morgan Matthews Producer: Liza Marshall Exec Producer: Ridley Scott | |
| BRIGHTON ROCK | BBC Films / Kudos Director: Rowan Joffe Producer: Paul Webster Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren, John Hurt | Nominated for a Discovery Of The Year Award at this year’s World Soundtrack Academy Awards. |
| HARRY BROWN | Cutting Edge/Marv Films Director: Daniel Barber Producers: Keith Bell, Kris Thykier, Matthew Vaughn Starring: Michael Caine | |
| ENDGAME | Daybreak Pictures Director: Pete Travis Producer: Hal Vogel Starring: Mark Strong, William Hurt, Johnny Lee Miller, Derek Jacobi, Chiwitel Ejiofor | |
| PIERREPOINT – THE LAST HANGMAN | Granada Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: Christine Langan Starring: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson |
| BLACK DOVES | Netflix Directors: Alex Gabassi, Lisa Gunning Producer: Harry Munday Starring: Keira Knightley, Ben Wishaw | *Ivor Novello Award Nomination 2025 – Best Television Soundtrack* |
| THE CROWN (Series 3 – 6) | Left Bank Pictures/ Netflix Creator: Peter Morgan Directors: Benjamin Caron, Christian Schwochow, Jessica Hobbs, Sam Donovan Executive Producers: Peter Morgan, Stephen Daldry Starring: Olivia Coleman, Helena Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies | *EMMY Nomination 2024 – Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) * *Ivor Novello Award Nomination 2024 – Best Television Soundtrack* *BAFTA Craft Award Nomination 2021 – Original Music* *Ivor Novello Award Nomination 2020 – Best Television Soundtrack* *EMMY Nomination 2020 – Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) – The Crown Series 3 – ‘Aberfan’* |
| SOLOS | Amazon Studios Directors: David Weil, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Zach Braff, Tiffany Johnson Producer: Pixie Wespiser Starring: Morgan Freeman, Dan Stevens, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway | |
| BLACK EARTH RISING | BBC / Netflix / Drama Republic Director: Hugo Blick Producer: Abi Bach Starring: Michaela Coel, John Goodman | |
| OASIS | Amazon Studios / Left Bank Pictures Director: Kevin MacDonald Producer: Rob Bullock Starring: Richard Madden | |
| WAR AND PEACE | BBC / Weinstein Company Director: Tom Harper Producers: Julia Stannard Starring: Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton | *2016 Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Music Composition for series* *Ivor Novello Award 2017: Best Original TV Music* *BAFTA Craft Award Nomination 2017 – Original Music* |
| THE HONOURABLE WOMAN | BBC Director: Hugo Blick Producers: Hugo Blick, Abi Bach Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Ivor Novello Award 2015: Best Television Soundtrack |
| PEAKY BLINDERS | Caryn Mandabach Pictures / BBC Director: Hugo Blick Producers: Otto Bathurst, Tom Harper Starring: Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Sam Neil , Paul Anderson | BAFTA Craft Award 2014 Nomination: Best Original Music |
| THE SHADOW LINE | Company Pictures Director: Hugo Blick Producers: Hugo Blick, Johann Knobel Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston | 2012 IVOR NOVELLO AWARD: Best TV Music |
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS | BBC / WGBH Director: Brian Kirk Producers: George Ormaond Starring: Douglas Booth, Ray Winstone, David Suchet, Gillian Anderson, Mark Addy | |
| SMALL ISLAND | Ruby Films/BBC Director: John Alexander Producers: Grainne Marmion, Joanna Anderson, Vicky Licorish Starring: Naomie Harris, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ruth Wilson | BAFTA Craft Award 2010: Best Original TV Music |
| WALLANDER | Yellow Bird/Left Bank Pictures Director: Philip Martin Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Andy Harries Francis Hopkinson, Simon Moseley Starring: Kenneth Branagh | BAFTA Craft Award 2009: Best Original TV Music |
| THE SHOOTING OF THOMAS HURNDALL | Talkback Thames Director: Rowan Joffe Producer: Barney Reisz Starring: Steve Dillane, Kerry Fox | |
| OLIVER TWIST | BBC Director: Coky Giedroyc Producer: Sarah Brown Starring: Timothy Spall, Sophie Okenedo, Tom Hardy | Ivor Novello Award 2008 |
| PERSUASION | ITV Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: David Snodin Starring: Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones | |
| LOW WINTER SUN | Channel 4 Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: Rhonda Smith Starring: Mark Strong, Brian McCardie | |
| THE LINE OF BEAUTY | BBC Director: Saul Dibb Producer: Kate Lewis Starring: Dan Stevens | |
| THE VIRGIN QUEEN | BBC Director: Coky Giedroyc Producer: Paul Rutman Starring: Anne Marie Duff, Tom Hardy | Ivor Novello Award 2007 RTS Award 2006: Best Original Film Score |
| NORTH & SOUTH | BBC Director: Brian Percival Producer: Kate Bartlett | |
| DIRTY FILTHY LOVE | Granada Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: Christine Langan | |
| BOB & ROSE | Red Productions for ITV Director: Julian Ferrino, Joe Wright Producer: Annie Harrison-Baxter, Nicola Schindler Starring: Alan Davis | |
| EUREKA STREET | Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: Sophie Gardiner |
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Soundtrack for ‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes’ by Martin Phipps and Dan Jeffries released 16th May
The soundtrack to ‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes’ by Martin Phipps and Dan Jeffries is available to stream and download now on
‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes’ with music by Martin Phipps and Dan Jeffries now streaming on Disney+
‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes’ with music by Martin Phipps and Dan Jeffries premieres on Disney+ Wednesday 30th April. ‘The four-part true
Congratulations to Martin Phipps on his Ivor Novello Awards nomination for ‘Black Doves’!
Huge congratulations to Martin Phipps on his Ivor Novello Awards ‘Best Television Soundtrack’ nomination for ‘Black Doves’! The Ivors Awards ceremony takes place Thursday 23rd
‘Black Doves’ scored by Martin Phipps premieres 5th December on Netflix
‘Black Doves’, the new spy thriller scored by Martin Phipps and starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire, premieres Thursday 5th December on Netflix.
Trailer just released for ‘Black Doves’ scored by Martin Phipps
The first trailer has been released for the new Netflix spy thriller series ‘Black Doves’ which will feature a score by Martin Phipps. Starring Keira
Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon: The Director’s Cut’ now streaming on Apple TV+ with original score by Martin Phipps
‘Napoleon: The Director’s Cut’ is now streaming on Apple TV+ featuring Martin Phipps’ original score. ‘Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa,
Huge congratulations to Martin Phipps on his World Soundtrack Awards nomination for ‘The Crown’!
Huge congratulations to Martin Phipps who has been nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards ‘Television Composer of the Year’ for his score to the final
Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarrson, Daniel Pemberton and Martin Phipps on their Emmy Awards nominations!
Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarsson, Daniel Pemberton and Martin Phipps on their Emmy Awards nominations in the Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic
Martin Phipps’ and Daniel Pemberton’s scores performed live at Krakow Film Festival International Gala concert
The Krakow Film Festival International Gala concert which took place on Thursday 23rd May, featured a programme that included a selection of Martin Phipps’ and
Congratulations to Martin Phipps on receiving an Ivor Novello Awards nomination for ‘The Crown’!
Massive congratulations to Martin Phipps on his Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Television Soundtrack for the final season of Netflix’s ‘The Crown’. The full
Krakow Film Music Festival 2024 to feature performances of Daniel Pemberton’s and Martin Phipps’ scores
Krakow Film Music Festival 2024 taking place from the 22nd – 26th May, will feature an International Gala concert where scores by Daniel Pemberton and
Congratulations to Lorne Balfe, Martin Phipps and Daniel Pemberton on their IFMCA Awards nominations!
Congratulations to Lorne Balfe, Martin Phipps and Daniel Pemberton on their IFMCA Awards nominations! Lorne is nominated for ‘Composer of the Year’, ‘Best Original Score