Coming from a musical background (he is Benjamin Britten’s godson), Martin read drama at Manchester University and fortunately for the acting profession, he decided to concentrate his energies on writing music. Since scoring 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 series of recent years. These include the BBC’s War and Peace, Hugo Blick’s The Honourable Woman, Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror and season 3 & 4 of the Leftbank Pictures/Netflix series The Crown.
Martin’s film credits include Woman In Gold (scored with Hans Zimmer), starring Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren, Fox Searchlight’s The Aftermath, starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Brown and Brighton Rock.
Martin set up Mearl, a project to facilitate collaborations with other artists and composers, as well as a platform for developing his own material. Peaky Blinders was the first soundtrack written under this name, scored with a band of musicians from Radiohead’s new Laundry Studios in London Fields.
Credits
| 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 |
| THE CROWN (Series 3 & 4) | 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 2020 – Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) – The Crown Series 3 – ‘Aberfan’* |
| 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* |
| 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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Huge congratulations to Martin Phipps who has received a BAFTA Craft Award nomination for Best Original Music for his score to the Netflix series ‘The
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Martin Phipps’ soundtrack to the latest season of ‘The Crown’ which is currently airing on Netflix has just been released by Sony Music. You can