Rob Lane

One of the most versatile and sought-after composers working today, Rob is a multi-award-winning composer with a huge array of credits across many genres. A BAFTA winner for his score for Channel 4’s Elizabeth starring Helen Mirren, he has also received 3 Ivor Novello awards, 3 RTS awards and 4 EMMY nominations for scores as diverse as John Adams, Blackpool, Jane Eyre, Longford, Daniel Deronda, Charles II and The Last Weekend.  Rob’s recent work includes the historical fiction series The Winter King, three series of the Sky thriller COBRA, the BBC 8-part thriller MotherFatherSon starring Richard Gere, A Discovery Of Witches series 1 – 3, ITV’s 13-part epic warrior drama Beowulf, both series of BBC One’s 6-part drama The A Word, and Babs, a one-off drama for BBC One based on the life of Barbara Windsor, which earned Rob an Ivor Novello Award nomination.

Rob’s remarkable ear for a memorable melody has long been a key part of his output and has graced many a period drama, from Love In A Cold Climate and Tess Of The D’Urbervilles through to ITV’s Arthur and George (starring Martin Clunes) and BBC1’s World War One drama The Crimson Field. A suite from his much-loved music for Merlin was performed at Proms In The Park and his main theme from HBO’s John Adams starring Paul Giamatti has been performed multiple times in the US.

Equally though, his scores for the psychological thrillers Hidden, The Last Weekend and BBC1s Quirke starring Gabriel Byrne showcase Rob’s innovative use of electronica and reflect the left-field aspect to Rob’s work. A continuous desire to keep experimenting musically has also seen him produce two quirky jazz inflected scores for Cocky Giedroyc’s Spies Of Warsaw and Carnival Pictures’ Murder On The Home Front.

Rob has collaborated with musicians across the world including working with the South African Broadcast Corporation Choir for Tom Hooper’s post-apartheid thriller Red Dust, starring Hilary Swank and with Bollywood music stars, Shankar Esshan Loy for West Is West, Andy DeEmmony’s lyrical sequel to East Is East. He also sought out collaborations with Greek and Turkish musicians both for ABC Network’s remake of Ben Hur starring Ray Winstone and BBC1’s fantasy adventure series Atlantis.

It is this complete dedication to finding the emotional heart of a film and to render it in detailed, extremely nuanced work that continues to keep Rob in demand as a film and TV composer.