Segun Akinola is a composer for film and television who has strengthened many projects with his musical acumen. He is most known for his music in series 11, 12 & 13 of ‘Doctor Who’, starring the first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. Segun’s work is a key immersive tool for showrunner Chris Chibnall and series directors to establish the many adventures the Doctor and her friends travel on. These include the impressive 80s influenced electronic score for ‘The Tsuranga Conundrum’ to the heart-wrenching ‘Demons of the Punjab’ which utilised specialist Indian musicians and orchestra, all recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
Some of his most recent scores include Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder Is Easy’ for BBC, ‘Girl You Know It’s True’, ‘9/11 Inside the President’s War Room’, ITV drama ‘Stephen’ and ‘The Lost Sons’ directed by Ursula Macfarlane. Segun scored Sundance 2019 favourite ‘The Last Tree’, which was also recorded at Abbey Road Studios. This is Segun’s second feature film collaboration with director Shola Amoo after ‘A Moving Image’, and it earned him a Discovery of the Year award nomination at the World Soundtrack Awards.
A BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, Segun’s other work includes scoring BBC Two’s landmark four-part series ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History’, written and presented by Historian David Olusoga OBE. Regularly collaborating on BBC projects, he completed the scores for the major three-part series ‘The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed’ and two-part series ‘Expedition Volcano’, both for BBC Two and PBS. Segun also recently scored the short comedy ‘Swan’ for Erebus Pictures.
His score for Shola Amoo’s short ‘Dear Mr Shakespeare’ received an Honourable Mention at the Jerry Goldsmith Awards. In addition, he’s written music for a project from Academy Award-winning American producers Shine Global: the 3D documentary ‘1 Way Up’. His work has screened at acclaimed festivals like Sundance, the London Film Festival, LA Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival and many others.
Credits
| GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE | Leonie Studios Director: Simon Verhoeven Producers: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Kirstin Winkler Starring: Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Dayne, Graham Rogers | |
| MURDER IS EASY | Agatha Christie Productions/ BBC Director: Meenu Gaur Producer: Karen Keely Starring: David Jonsson, Mathew Baynton, Nimra Bucha | |
| 9/11 INSIDE THE PRESIDENT’S WAR ROOM | Apple TV+ Director: Adam Wishart Producer: Simon Finch, Serena Kennedy Starring: Jeff Daniels, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney | |
| STEPHEN | ITV 1 Director: Alrick Riley Producer: Madonna Baptiste | |
| DR WHO (series 11 & 12 & 13) | BBC Studios Wales Directors: Jamie Childs, Mark Tonderai, Sallie Aprahamian, Producer: Alex Mercer Starring: Jodie Whittaker | |
| THE LOST SONS | CNN Films Director: Ursula Macfarlane Producer: Gagan Rehill Starring: Kevin Ray Baty, Paul Fronczak, CeCe Moore | |
| FAREWELL SHE GOES (Short Film) | Backscatter Productions Director: Sophie King Producer: Savannah Power, Isabella Speaight | |
| MUSE | Muse Films Director: Azhur Saleem Producer: Tora Young Starring: Taj Atwal, Paul Ready | |
| THE LAST TREE | Prodigal Film & TV Director: Shalo Amoo Producer: Myf Hopkins, Lee Thomas Starring: Nicholas Pinnock, Denise Black | |
| SWAN (Short film) | Erebus Pictures Directors: Sophie King Producer: Stephanie Aspin, Savannah Power Starring: Mark Addy, Sally Breton | |
| WONDERS OF THE MOON | BBC Studios Director: James Van Der Pool Producer: James Van Der Pool Starring: Maxine Peake | |
| EXPEDITION VOLCANO | BBC Studios / PBS Directors: Simon Winchcombe, Ben Wilson | |
| THE HUMAN BODY: SECRETS OF YOUR LIFE REVEALED | BBC Studios / PBS Directors: Martin Johnson, Matthew Dyas, Jenny Palmer | |
| BLACK AND BRITISH: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY | BBC Studios Directors: James Van Der Pool, Naomi Austin Producer: Naomi Austin Starring: David Olusoga | |
| A MOVING IMAGE | A Moving Image Productions Director: Shola Amoo Producers: Rienkje Attoh | |
| 1 WAY UP: THE STORY OF PECKHAM BMX (additional music) | Jet set films / Shine Global Inc. Director: Amy Matheison Producers: Amy Matheison, Albie Hecht |
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‘The Bayou’ soundtrack by Segun Akinola OUT NOW!
Segun Akinola’s soundtrack to the horror-thriller film ‘The Bayou’ is out now on Dubois Records! Listen to the album here. ‘The Bayou’ is showing in
‘The Bayou’ scored by Segun Akinola premieres in US cinemas February 21st!
‘The Bayou’ scored by Segun Akinola will premiere in US cinemas Friday 21st February. The horror thriller film is directed by Taneli Mustonen and Brad
Congratulations to Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott, Daniel Pemberton and Segun Akinola on their Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations!
Congratulations to Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott, Daniel Pemberton and Segun Akinola on their Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations! Lorne and Julian are nominated for
‘Alter Weißer Mann’ scored by Segun Akinola premieres in German cinemas 31st October
The Simon Verhoeven directed ‘Alter Weißer Mann’ scored by Segun Akinola will premiere in German cinemas Thursday 31st October. ‘Heinz Hellmich, a family man in
OUT NOW! Segun Akinola’s ‘Murder Is Easy’ soundtrack just released
Segun Akinola’s soundtrack to the new BBC adaption of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder Is Easy’ has just been released by Dubois Records. Stream and download the
‘Murder Is Easy’ scored by Segun Akinola airs 27th & 28th December on BBC One
The new two-part BBC adaption of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder Is Easy’ featuring a score by Segun Akinola will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
‘Girl You Know It’s True’ scored by Segun Akinola premieres in Germany 21st December
‘Girl You Know It’s True’ featuring an original score by Segun Akinola will premiere in German cinemas the 21st December. The Milli Vanilli biopic is
Agatha Christie thriller ‘Murder Is Easy’ with a score by Segun Akinola – trailer just released!
The trailer has just been released for the new BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder Is Easy’, which will feature a score by Segun Akinola.
Soundtrack Album released for Segun Akinola’s ‘Doctor Who Series 13 – Eve of the Daleks’ Score
The album for Segun Akinola’s soundtrack the ‘Doctor Who Series 13’ special ‘Eve of the Daleks’ has just been released. Stream/ download it on all
‘Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor’ BBC Centenary Special Episode scored by Segun Akinola airs Sunday 23rd October
The Doctor Who BBC Centenary special episode ‘Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor’ featuring a score by Segun Akinola will air Sunday 23rd October
Segun Akinola’s ‘Doctor Who Flux’ Soundtrack Released
Segun Akinola’s soundtrack to ‘Doctor Who – Flux’, the thirteenth series of the hugely popular show, has just been released digitally. Stream and download Segun’s
‘Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks’ featuring music by Segun Akinola airs New Year’s Day
The New Year’s Day Doctor Who special ‘Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks’ scored by Segun Akinola, will air on BBC One at 7pm. Sarah