@spraticus

BAFTA, Emmy and RTS award winning tv/film composer

 Northern London
simonrussellmusic.com
Joined January 2009
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very proud - also thanks to @BBCTwo who I forgot to namecheck in the heat of the moment #ClareSillery @KEOfilms
BAFTA
@BAFTA28 Apr 2024
Literally speechless Simon Russell picks up the Original Music: Factual BAFTA for Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland. #BAFTACraftAwards
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@AvaSantina15 Jul 2025
Time to stop using @WeTransfer who from 8th August have decided they'll own anything you transfer to power AI
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This documentary sheds light on the systematic erasure of Tibet, it's people and questions who will succeed the Dalai Lama - directed by Gesbeen Mohammad, edited by Guy Creasey, made by Hardcash Productions, post production by Envy - ITV 16th Feb 10.15pm, on Frontline 18th Feb
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-#battleforTibet
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Ross @roundtablepost applying the finishing touches to @KEOfilms Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher directed by Guy King - pleased to have been part of the team - 40 years since the IRA plot - Tuesday 8th October BBC2 9pm
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to celebrate my @BAFTA win I'm giving away 5 vinyl copies of a previous @KEOfilms / James Bluemel series #OnceUponATimeInIraq to the first 5 that reply to this (UK only) - just dm me your address and I'll put them in the post in the next couple of weeks
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Thanks to the 5 who messaged - will send them out shortly
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Join Sir #michaelpalin, @mickulus Professor Julie Brown & @EvanHD on Tuesday 11 June at the @rgs_ibg to explore the story of ‘The Affair of the Dancing Lamas’. tinyurl.com/dancing-lamas #Everest1924 #Everest #Tibet #FTRoTW #DancingLamas #Tibetmania!
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Following the success of Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, the BBC has commissioned Once Upon a Time in Space rts.org.uk/article/bbc-take-…

BBC to take Once Upon a Time documentary strand into space

Over four parts, director James Bluemel and his Keo Films team will take the same character-centred approach to tell the human story of space exploration. Pioneering astronauts, visionary scientists...

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The @spraticus scored ‘Art’s Widest Movement: Mannerism’ premieres tonight at 8pm on Sky Arts. Art Historian Waldemar Januszczak explores the style of 16th century European art in which the human imagination was allowed to run wild and be exciting.
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Congratulations to ‘Mariupol: The People's Story,’ winner for Best TV Feature Documentary or Mini-Series at the 39th IDA Documentary Awards. #idaDocAwards
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The tragic story of 43 student teachers - tonight at 9pm #Disappeared #DisappearedMexicosMissing43
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Composer Simon Russell (@spraticus) took home the Music Original Score award in the Non-scripted category at last night’s Craft & Design Awards. In an exclusive interview, he talks scoring the Troubles, subtlety, and not going to music school rts.org.uk/article/when-it-c…

When it comes to the Troubles, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland composer Simon Russell keeps...

As if decades of sectarian violence isn’t a tough enough topic, the documentary opts to tackle it without narration. The closest the programme has to a single guiding voice is the score, composed by...

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Thrilled to win an @RTS_media award last night for James Bluemel & @KEOfilms @woafilms #OnceUponATimeInNorthernIreland proud to be part of the team - huge thanks to @MannersMcDade and my amazing brother @mjrussell2
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bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… pleased to contribute to tonight’s ⁦@BBCPanorama⁩ telling ⁦@NickyAACampbell⁩ and others heartbreaking stories

BBC One - Panorama, My Teacher the Abuser: Fighting for Justice

The abuse victims campaigning for one teacher to return to the UK to face justice.

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delighted to nominated for an @RTS_media for my Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland score
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Awesome gig by @samamidon at @cecilsharphouse tonight
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final episode of Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland made by @KEOfilms directed by James Bluemel - tonight 9pm #OnceUponATimeInNorthernIreland
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final part of #OnceUponATimeInNorthernIreland tonight at 9pm on BBC2
Simon Russell@spraticus26 May 2023
music from director James Bluemel and @KEOfilms series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland is now available from the usual digital outlets open.spotify.com/album/7xSGM… #OnceUponATimeInNorthernIreland
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