DAVID POORE
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David is an Emmy and RTS Award nominated composer who has written music for over 200 productions for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, as well as many international channels including PBS, Discovery, National Geographic and Disney.
From the flagship Sir David Attenborough series' LIFE IN COLD BLOOD and LIFE IN THE UNDERGROWTH to the SPRINGWATCH Theme and Channel 4's GRAND DESIGNS David's scores are continually in demand, in the UK and around the world. Whether working with a full orchestra, groups of folk and indigenous instruments or simply a solo instrument or voice, what is important to David is crafting a score that enhances the images and the storyline without intruding. For David, writing good screen music means understanding the difference between featured and incidental music - sensing when to augment the on-screen action and when to give it space.
Inspired by his musical experiences at Wells Cathedral School, as a choral scholar in the Cathedral choir and orchestral percussionist and kit drummer, then going on to study jazz, David's early musical compositions led to commissions from documentary makers at the BBC Natural History Unit while he was working as a sound designer and dubbing mixer with Bristol based TV post-production studios Films At 59. Through these early productions he became a regular screen composer not only for the BBC but also many independent producers.
Having started playing piano aged 4, David's musical experiences at Wells Cathedral School shaped his lifelong commitment to music. He was a choral scholar in the cathedral choir and learned drums and percussion, becoming a regularorchestral percussionist and kit drummer.
In 1989 after studying at Newport Film School, David joined Bristol based Films At 59 as a sound designer and dubbing mixer. His musical background combined with his experience in mixing music within soundtracks led to his first compositional commission for the BBC; the film THE PRICE OF PEACE - revealing the aftermath of the first Gulf war.
Further commissions followed immediately, and in 1992 David began working as a full-time independent composer. From his studio in Bristol he has since worked continually, composing and producing music for films broadcast on all major global networks.
Features and Documentaries
Tales From The Green Valley - Composer
Directed by Peter Sommer
Produced by Peter Sommer
Great Britons - Elizabeth I - Composer
Directed by Jonathan Stedall
Degas and the Dance - Composer
Directed by Mischa Scorer for the BBC
Grand Designs - Composer
Talkback Thames
Catching The Impossible - Composer
Wild Wise for CH4
Africa - Composer
National Geographic
BBC DoNation - Series Ident - Composer
Directed by Jan Golunski
Superhomes - Composer
Directed by Rachel Bell
Omnibus: Listen Paula (Isabel Allende) - Composer
Directed by Mischa Scorer
Everyman: Bishop of The Arctic - Composer
Directed by Joe Kennedy
Great Railway Journeys: London to Arcadia - Composer
Directed by Jonathan Stedall
Omnibus: Degas - The Old Man Mad About Art - Composer
Squeeze Your Lemon (Rudi Shelly) - Composer
Directed by Mike Fox
Natural History
David Attenborough's 'Life In Cold Blood' - Incidental Score
Directors - Miles Barton, Hilary Jeffkins
David Attenborough's 'Life In The Undergrowth' - Incidental Score
Director - Mike Salisbury
The Nature Of Britain - Series Title and Incidentals
Director - Stephen Moss
Mountain Gorilla
Directors - Nigel Pope, Rosie Gloyns, Scott Alexander
Planet Earth: The Future - Incidental Score
Director - Fergus Beeley
The Natural World - Ireland (Emmy Nomination 2005)
Director - Karen Partridge
The Natural World - Great White Shark: A Living Legend
Director - Joe Kennedy
The Natural World - A Boy Among Polar Bears
Director - Sue Flood/Doug Allan
The Natural World - The Leopard Hunters
Director - Mike Birkhead
The Natural World - Killer Bees: Taming The Swarm
Director - Karen Partridge
The Natural World - Journey To The Dark Heart
Director - Gary Dash
The Natural World - The Land Of Shining Water
Director - John Waters
Big Cat Diary 1995 to present - Series Title and Incidentals
Director - Nigel Pope
Springwatch / Autumnwatch - Series Title
Director - Stephen Moss
The Secret Life of Elephants
Director - Nigel Pope