SIMON SLATER
Simon has composed over 170 original scores for TV, film, theatre and radio. From the Royal Shakespeare Company to BBC drama, from Channel 5 to commercial West End Productions.
Recent television includes two, two-hour specials of DALZIEL AND PASCOE (Houdini's Ghost and Demons on our Shoulders) both directed by Patrick Lau and produced by Annie Tricklebank. Also the TV film IMPACT EARTH for Channel 5 and DARLOW AND SMITHSON directed by Keith Boak. Other TV includes INQUISITION starring Derek Jacobi and HUNTING VENUS (Yorkshire TV) directed by Martin Clunes.
For Radio, Simon's work can be presently heard on BBC Radio 4 THE REPORT a hard-hitting documentary series. Other radio includes 8 DAYS IN JULY about the bombings in London, and the award winning THE BLOOD LIBEL, both directed by Hugh Levinson for the BBC.
Theatre work includes CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne at The Royal Court Upstairs (2012) and many productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, most recently ROMEO AND JULIET directed by Neil Bartlett. Simon has a strong working relationship with the director Ed Hall, having just completed the music for a new play NO NAUGHTY BITS by Steve Thompson and ENLIGHTENMENT by Shelagh Stephenson, both at Hampstead Theatre. Also amongst his credits are HENRY V, JULIUS CAESAR, TAMING OF THE SHREW (all at the RSC), THE DEEP BLUE SEA and DEATH OF A SALESMAN (both directed by Sarah Esdaile at the West Yorkshire Playhouse). MACBETH with Sean Bean, Albery West End, COYOTE ON THE FENCE (Duchess West End) and HONOUR (Wyndhams West End), staring Diana Rigg.
Recordings include SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE LAST ACT, SHERLOCK - THE DEATH AND LIFE and THE RAPE OF LUCRECE.
Originally at Goldsmiths College London University, Simon is a multi instrumentalist, playing soprano, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, piano and keyboards, piano, accordion, guitar, ukulele, mandolin and double bass.
Simon is a Member of the British Academy of Composers.
FILM/TELEVISION/VIDEO
Impact Earth
Directed by Keith Boak
Channel 5/Darlow Smithson Productions
Dalziel And Pasco - Demons On Our Shoulders (Series 12)
Directed by Patrick Lau
BBC 1
Dalziel And Pasco - Houdini's Host (series 11)
Directed by Patrick Lau
BBC 1
Inquisition
Directed by Betsanne Morris-Evans
Channel 5/Drama House
Hunting Venus
Directed by Martin Clunes
Yorkshire TV/Buffalo Pictures
In The Mix
Directed by Denis Lawson
Produced by Diane Shorthouse
Christmas Tale
Directed by Patrick Lau
Produced by Diane Shorthouse
Honest Thieves
Directed by James Wood
Mountain Productions
Happy Birthday Paul
Directed by A J Quinn
Bicycle Initiative
Without Prejudice
Directed by Miranda Howard - Williams
FedEE Media Ltd
Lifeworks
Directed by Anthony Quinn
ACG Productions
Teaching Reforms
Directed by Chris Short
Hawkshead
Marsh
Directed by Chris Short
Hawkshead
School Promo
Directed by Keith Woodhams
Education Media Services
Yorkshire Building Society 97
Directed by John Plews
Ovation Films
Pebble Pets
Geoffrey Seymour
Goeffrey Seymour Films
Shell Promo
Brian Hemingway
Hemingway Productions
British Aerospace
Directed by Paul Katis
G Force
ORT
Directed by John Plews
Ovation Films
Yorkshire Building Society 96
Directed by John Plews
Ovation Films
Grange Hill
Directed by Phillipa Langdale
BBC
Black Comedy - Promo
Directed by John Plews
Ovation Films
Making Faces
Directed by Keith Woodhams
Revelation Films
RADIO
The Report
Hugh Levinson
BBC Radio 4
Honour
David Grindly
BBC Radio 4
The Blood Libel
Hugh Levinson
BBC Radio 4
Europe Of The Mind
Adele Armstrong
BBC Radio 4
The Look Of Life
Adele Armstrong
BBC Radio 3
8 Days In July
Hugh Levinson
BBC Radio 4
THEATRE
Constellations
Directed by Michael Longhurst
Royal Court Upstairs
Nora
Directed by Patricia Benecke
Belgrade Theatre Coventry
Wind in the Willows
Directed by Robin Belldield
Watermill Theatre
No Naughty Bits
Directed by Ed Hall
Hamostead Theatre
Fatherland
Directed by Caroline Steinbeiss
The Gate Theatre
Lady in the Van
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Hull Truck Theatre Co
The Deep Blue Sea
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Enlightenment
Directed by Ed Hall
Hampstead Theatre
Treasure Island
Robin Bellfield
Watermill Theatre
As You Like It
Directed by Ian Brown
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Road Movie
Jonathon Best
Libaray Theatre
Death of a Salesman
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Cling To Me Like Ivy
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Drum Birmingham
James and the Giant Peach
Directed by Anna Lisntrum
Watermill Theatre
The Ones That Flutter
Directed by Abigail Wright
Theatre 503
Beachy Head
Analogue Theatre Co.
Edinburgh Pleasance
Mad Forest
Directed by Caroline Steinbeis
Battersea Arts Centre
Two Men Of Florence
Directed by Ed Hall
Huntington,Boston MA
Romeo And Juliet
Directed by Neil Bartlett
Royal Shakespeare Company
Life X3
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Watermill Newbury
Beauty And The Beast
Directed by James Barry
Winchester Theatre Royal
Drowning On Dry Land
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Salisbury Playhouse
Rape Of Lucrece
Directed by Gareth Armstrong
Rose Kingston/Tour
Kafka's Dick
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Palace Theatre Watford
The Grouch (The Misanthrop Trans Ranjit Bolt)
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
West Yorkshire Playhouse
For Services Rendered
Directed by Ed Hall
Watermill Newbury
Jack And The Beanstalk
Directed by James Barry
Theatre Royal Winchester
Mile End
Analogue Theatre
Edinburgh/National Tour Company
James And The Giant Peach (Manchester Evening News Award)
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Bolton Octagon
Peter Pan
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Crocodile Seeking Refuge
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
National Tour
Salome
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Nelson
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Honour
Directed by David Grindley
Wyndhams, West Ham
Taming Of The Shrew
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Royal Shakespeare Company
Lysistrata
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Arcola Theatre
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Coyote On A Fence (Manchester Evening News Award)
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Duchess Theatre, West End
Macbeth
Directed by Ellie Jones
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Snow Queen
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Frankenstein
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Rose Rage (Arr.)
Directed by Ed Hall
Duke Theatre, New York
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
On The Hinge Of The World
Directed by Ed Hall
Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford
Macbeth
Directed by Ed Hall
Albany Theatre/ATG
Julius Caesar
Directed by Ed Hall
Royal Shakespeare Company
Henry V
Directed by Ed Hall
Royal Shakespeare Company
Single Spies
Directed by David Grindley
Bath Theatre Royal
Lady Windermere's Fan
Directed by David Grindley
English Theatre, Frankfurt
Jane Eyre
Directed by Sue Pomeroy
Good Theatre Company
See How Beautiful I am
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Bush Theatre
Dr Prospero
Directed by Gareth Armstrong
Salisbury Playhouse
Maiden's Prayer
Directed by Sarah Esdaile
Bush Theatre
Sexing Alan Titchmarsh
Directed by David Grindley
Edinburgh Festival
A Place At The Table
Directed by AJ Quinn
Not The NT/Tour
Shylock
Directed by Frank Barrie
Hampstead Theatre/Tour
Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act
Directed by Gareth Armstrong
Salisbury Playhouse
Shakers
Directed by Michael Vivien
Theatre Royal, Northampton
Blithe Spirit
Gareth Armstrong
Salisbury Playhouse
Night And Day
Directed by Gareth Armstrong
Theatre Royal, Northampton
The Seduction Of Anne Boleyn
Patrick Sandford
Nuffield, Southampton, Sandford Theatre Royal
Bouncers
Directed by Michael Vivien
Northampton
Being There With Peter Sellers
Directed by Richard Braine
Stoneranger Productions
Hard Times
Directed by Sue Pomeroy
Good Theatre Co.
Tom Thumb And The Dragon
Directed by Richard Syms
St Georges Theatre