Paul Farrer

Royal Television Society Award-Winner Paul Farrer is one of the UK’s most successful media composers. In a career spanning more than 35 years he has composed music for some of the biggest programmes on British Television.

From The Chase, Dancing On Ice, Gladiators, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Ninja Warrior, Fort Boyard, Red Dwarf - The Promised Land, Gordon Ramsay’s Culinary Genius, Ant and Dec’s Push The Button, The Jerry Springer Show, Judge Rinder, The Krypton Factor and the BBC’s most successful international format of all time - The Weakest Link - which was broadcast in 97 countries and over 25 years on British Television, amassing almost 2000 episodes.

In 2012, Paul was commissioned to compose all the music to the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall, held in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. By 2019, he had composed the orchestral music for this prestigious event for eight consecutive years. In 2024, Paul provided the music for the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Paul has composed additional music for shows such as Clarkson’s Farm, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Gear, The Antiques Roadshow, The IT Crowd, Lego Masters and Blue Peter.

2026 projects include Millionaire Hot Seat (based on the Who Wants to Be A Millionaire format) for ITV and Danny Dyer-hosted Nobody's Fool, also for ITV. 

Paul is a member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a member of the Ivor’s Academy of Composers and Songwriters.