Soundology
2020 Ivor Novello Award, BIFA, Cinema Eye Honors-nominated and 2020 Royal Television Society award-winning composer outfit Soundology has scored countless BAFTA, Oscar, Emmy acclaimed productions.
Run by Nainita Desai, Soundology has scored hundreds of documentaries including recent landmark film American Murder (James Marsh /Netflix), Netflix original series Bad Boy Billionaires, Extraordinary Rituals for BBC Two; Enslaved, with Samuel L. Jackson (BBC), BAFTA Best Single Doc, Grierson and RTS Nominee, Raped: My Story (C5); My Grandparent's War (C4) with Kristen Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance, Helena Bonham Carter, Carey Mulligan and BAFTA, RTS, Grierson 2018 Nominee Catching A Killer(C5).
Their most recent feature releases include Oscar 2020 nominated and BAFTA, Cannes, BIFA, SXSW winning feature doc For Sama which was also nominated for Best Music at the BIFAs 2019.
Working in a wide range of musical genres, Soundology moves seamlessly between working with orchestras including the London Contemporary Orchestra (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood) and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, to scores utilising their collection of custom-made electronics.
2021 commissions include The Reason I Jump (Sundance-winning feature doc), Persona (CNN Films/HBOMax), Sophie: A Murder in West Cork for Netflix (Simon Chinn/Lightbox), a forthcoming adventure-based feature documentary for Noah Media and a forthcoming Netflix natural history feature.
Soundology's CV
View our composer's list of TV and film credits here.
| The Wall - Climb for Gold | Windfall Films | |
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14 PEAKS (2021) [forthcoming] | Theatrical feature doc | Noah Media | Dir: Torquil Jones |
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SOPHIE: A MURDER IN WEST CORK (2021) | Netflix | Lightbox | 3x60min | Exec: Suzanne Lavery, Simon Chinn |
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THE YEAR THAT CHANGED BRITAIN (2021) [forthcoming] | 1x90min | Dir: Kevin MacDonald | EP: Nick Fraser | Altitude |
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PATRICK KIELTY: 100 YEARS OF UNION (2021) | 1x60 for BBC One | Produced by Dragonfly |
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TEA: ONE CUP A THOUSAND STORIES (2021) [forthcoming] | 5x60min | BBC Studios | Migu China | landmark Series |
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THE DAY KATE & WILL GOT MARRIED (2021) [forthcoming] | Finestripe | 1x60min | ITV | Dir: Janice Sutherland |
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HIGH (2021) | 6x30min | BBC |Blink Films | Drama-Doc |
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AMERICAN MURDER (2020) | Feature doc | Netflix | Knickerbocker Glory | EP: James Marsh |
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FOR SAMA (2020) | C4 | PBS | Dir: Ed Watts | Waad Al-Kateab |
| THE REASON I JUMP (2020) | Met Films | BFI | Vulcan Dir: Jerry Rothwell Prod: Al Morrow | |
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ANTON FERDINAND: FOOTBALL, RACISM & ME (2020) | 1x60min | BBC One | Dir: James Ross | Wonder TV |
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BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES: INDIA (2020) - View project | Minnow Films| 4x60min | Exec Producer: Morgan Matthews |
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ENSLAVED, WITH SAMUEL L. JACKSON (2020) - View project | CBC | 6x60min Exec Prod: Samuel L Jackson |
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MY FAMILY, THE HOLOCAUST AND ME (2020) - View project | Wall To Wall for BBC One |
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MISCARRIAGE: THE LAST TABOO (2020) | C5 | 90min film Dir: Janice Sutherland |
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TEA: ONE CUP A THOUSAND STORIES (2020) | 5x60min | BBC Studios | Migu China |
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FIERCE QUEENS (2020) | BBC NHU series | QUIBI | 15x10 min |
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ROSS KEMP: NHS ON THE FRONTLINE (2019) | ITV 2x30min | Silverstar TV |
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CALL THE POLICE (2019) | BBC | Dragonfly TV | 3x60min |
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MY GRANDPARENTS WAR (2019) | C4 | Wild Pictures | Series Dir: Leo Burley 4x60min |
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RACIAL BIAS (2019) | C4 | Proper Content | Series Prod: Jackie Waldock 2x60min |
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RESCUED (2019) - View project | Discovery | Arrow Media | 6x60min |
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WALKING WITH GIANTS (2019) | C4 | October Films SP: Alexis Girardet | 3x60min |
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MY FAMILY, THE HOLOCAUST AND ME (2019) - View project | 2x60min Wall To Wall | BBC2 SP: David Vincent |
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LITTLE BRITONS (2019) | 3x60min Series Titles 9Lives Media SP: Colin Stone |
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THE 1900 ISLAND (2019) | BBC2 4x60min Wildflame TV SP: Alexis Girardet |
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THREE DAYS (2019) | C4 1x60min Sugar Film | Chris Durlacher |
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BACK TO THE WILD (2019) | 6x60min Double Act TV | Nat Geo Wild |
| BODYCAM SQUAD (2019) | 10x60min Raw Cut TV Series 2 New Titles | |
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H-TOWN (2019) | 6x30min BBC1 | 7 Wonder Series Prod: Catey Sexton |
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THE DAY WE WALKED ON THE MOON (2019) | ITV | Smithsonian 1x60min Finestripe Prods Dir: John Moulson |
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EQUATOR FROM THE AIR (2018) | BBC2 | 4x60min Dragonfly TV | Exec: Richard Bond | Ruth Shurman |
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DAVID JASON: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (2018) | UKTV | 5x60min SP: Chris Malone |
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TRAVELLING BLIND (2018) | 1x60min BBC2 | Spun Gold Dir: Will Lorimer |
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LEGENDS OF THE DEEP (2018) - View project | 4x60min Discovery | Cineflix Media |
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EXPOSURE: PROJECT X (2018) | 1x60min ITV | Raw Cut TV |
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RTS CRAFT+DESIGN AWARDS 2020 | WINNER: Best Music - Original Score: FOR SAMA |
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BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) 2020 | NOMINEE: Best Music - Original Score: THE REASON I JUMP |
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CINEMA EYE HONORS 2020 | NOMINEE: Outstanding Achievement – THE REASON I JUMP |
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IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS 2020 | NOMINEE: Best Original Film Score: FOR SAMA |
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IFMCA Awards 2019 | WINNER: Breakthrough Composer of the Year | NOMINEE: Best Documentary Score: UNTAMED ROMANIA |
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RTS CRAFT+DESIGN AWARDS 2019 | NOMINEE: Best Music – Original Titles EXTRAORDINARY RITUALS |
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BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) 2019 | NOMINEE: Best Film Score: FOR SAMA |
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HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS 2019 | NOMINEE: Best Original Music for a Video Game Trailer: TELLING LIES |
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JERRY GOLDSMITHS AWARDS 2019 | NOMINEE: Best Documentary Score: EXTRAORDINARY RITUALS |
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MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS 2019 | WINNER: Best Original Music for a Video Game Trailer: TELLING LIES | NOMINEE: Best Original Music for a TV Programme Titles: EXTRAORDINARY RITUALS | NOMINEE: Best Sound Design for a Short Film : SLEEPER |
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NatureVision Film Festival, 2019 | WINNER: BEST FILM SCORE: Untamed Romania |
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GOPO Romanian Film Awards Nominee 2019 | NOMINEE: BEST FILM SCORE: Untamed Romania |
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RTS WEST AWARDS 2019 | NOMINEE: BEST TV SCORE: Extraordinary Rituals |
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ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2019 | NOMINEE: ARTS+CULTURE AWARD |
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ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS 2017 | NOMINEE: CONTRIBUTION TO ARTS+CULTURE |
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MUSIC + SOUND AWARD UK 2016 | WINNER: BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE FILM SCORE: The Confessions of Thomas Quick |
| WOMEN IN SYNC AWARDS, NYC, USA 2016 | WINNER: BEST MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM: The Confessions of Thomas Quick | |
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TMT NEWS MEDIA AWARDS 2016 | WINNER: BEST MEDIA MUSIC COMPOSER – EUROPE |
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