Harry Escott (born 9 September 1976) is a British composer living in
London
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. He has composed the scores to several films, including ''
Shame
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'' (2011), ''
Hard Candy
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'' (2005), ''
A Mighty Heart
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'' (2007),
and ''
Ali & Ava
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''Ali & Ava'' had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight se ...
'' (2021), for which he won a
British Independent Film Award
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for best music. He is a frequent collaborator with
Michael Winterbottom
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, (''
The Face of an Angel
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'', ''
The Road To Guantanamo
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'', ''
The Wedding Guest'', & ''
Greed
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''),
Paddy Considine
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(''
Journeyman
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''),
Steve McQueen (director)
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(
Shame
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&
Uprising
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'') and
Clio Barnard
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(''
The Arbor
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'', ''
The Selfish Giant'' & ''
Dark River''). His score for ''
Dark River'' included a song co-written with
PJ Harvey
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Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined loca ...
, "An Acre of Land", released on Cognitive Shift Recordings.
He scored
Eran Creevy
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Career
After assisting Matthew Vaughn and Woody Allen on the films ''Layer Cake'' and ''Scoop'' respect ...
's action thriller ''
Welcome to the Punch
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'' which was executive produced by Ridley Scott and had its cinematic release in 2013. This was the second time he had worked with Creevy, having scored the director's debut feature, ''
Shifty'', for which he received a BIFA nomination in 2008.
Escott's recent television credits include
BBC One
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drama series ''
Roadkill
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'', for which he received a
BAFTA award and
Steve McQueen (director)
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's ''
Uprising
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'' for which he won the
Royal Television Society
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award in 2021.
He studied music at the
Royal College of Music
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and
Somerville College, Oxford
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.
His choral work, "O Viridissima Virga", was written for the choir of
St Bride's Church
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, London.
Filmography
*''
Hard Candy
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'' (2005) (with
Molly Nyman)
*''What's Your Name 41?'' (2005)
*''
Ghosts
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'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
Deep Water'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''Die Österreichische Methode (The Austrian Method)'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
The Road to Guantanamo
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'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
A Mighty Heart
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'' (2007) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
Poppy Shakespeare'' (2008) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
Shifty'' (2009) (with Molly Nyman)
*''The Arbor'' (2009) (with Molly Nyman)
*''
I Am Slave
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'' (2010) (with Molly Nyman)
*''The Battle for Barking'' (2010)
*''Axis of Light'' (2011)
*''
Shame
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Definition
Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...
'' (2011)
*''
Welcome to the Punch
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'' (2012)
*''
What Remains'' (2013)
*''
The Selfish Giant'' (2013)
*''
New Worlds
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New or NEW may refer to:
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Albums and EPs
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'' (2014)
*''
The Face of an Angel
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'' (2014)
*''
River
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'' (2015)
*''
Tout, tout de suite'' (2016)
*''
Retablo
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'' (2017)
*''
Dark River'' (2017)
*''
Journeyman
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'' (2017)
*''
Damascus Cover
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'' (2018)
*''
The Wedding Guest'' (2018)
*''
Deep State''
*''
Wild Bill'' (2019)
*''
Greed
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'' (2019)
*''
The English Game
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Premise
In ...
'' (2020)
*''
Roadkill
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'' (2020)
*''
Uprising
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.
A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
'' (2021)
*''
Ali & Ava
''Ali & Ava'' is a 2021 British drama film written and directed by Clio Barnard. The film stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook in the lead roles.
''Ali & Ava'' had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight se ...
'' (2021)
*''
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
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'' (2022)
References
External links
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British film score composers
British male film score composers
Living people
Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
Alumni of the Royal College of Music
North Sea Radio Orchestra members
1976 births
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