Paul Myles Farrer (born 1973) is a British

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

known for his work in film and television. He was born in 1973 in

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...

, England. In a career spanning more than 30 years he has composed music for some of the biggest programmes on British Television including ''

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, The Chase, The Wheel,

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, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show,

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'' and many more. His music has also been used in the film ''

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'' in 2005. Paul is a member of the

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as well as the Ivor’s Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He was the 2003 recipient of the BMI Composer Award and has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award on four occasions.

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* * 1973 births English film score composers English male film score composers English songwriters Musicians from Worcester, England Living people {{UK-composer-stub