Ben Salisbury (born 1970) is a British composer, particularly known for his work in film and television. He has also worked as a co-writer, arranger and musician with a number of bands. He studied music at

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick unive ...

and

Bournemouth University Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The univer ...

Career

Notable television credits include the BAFTA nominated

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series ''

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'' and ''

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'', and the BAFTA-winning series '' Life in Cold Blood''. He was nominated for an

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for his score for the Wildlife on One film ''Operation Dung Beetle'' Salisbury appears as co-writer, string arranger and musician on the Malachai album "Return To The Ugly Side" and The Beekeepers album "Apiculture". He also co-wrote the album "Drokk: Music Inspired By Mega City One" with Portishead's

Geoff Barrow Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971) is an English music producer, composer, and DJ. He is a member of the bands Portishead, Beak and supergroup Quakers, and has scored several films. Portishead—formed in 1991—was named after the ...

, and writes and records as one half of the duo Dolman with Scott Hendy. Dolman released their eponymous debut album on Inflection Point records in June 2014. In 2012 Salisbury composed the score for the documentary feature film ''Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream'' directed by

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- a behind the scenes look at the singer's life and music. Together with Geoff Barrow, he scored the feature film '' Ex Machina'',

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’s directorial debut, released in the UK in January 2015. Salisbury and Barrow won the 2016 Ivor Novello award for Best Original Score for ''Ex Machina''. The two teamed up again to score Garland's ''

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'' (2018) and TV series ''

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''.

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bensalisbury.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury, Ben British composers 1970 births Living people Alumni of Newcastle University Alumni of Bournemouth University