Dominik Scherrer is a Swiss-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 def ...

born in 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland, who has written prolifically for film, theatre and television.

Career

Scherrer has composed the music score for both seasons of the British television series '' Ripper Street'' and worked on a third series in 2014. He won the Best Television Soundtrack Award for his work on ''Ripper Street'' at the 2014

Ivor Novello Awards The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the Britis ...

Filmography

* ''

The Honeytrap ''The Honeytrap'' is a 2002 British thriller film featuring Emily Lloyd as Catherine, a young woman about to marry her fiancé in London. It was written and directed by Michael G. Gunther and shot in London, England. It also stars Anthony G ...

'' (2002) * '' The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz'' (2002) * ''

Agatha Christie's Marple ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (or simply ''Marple'') is a British ITV television programme loosely based on books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first t ...

'' (2004–13) * ''

Jericho Jericho ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. Jericho is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It had a population of 20,907 in 2017. F ...

'' (2005) * ''

The Truth The Truth may refer to: Film * ''The Truth'' (1920 film) starring Madge Kennedy * ''The Truth'' (1960 film) or ''La Vérité'', a French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot starring Brigitte Bardot * ''The Truth'' (1988 film), a Hong Kong trial cri ...

'' (2006) * '' Scenes of a Sexual Nature'' (2006) * '' Primeval'' (2007–09) * ''

Inspector George Gently ''Inspector George Gently'' (also known as ''George Gently'' for the pilot and first series) is a British crime drama television series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector Gently ...

'' (2010–11) * '' Christopher and His Kind'' (2011) * '' Just Henry'' (2011) * ''

Monroe Monroe or Monroes may refer to: People and fictional characters * Monroe (surname) * Monroe (given name) * James Monroe, 5th President of the United States * Marilyn Monroe, actress and model Places United States * Monroe, Arkansas, an unincorp ...

'' (2011–12) * ' (2012) * '' Ripper Street'' (2012–16) * '' The Missing'' (2014–2016) * '' An Inspector Calls'' (2015) * '' The Collection'' (2016) * '' One of Us'' (2016) * ''

Requiem A Requiem (Latin: ''rest'') or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead () or Mass of the dead (), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is ...

'' (2018) * '' The City and the City'' (2018) * '' The Widow'' (2019) * '' Baptise'' (2019–2021) * ''Memory'' (Documentary short) (2019) * '' Elizabeth Is Missing'' (2019) * '' The Serpent'' (2021) * '' The Tourist'' (2022)

Discography

* ''

'' (original soundtrack) (2007) * '' Scenes of a Sexual Nature'' (original soundtrack) (2007) * ''

'' (original soundtrack) (2011) * '' Primeval'' (original soundtrack) (2011) * '' An Inspector Calls'' (original soundtrack) (2015) * '' Ripper Street'' (original soundtrack) (2015) * '' The Missing'' (original soundtrack) (2015) * ''

'' (original soundtrack) with Bat for Lashes (2018) * '' The City and the City'' (original soundtrack) (2018)

Awards and nominations

Ivor Novello Award The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the Britis ...

, Nominee Best Television Soundtrack, Boat Story (2024) *

, Nominee Best Television Soundtrack, The Serpent (2022) *

, Nominee Best Television Soundtrack, The Collection (2017) * Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special, Nominee, The Missing (2015) *

, Winner Best Television Soundtrack, Ripper Street (2014) *

Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...

, Nominee for Best Television Soundtrack Ripper Street (2013) *

, Nominee Best Television Soundtrack,

(Series 5) (2011)
New York Festivals
Winner Best Television Soundtrack, Agatha Christie's Marple (Series 1) (2005) *

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narr ...

, Winner Prix Action Light, Hell for Leather (1998) *

International Composers Festival The International Composers Festival is a regular event comprising a series of concerts, lectures and networking opportunities created with the purpose to promote and showcase classical music that is tuneful, universally appealing and created sol ...

Hastings Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...

and

Bexhill-on-sea Bexhill-on-Sea (often shortened to Bexhill) is a seaside town and civil parish in the Rother District in the county of East Sussex in South East England. It is located along the Sussex Coast and between the towns of Hastings, England, Hastings ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scherrer, Dominik 1967 births Living people British film score composers British male film score composers British television composers Swiss composers Swiss film score composers Swiss male composers Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom Musicians from Zurich Film people from Zurich