Ben Bartlett (born in 1965) is a British composer known for his numerous Film and Television scores including '' Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Vera'', ''The Tunnel'' and ''Lucky Man''. Working and living in

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, Ben Bartlett was educated there, attending

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grammar school, and Pimlico Comprehensive Special Music School. He received piano tuition under the noted concert pianist Albert Ferber. Bartlett read music at Royal Holloway College,

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, where he rubbed shoulders with the drama department, discovering composition for theatre. Bartlett was commissioned by the College, whilst a student, to compose and direct a musical celebrating the centenary of Royal Holloway College, performed on site in 1986 by the drama and music departments. He later studied composition at

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, where he won the Lutoslawski prize for composition. Bartlett was busy composing music for TV commercials when he met Tim Haines and the BBC team devising a pioneering documentary combining 3D animated dinosaurs and 35mm film: '' Walking with Dinosaurs''.

Screen music

Bartlett first came into prominence with his score for '' Walking with Dinosaurs'' in 1999, for which he won a BAFTA in 2000 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the same year. Bartlett has received several other award nominations including an Ivor Novello nomination for his score for BBC Scotland's TV Film: Fiona's Story, and several RTS nominations for his music for screen including the film The Mark Of Cain directed by the award-winning

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. Ben Bartlett is also known for his much loved music to the highly popular long running ITV Series Vera, airing to audiences in excess of 6 million, starring Brenda Blethyn. Recently Bartlett's music has been heard on the

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hit series Stan Lee's Lucky Man; the ITV series The Loch, as well as the critically acclaimed

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production for

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: The Tunnel starring

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and Clémence Poésy. Bartlett has also worked with

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on the ITV Drama The Trials Of Jimmy Rose directed b
Adrian Shergold
with whom Bartlett also collaborated on the 3-part TV epic

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based on the Jake Arnot novel.

Concert music

Debuting as a pianist at The Purcell Room aged 14, Bartlett went on to receive critical acclaim for his mini-opera El Tigre, a setting for chamber ensemble and mezzo soprano of the Pablo Neruda poem of the same name. Premiered at the 1995 season of th
Covent Garden Festival
and performed at the Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden, the Hispanic/Latin influenced fusion of flamenco, tango and opera was conducted by

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Other activities

Bartlett has been in demand as a speaker in Australia, Germany and London, and has been invited to lecture at the Royal College of Music and the National Film and Television School UK. Bartlett has been in demand as a judge on the BAFTA and Ivor Novello awards panels on several occasions.

Awards

* 2000 - won the BAFTA in the category "Best Original Television Music" for '' Walking with Dinosaurs'' (1999). * 2000 - Primetime Emmy Award nomination for '' Walking with Dinosaurs'' * 2005 - RTS nomination for titles music for TV Series The Ghost Squad * 2007 - RTS nomination for best score for The Marc Of Cain movie * 2009 - Ivor Novello Award nomination for best TV Score for BBC Film Fiona's Story * 2009 - RTS nomination for best score for Mutual Friends TV Series

External links

Ben Bartlett website

Ben Bartlett on IMDB

Representation in UK
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