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
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and
Bournemouth University.
Career
Notable television credits include the
BAFTA
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nominated
David Attenborough series ''
The Life of Mammals'' and ''
Life in the Undergrowth'', and the BAFTA-winning series ''
Life in Cold Blood''. He was nominated for an
Emmy Award
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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, 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 ''
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream'' – a behind the scenes look at the singer's life and music.
Together with Geoff Barrow, he scored the feature film ''
Ex Machina'',
Alex Garland'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 ''
Annihilation
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'' (2018) and TV series ''
Devs''.
Credits
References
External links
bensalisbury.co.uk
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British composers
1970 births
Living people
Alumni of Newcastle University
Alumni of Bournemouth University