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Jon Nicholls – Music Composer, Bristol

  • Member (2 years 3 months 14 days)
  • Screened Music Composer (8 months 27 days)

Biography

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Jon Nicholls is a Prix Italia-nominated composer and sound designer with over ten years' experience of composing music and sound scores for drama and documentary on TV, radio, film and in the theatre, with a substantial track record of commissions from national broadcasters and theatre companies. His work draws on a huge range of eclectic influences, and ranges from sweeping orchestral music to urban ambiences, gamelan, organic soundscapes and cutting-edge electroacoustics.

His work has been heard extensively on BBC Radio 3 & 4 , BBC TV, Channel 4, and ITV, and at theatres including the RSC, Birmingham Rep & Sheffield Crucible.

He received a Jury Special Mention at the 2008 Prix Italia for his music and sound score for Radio 4's acclaimed 'What I Heard About Iraq'.

Composing Information

  • Classification: Established
  • Profession: Composer
  • Primary Sequencer: Logic
  • Operating System: Mac
  • Projects: tv • Small Pain for Glory (BBC / WGBH ‘Storyville’, dir. Laura Ashton) • The Real Full Monty (Mentorn / Sky1, p. Nick London) • Real Crime: The Hunt for Mr Swirl (Mentorn / ITV, p. Nick London) • Cutting Edge: Secrets of the Austrian Cella r(Folio TV / Channel 4, p. Nick London) • Cutting Edge: The Jaycee Lee Story (Mentorn/ Channel 4, p. Nick London) • Dispatches: The Children Britain Betrayed (1st Frame TV / Channel 4, p. Lynn Ferguson) • Dispatches: Heat Or Eat (Folio TV / Channel 4, p. Ed Harriman) • Dispatches: Iraq’s Lost Generation (Hard Cash for Channel 4, prod. Ed Robbins) • Dispatches: The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch (Folio TV / Channel 4, p. Ed Harriman) • Dispatches: Lost in Care (1st Frame TV / Channel 4, p. Lynn Ferguson) • Dispatches: Why Kids Kill (1st Fram
  • Relevant Qualifications: MMus Composing for Film and TV, London College of Music (distinction), 1996 / Dartington College - electroacoustic composition (1997)

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Film & TV MusicTracks

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  • Panel Highly recommended 0 Recommended track 0
  • Composers Highly recommended 0 Recommended track 0
  • Members Highly recommended 1 Recommended track 0
Title Moods Genres Posted Comments Recommendations
The Last Battle
    Dramatic
    Epic
    Energetic
    Orchestral
    Choral
    World
272
days ago
1 I love this track icon
3
The Time Machine
    Dramatic
    Suspense
    Weird
    Orchestral
    Experimental
    Electronica
268
days ago
0
0
Across the Moors
    Atmospheric
    Dramatic
    Melancholy
    Orchestral
    Ambient
    Experimental
268
days ago
0
0
Small Pain For Glory
    Dramatic
    Energetic
    Epic
    World
    Choral
268
days ago
0
0
Arthur Crosses the Water
    Atmospheric
    Melancholy
    Dark
    Choral
    Ambient
268
days ago
0
0
Leaving Home
    Dramatic
    Romantic
    Bright
    Orchestral
    Folk
268
days ago
0
0
Full Steam
    Energetic
    Dramatic
    Cheerful
    Orchestral
268
days ago
0
0
Into the Lair
    Dark
    Energetic
    Suspense
    Retro
    Rock
268
days ago
0
0
Empty Rooms
    Atmospheric
    Melancholy
    Piano
    Acoustic
268
days ago
0
0
10,000 Temples
    Atmospheric
    Chilled
    Mellow
    World
    Ambient
268
days ago
0
0

Ratings & Reviews Summary

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Composing Genres

Jon composes in the following film and television music genres (bold = specialises in):

  • Ambient
  • Electronica
  • Experimental
  • Orchestral
  • World

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17 Aug 10:45

Trick Or Treat by Alex Plowright

09 Aug 17:28

South Africa World Cup 2010 by Matt Thomas

  • “This captures the spirit perfectly and is very, very catchy! It could very well have been used during the coverage in numerous ways. Expert production values too. Great work Matt.…”
  • David Hunt (Composer)
03 Aug 21:24

Missing You by Ed David Watkins

  • “It's always difficult to produce romantic music with a novel edge, but I think this captures the dyadic interaction of lovers very well. The simple instrumentation, harmonies and colouring lend themselves...…”
  • Ian Toone (Member)

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