Nicholas Hooper

Nicholas Hooper is one of Europe's leading composers, having written and produced music for over 250 films, dramas and documentaries since 1990; he has developed a reputation for producing music that is original, inspiring and always colourful.

His scores have received several major accolades. In 2004 he won the BAFTA for Best Original Score for The Young Visiters, being also nominated for State of Play. Nick was recently nominated for a 2006 Bafta for his score to The Girl In The Cafe. Prior to this he was also BAFTA nominated for The Way We Live Now. In 1998 he won the coveted Golden Panda Award for Land of the Tiger, a major BBC documentary series on India. The following year he won again (having been nominated for three separate scores), making him the first composer to win the award consecutively. He scored Philip Martin's feature, Einstein and Eddington, starring David Tennant as Sir Arthur Eddington and Andy Serkis as Albert Einstein for Company Pictures/HBO, and Belonging for BBC Wales Drama. He has most recently completed scoring Enid Blyton for Carnival/BBC, Mo Mowlam for C4, and Yes Virginia, a CBS animated film for Christmas 2009.

He has also received many accolades for his feature films including the recent period feature The Heart Of Me, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Williams, and The Tichbourne Claimant (a quote from Variety: “Nicholas Hooper’s alert symphonic score rates a major bow, adding shape and atmosphere to the labyrinthine tale”).

Most recently Nicholas has received great critical acclaim for his stunning score to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for Warner Bros: "Let there be no doubt: Hooper's reputation is cemented with this work and his career just shifted gears." Daniel Champion, Music from the Movies, July 2007. Nicholas has most recently completed scoring Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, nominated for a 2010 Grammy for Best Film Score, the follow up to his hugely successful "Order of the Phoenix".

His scores include:

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE
Warner Bros
Director: David Yates

Producer: David Heyman, David Barron

*Grammy Nomination 2010: Best Film Score*

*Classic FM Film Music of the Year Award 2010*

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Warner Bros
Director: David Yates
Producers: David Heyman, David Barron

YES VIRGINIA

J Walter Thompson / CBS

Director/creator: Wayne Best

Producer: Kate Schwerin

Executive Producers: Robin Feldman, Mick Ebeling

ENID BLYTON

Carnival/BBC

Director: James Hawes

Producers: Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle

MO MOWLAM

Granada/C4

Director: Phillip Martin

Producer: Lisa Gilchrist

EINSTEIN AND EDDINGTON
HBO

Director: Philip Martin

Producer: Mark Pybus
Starring: David Tennant, Andy Serkis

PRIME SUSPECT VII THE FINAL ACT

ITV
Director: Phillip Martin
Producers: Andrew Benson, Rebecca Eaton, Andy Harries
Starring: Helen Mirren
*BAFTA Award 2007: Best Original TV Music*

THE CHATTERLEY TRIAL
BBC
Director: James Hawes
Producer: Karen Lewis

MY FAMILY & OTHER ANIMALS
BBC
Director: Sheree Folkson
Producer: Simon Lewis
Starring: Imelda Staunton

THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ
Tightrope Productions
Director: David Yates
Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones, Julie Gardner
Executive Producer: Richard CurtisStarring: Bill Nighy
**BAFTA Award 2006: Best Original Music**

MESSIAH III
BBC/Paramount
Director: David Drury
Producer: Sanne Wohlenberg, Sophie Gardiner
Starring: Ken Stott

THE YOUNG VISITERS
BBC Film
Director: David Yates
Producer: Christopher Hall
Starring: Jim Broadbent
**BAFTA Award 2004: Best Original Music**
**IVOR NOVELLO Award 2004: Best Original Music**

STATE OF PLAY
BBC
Director: David Yates
Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones
Starring: Bill Nighy; John Sim
**BAFTA Nomination 2004: Best Original Music**

THE HEART OF ME (Feature Film)
Martin Pope Productions/BBC Films
Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan
Producer: Martin Pope
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW
Deep Indigo Productions/BBC
Director: David Yates
Producer: Nigel Stafford-Clark
Starring: David Suchet
**BAFTA Nomination 2002: Best Original Music**

TIGER SPECIAL
BBC
**Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000**

ELEPHANTS OF THE SAND RIVER
BBC
**Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000**

WARRIOR MONKEYS
BBC
**Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000**

THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT
Bigger Picture Company
Director: David Yates

LAND OF THE TIGER
BBC
**Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 1998**
**Finalist RTS award 1998**

A full list of Nicholas Hooper’s scores is available on request.

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