Nina Humphreys

An RTS Award winning composer for her beautiful score to Talkback/Channel 4’s acclaimed period drama, Sword of Honour, adapted from and Evelyn Waugh novel by William Boyd. Nina is now one of the UK’s most successful composers, with credits ranging from psychological thrillers to comedy and period dramas.

Having caught the attention of UK directors and producers with her score to The Lakes II in 1999, Nina followed this up with scores for the Tiger Aspect Production, Murder, directed by Beeban Kidran (nominated for an RTS Award in 2001), Rose & Maloney, a wonderfully ethnic score to Boudica, and a quirky score to The Worst Week Of My Life.

Nina scored the psychological thriller Lie With Me for Granada, the six part contemporary drama A Thing Called Love for the BBC, and her second series of Granada’s Blue Murder. She also recently completed scoring the intriguing science fiction thriller, A For Andromeda for the BBC, and Wide Sargasso Sea for Kudos. Her most recent works involved a haunting and evocative choral score for the BBC's hugely popular Dalziel & Pascoe, and the score for The Murder of Princess Diana, a drama for Universal/Lifetime. She also recently completed White Girl for Tiger Aspect Productions, and the hotel based comedy, Christmas At The Riviera, for Carnival. Nina is currently scoring Sunshine, a three-part comedy drama for Jellylegs Productions.

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SUNSHINE
Jellylegs Productions
Director: Craig Cash
Producer: John Rushton
Executive Producer: Nicola Schindler

Starring: Steve Coogan, Craig Cash, Bernard Hill

WHITE GIRL

Tiger Aspect / BBC

Director: Hettie Macdonald

Producer: Andrew Woodhead

Writer: Abi Morgan

CHRISTMAS AT THE RIVIERA
Carnival
Directors: Mark Bussell / Justin Sbresni

Producers: Mark Bussell / Justin Sbresni

Cast: Alexander Armstrong, Anna Chancellor, Warren Clarke, Reece Shearsmith

DIANA: THE FINAL JOURNEY /

THE MURDER OF PRINCESS DIANA

Lifetime / Sky / Working Title

Director: John Strickland

Producer: Julia Stannard

Cast: Jennifer Morrison

DALZIEL AND PASCOE
BBC
Director: David Tucker
Producer: Annie Tricklebank

WIDE SARGASSO SEA
Kudos / BBC
Director: Brendan Maher
Producer: Elwen Rowlands

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Ralph Spall

A FOR ANDROMEDA
BBC
Director: John Strickland
Producer: Alison Willett

Cast: Kelly Reilly, Tom Hardy

BLUE MURDER (series 3)                                     
Granada
Director: D: Suri Krishnamma
Producer: Gina Cronk

PLENTY MORE FISH                                            
Hat Trick Productions/ITV
Director: David Kerr
Producer: Bill Dare

Cast: Kris Marshall

THE ROBINSONS
BBC
Writer / Director: Mark Bussell and Justin Sbrensi

Cast: Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville, Anna Massey

A THING CALLED LOVE
BBC
Directors: Andy de Emmony, Metin Heseyin, Ed Fraiman
Producer: Manda Levin

Writer: William Ivory

Cast: Paul Nicholls

LIE WITH ME
Granada
Director: Susanna White
Producer: Lucy Bedford

Cast: Eve Best, Andrew Lincoln, Paul McGann

THE WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE
Hat Trick/BBC
Director: Dan Zeff
Producers/Writers: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni

Cast: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman.

*Series Two BAFTA Nominated*

*Series Three: The Worst Christmas Of My Life - Rose D'Or Nominated*

THE WELSH GREAT ESCAPE
Hartswood Films/Channel 4
Director: Michael Davies
Producers: Beryl and Debbie Virtue

COMING UP II
Ideal World Productions/Channel 4 (Short Dramas)
Directors: Andrew Gunn, Toby Haynes, Smita Bhide,
Becky Brazil, Crispin Whitall, Ben Cato, Joe Bullman
Producer: Gillian McNeill

BOUDICA
WGBH Boston/Box/Granada
Director: Bill Anderson
Producer: Matthew Bird

Writer: Andrew Davies

ROSE & MALONEY
Company Television/Granada
Director: Omar Madhar
Producer: Tom Grieves

MURDER
Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC
Director: Beeban Kidron
Producer: Rebecca DeSouza

Writer: Abi Morgan

Cast: Julie Walters (BAFTA Winner), Imelda Staunton, Robert Glenister, Om Puri.
*RTS Awards Nomination 2001/2002: Best Original TV Music*

*BAFTA Nominated*

SWORD OF HONOUR
Talkback Productions/Channel 4
Director: Bill Anderson
Producer: Gillian McNeill

Writer: William Boyd (adapted from Evelyn Waugh novel)

Cast: Daniel Craig
*Winner RTS Awards 2000/2001: Best Original TV Music*

ROUGH TREATMENT
World Productions/ITV
Director: Audrey Cooke
Producer: Bill Shapter

Cast: Daniela Nardini, Ben Miles

THE LAKES II
Company Television/BBC
Directors: Bill Anderson, Sallie Aprahamian, David Moore, Roberto
Bangura
Producer: Matthew Bird

Written and Created: Jimmy McGovern

Cast: John Simm

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Documentaries / Radio

MIND OF A MURDERER
BBC
Producer: Debbie Cadbury

LONDON: A CITY IN TIME
Diverse Productions/Channel 4

DEMOCRACY & LANGUAGE
Catherine Bailey Ltd for BBC Radio 3
Director: Beeban Kidron
Producer: Marilyn Imrie

A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
Catherine Bailey Ltd for BBC Radio 4

SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
Catherine Bailey Ltd for BBC Radio 4
Director: Louise Armitage and Catherine Bailey

TANSY
Silent Film (1921) & silent shorts (1900s)
New score for live performances at Brighton Festival
Commissioned by South East Film & Video Archive and W.Sussex Arts Board

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Animation Credits

BLUNDERBUS / CATASTROPHY JONES
Children’s Cartoon Pilots. Telemagination