Rob Lane

One of the most versatile and in demand composers working today, Rob has won no less than six major awards for his work and received nominations for a further eight. Three Ivor Novellos, a BAFTA and two RTS Awards have confirmed his ability to write distinctive music for any genre, whether psychological thriller or quirky comedy, action-adventure or political docu-drama. Equally at home writing for orchestra or working with samples, his aim is always to create boldly cinematic music that intimately supports and enhances the drama on-screen.

Rob’s recent film credits include the Warner Bros comedy, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution, directed by Bille Eltringham; The Lives of the Saints, directed by Rankin and Chris Cottam, the South African thriller Red Dust, starring Hilary Swank, and two documentary features: Nick Broomfield’s Aileen: The Life & Death of a Serial Killer and Game Over: Kasparov & The Machine directed by Vikram Jayanti. He also scored Deathwatch, the horror film starring Jamie Bell and The Escapist for Sky Pictures, directed by Gillies MacKinnon and The Young Poisoner's Handbook for British Screen.

In autumn 2007, Rob travelled to LA to score HBO mini-series John Adams, which charts the life of the second President of the United States during the American War Of Independence. Paul Giamatti takes the title role and the project is co-produced by Tom Hanks and Playtone Pictures. The series has just aired in the US to great ratings and much critical acclaim. The relationship with HBO has begun with Elizabeth I, starring Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons, for which Rob's score received a 2006 BAFTA, RTS Award and Ivor Novello Award, and been cemented with an Emmy nominated score for Longford, written by Peter Morgan and starring Jim Broadbent and Samantha Morton.

In 2007 Rob also received both BAFTA and RTS nominations for his work on the BBC's much praised Jane Eyre, directed by Susanna White and starring Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. Other recent work includes Stuart, A Life Backwards, a joint BBC and HBO one off drama by Sam Mendes' Neal Street Productions; Marie Lloyd, the BBC biopic of the legendary British music hall entertainer; the political thriller series Whistleblower for Carnival Films, and the Mark Haddon scripted Coming Down The Mountain for Tiger Aspect.

Earlier major credits include the BBC's Blackpool for which Rob won the 2005 Ivor Novello Award; the BBC2 series The Long Firm and To The Ends Of The Earth, Charles II and The Lost World (both of which received Emmy nominations for the music); and Jimmy McGovern's The Street for BBC1.

Rob has just completed Gun Rush for ITV, directed by Richard Clark and starring Timothy Spall, and is currently working on Tess Of The D'Urbervilles for the BBC, and Merlin for Shine Ltd/BBC Wales.

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Film Credits

MRS. RATCLIFFE’S REVOLUTION
Assassin Films
Director: Billie Eltringham
Producer: Leslee Udwin
Starring: Ian Glen, Catherine Tate

THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS
Dazed Films
Directors: Rankin and Chris Cottam
Producer: Laura Hastings-Smith

RED DUST
BBC Films/Distant Horizon
Director: Tom Hooper
Producers: Anant Singh, David Thompson, Ruth Caleb
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor

AILEEN: THE LIFE & DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
Director: Nick Broomfield
Producer: Jo Human

DEATHWATCH
Co Composed for F&ME
Director: Michael J Basset
Producer: Sam Taylor

GAME OVER: KASPAROV AND THE MACHINE
Director: Vikram Jayanti
Producer: Hal Vogel

THE ESCAPIST
Jolyon Symonds Productions/Sky Pictures
Director: Gillies MacKinnon

THE GIRL WITH BRAINS IN HER FEET
Lexington Films
Director: Roberto Bangura
Producer: Don Boyd

THE YOUNG POISONER’S HANDBOOK
Mass Productions/British Screen/Pandora
Director: Ben Ross
Producer: Sam Taylor

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Television Credits

TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
BBC
Director: David Blair
Producer: David Snodin
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, Jodie Whittaker

MERLIN
Shine Ltd/BBC Wales
Director: James Hawes
Producer: Julie Gardner
Starring: Anthony Head, Richard Wilson

JOHN ADAMS
HBO
Director: Tom Hooper
Producer: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Kirk Ellis
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney

GUN RUSH
ITV

Director: Richard Clark
Producer: Emma Benson
Starring: Timothy Spall

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
Tiger Aspect
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Producer: Roanna Benn
Writer: Mark Haddon
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy

WHISTLEBLOWERS
Carnival Films
Directors: John McKay, Paul Gay and Richard Clark
Producer: Sanne Wohlenberg

FANNY HILL
Sally Head Productions
Director: James Hawes
Producer: Nigel Marchant
Writer: Andrew Davies

STUART, A LIFE BACKWARDS
BBC/HBO
Director: David Atwood
Producer: Pippa Harris

JANE EYRE
BBC
Director: Susanna White
Producer: Diedrick Santer
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens
*BAFTA Nomination 2007: Best Original TV Music*

*RTS Nomination 2007: Best Original TV Music*

LONGFORD
Channel 4
Director: Tom Hooper
Producer: Andy Harries, Peter Morgan
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton

*EMMY Nomination 2007: Best Original TV Music*

THE STREET
Granada Manchester for the BBC
Directors: David Blair / Terry McDonough
Producer: Ken Horn
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston
Writer: Jimmy McGovern

NOSTRADAMUS
Mentorn
Director: Bryn Higgins
Producer: Hal Vogel

ELIZABETH I                                                       
Company Pictures/HBO
Director: Tom Hooper
Producers: Barney Reisz, Mark Pybus
Starring: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons
*BAFTA Award 2006: Best Original Music*
*Ivor Novello Award 2006: Best Original Music*
*RTS Award 2006: Best Original Theme Music*

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
BBC

Director: David Attwood
Producer: Lyn Horsford

VINCENT
Granada
Director: Peter Lydon, Roger Gartland
Producer: John Rushton, Rebecca Hodgson
Starring: Ray Winstone

ARCHANGEL
BBC
Director: Jon Jones
Producer: Chris Hall

BLACKPOOL
BBC
Directors: Julie-Anne Robinson, Cokey Giedroyc
Producer: Kate Lewis
*Ivor Novello Award 2005: Best Original TV Music*

THE WALK
Granada
Director: Mark Brozel
Producer: David Boulter

THE LONG FIRM
BBC
Director: Bille Eltringham
Producer: Liza Marshall
*RTS Nomination 2004: Best Original TV Music*

MAY 33rd
BBC/Endor Productions
Director: David Attwood
Producer: Hilary Bevan-Jones

CHARLES II
BBC
Director: Joe Wright
Producer: Kate Harwood
*EMMY Nomination 2004: Best Original TV Music*

HENRY VIII
Granada
Director: Pete Travis
Producer: Francis Hopkinson

PRIME SUSPECT
Granada
Director: Tom Hooper
Producer: David Boulter

WATERMELON
Granada
Director: Kieron Walsh
Producer: Saurabh Kakkar

DANIEL DERONDA
BBC
Director: Tom Hooper
Producer: Louis Marks
*RTS Award 2003: Best Original TV Music*

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
BBC
Director: David Attwood
Producer: Christopher Hall

HEARTS OF GOLD
BBC
Director: Richard Laxton
Producer: Jane Davies
*RTS Nomination 2003: Best Original Theme Music*

THE LOST WORLD
BBC
Director: Stuart Orme
Producer: Christopher Hall
*BAFTA Nomination 2002: Best Original TV Music*
*EMMY Nomination 2002: Best Original TV Music*

BABY FATHER
BBC
Director: Alrick Riley
Producer: Alison Lumb

SWEET REVENGE
BBC
Director: David Morrissey
Producer: Catherine Wearing

LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE
BBC
Director: Tom Hooper
Producer: Kate Harwood

THE SINS
BBC
Directors: Simon Curtis, David Yates, Sally Aprahamian
Producer: Liza Marshall

OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN
BBC
Director: Pete Travis
Producer: Christopher Hall

DAVID COPPERFIELD
BBC
Director: Simon Curtis
Producer: Kate Harwood

FORGOTTEN
LWT
Director: Ben Bolt
Producer: Cameron McAlistair

CLOSE RELATIONS
Wall to Wall/BBC
Director: Michael Whyte
Producer: Kate Harwood
*Ivor Novello Award 1999: Best Original TV Music*

HILLSBOROUGH
Granada
Director: Charles McDougall
Producer: Nicola Schindler

OUR BOY
Wall to Wall/BBC
Director: David Evans
Producer: Jo Willet

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Documentaries

THE DARKSIDE OF LINCOLN

The History Channel
Director: Vikram Jayanti

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
Channel 4
Director: Tony Mitchell
Producer: Ben Goold

LEONARDO
BBC
Director: Sarah Aspinal
Producer: Annie Burrows

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