SIMON SLATER
SELECTED CREDITS
EUROPE (2019) (Composer) Donmar Warehouse
AMADEUS (2016 - 2018) (Composer & Musical Director) - National Theatre
KING LEAR (2017) (Composer) - Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
CARMEN DISRUPTION (2015) (Composer) - Almeida Theatre
CONSTELLATIONS (2012 & 2015) (Composer) - Royal Court Theatre & Duke of York’s Theatre. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York & Trafalgar Studios, London
BIOGRAPHY
Simon is an Olivier Award nominated composer who has composed over 300 original scores for film, TV, theatre and radio. These include scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the BBC, Channel 5, the National Theatre and Broadway. Simon studied at Goldsmiths, University of London and is a skilled multi-instrumentalist, playing soprano, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, piano, accordion, guitar, ukulele, mandolin and double bass.
Simon was delighted to have been invited by the National Theatre to work on 'Amadeus' in the Autumn of 2016 as musical director and composer of additional music in Peter Shaffer's iconic play about Mozart and Salieri. Michael Longhurst directed this production, with live orchestral accompaniment from the Southbank Sinfonia. The production has recently returned to the stage in 2018.
Simon’s television credits include two two-hour specials of Dalziel and Pascoe (‘Houdini’s Ghost’ and ‘Demons on our Shoulders’), both directed by Patrick Lau and produced by Annie Tricklebank. He also scored the TV film ‘Impact Earth’ for Channel 5 and Darlow Smithson Productions, directed by Keith Boak. Other TV credits include ‘Inquisition’ for Channel 5 starring Derek Jacobi, and ‘Hunting Venus’ for Yorkshire TV, directed by Martin Clunes.
For radio, Simon’s music was heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Report’, a hard-hitting documentary series. Other radio credits include ‘8 Days in July’ about the 2005 bombings in London, and the award-winning ‘The Blood Libel’, both directed by Hugh Levinson for the BBC.
Theatre work includes ‘Constellations’ by Nick Payne, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2012, before transferring to the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End. In 2015, ‘Constellations’ premiered on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson. The play received three Drama League Award nominations (Best Play, Best Actor for Gyllenhaal and Best Actress for Wilson), while Simon received an Olivier Award nomination for his music.
In January 2014, Simon starred in Douglas Post’s one-man thriller ‘Bloodshot’ at the St James’s Theatre. Simon’s performance as Derek, a photographer down on his luck, was described as an “epic, virtuoso performance”. In 2015, Simon’s music was heard in the UK premiere of ‘Carmen Disruption’ at the Almeida Theatre which was directed by Michael Longhurst.
Simon has also scored many productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including ‘King Lear’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed by Neil Bartlett, which had a sell-out national tour and season at Stratford. Simon has a strong working relationship with director Ed Hall, having composed the music for many of his plays at the Hampstead Theatre, including ‘Jude’, ‘Cost of Living’ by Martyna Majok, ‘I and You’ by Laura Gunderson ‘Wonderland’ by Beth Steel, ‘Raving’, by Simon Paisley Day and ‘Cell Mates’ by Simon Gray.
Simon is based in South West London and is a Member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
FILM CREDITS
Prizefighter (in development) Directed by Kyle Bashford & Liam Bashford Camelot Films
SHORT FILM CREDITS
Soulmates (2016) Directed and Written by Zaid Alkayat Perfect Match (2014) Directed by Kyle Bashford and Liam Bridge of Blood (2015) Bashford Directed by A.J. Quinn O. (2014) Lost Village (2015) Directed by Kyle Bashford and Liam Directed by A.J. Quinn Bashford
A Lot Meant (2015) Burn the Clock (2013) Directed by Alex Winterbotham Directed by David Tucker
Then & Now (2015) In the Mix (2010) Directed by Kyle Bashford and Liam Directed by Denis Lawson Bashford Christmas Tale Shadows (2015) Directed by Patrick Lau Directed by Luke Armstrong Honest Thieves The Ivory Year (2014) Directed by James Wood, Directed by A.J. Quinn Mountain Productions
Untenanted (2014) Happy Birthday Paul Directed by A.J. Quinn Directed by A J Quinn, Bicycle Initiative
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CORPORATE FILM
Without Prejudice Shell Promo Directed by Miranda Howard–Williams Brian Hemingway FedEE Media ltd Hemingway Productions
Lifeworks British Aerospace Directed by Anthony Quinn Directed by Paul Katis ACG Productions G Force
Teaching Reforms ORT Directed by Chris Short Directed by John Plews Hawkshead Ovation Films
Marsh Yorkshire Building Society 96 Directed by Chris Short Directed by John Plews Hawkshead Ovation Films School Promo Directed by Keith Woodhams Grange Hill Education Media Services Directed by Phillipa Langdale BBC Yorkshire Building Society 9 Directed by John Plews Black Comedy - Promo Ovation Films Directed by John Plews Ovation Films Pebble Pets Geoffrey Seymour Making Faces Geoffrey Seymour Films Directed by Keith Woodhams Revelation Films
TELEVISION CREDITS
Impact Earth (2007) Dalziel And Pasco – Houdini’s Ghost Directed by Keith Boak (2006) 2 Parts Series 11 Channel 5 / Darlow Smithson Productions Directed by Patrick Lau BBC 1 Dalziel And Pasco – Demons On Our Shoulders (2007) Inquisition (2002) 2 Parts Series 12 Directed by Betsanne Morris-Evans Directed by Patrick Lau Channel 5/Drama House BBC 1 Hunting Venus (1999) Directed by Martin Clunes Yorkshire TV / Buffalo Pictures
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THEATRE CREDITS
Europe (2019) Filthy Business (2017) Composer Composer Donmar Warehouse Hampstead Theatre
Orpheus Descending (2019) BIRD (2016) Composer Sound Designer Theatre Clwyd / Menier Chocolate Factory A Royal Exchange Theatre and Sherman Cymru co-production Jude (2019) Composer Untold Stories (2016) Hampstead Theatre Music Supervisor, Sound Designer The Watermill Theatre Cost of Living (2019) Composer Deathwatch (2016) Hampstead Theatre Composer Print Room at the Coronet Alice in Wonderland (2018) Composer My Mother Said I Never Should (2016) Stephen Joseph Theatre Composer St James Theatre I and You (2018) Composer Carmen Disruption Hampstead Theatre Directed by Michael Longhurst, Almeida Theatre Honour (2018) Composer The Broken Heart Park Theatre Directed by Caroline Steinbeiss, Sam Wanamaker Theatre Pack of Lies (2018) Composer Constellations Menier Chocolate Factory Directed by Michael Longhurst, Royal Court Upstairs / Duke of York Theatre / Samuel J. Foxfinder (2018) Friedman Theatre New York Composer & Sound Designer Ambassadors Theatre Bloodshot Actor and Composer Amadeus (2018) Written by Douglas Post Composer & Musical Director St James Theatre National Theatre Take Me With You Cell Mates (2017) Directed by Jonathan Best Composer Starving Artists/National Tour Hampstead Theatre but i cd only whisper King Lear (2017) Directed by Nadia Latif Composer Arcola Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
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Before It Rains Wind in the Willows Directed by Roisin McBrinn Directed by Robin Belfield Sherman Cardiff/Bristol Theatre Royal Watermill Theatre
Sunset Baby No Naughty Bits Directed by Charlie Westenra Directed by Ed Hall Gate Theatre Hampstead Theatre
Tis Pity She’s A Whore Fatherland Directed by Michael Longhurst Directed by Caroline Steinbeiss Sam Wanamaker Theatre The Gate Theatre
Single Spies Lady in the Van Directed by Sarah Esdaile Directed by Sarah Esdaile Rose Theatre Kingston Hull Truck Theatre Co
Wonderland The Deep Blue Sea Directed by Ed Hall Directed by Sarah Esdaile Hampstead Theatre West Yorkshire Playhouse
Venice Preserv’d Enlightenment Directed by Charlotte Westenra Directed by Ed Hall The Spectators’ Guild Hampstead Theatre
The Adventures of Pinnochio Treasure Ireland Directed by Robin Belfield Directed by Robin Belfield Watermill Theatre Watermill Theatre
Raving As You Like It Directed by Ed Hall Directed by Ian Brown Hampstead Theatre West Yorkshire Playhouse
Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against Road Movie a Brick Wall Directed by Jonathan Best Directed by Nadia Latif Library Theatre Soho Theatre Upstairs Death of a Salesman Cannibals Directed by Sarah Esdaile Directed by Michael Longhurst West Yorkshire Playhouse The Royal Exchange Theatre Cling To Me Like Ivy Arabian Nights Directed by Sarah Esdaile Directed by Robin Belfield Drum Birmingham Watermill Theatre James and the Giant Peach Great Expectations Directed by Anna Lisntrum Directed by Graham McLaren Watermill Theatre UK tour / Vaudeville Theatre The Ones That Flutter Nora Directed by Abigail Wright Directed by Patricia Benecke Theatre 503 Belgrade Theatre Coventry
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Beachy Head James And The Giant Peach Analogue Theatre Co / Edinburgh Pleasance Directed by Sarah Esdaile Bolton Octagon Mad Forest Manchester Evening News Award Directed by Caroline Steinbeis Battersea Arts Centre Peter Pan Directed by Patrick Sandford Two Men Of Florence Nuffield Theatre,Southampton Directed by Ed Hall Huntington, Boston MA Crocodile Seeking Refuge Directed by Sarah Esdaile Romeo And Juliet National Tour Directed by Neil Bartlett Royal Shakespeare Company Salome Directed by Patrick Sandford Life X3 Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Directed by Sarah Esdaile Watermill Newbury Nelson Directed by Patrick Sandford Beauty And The Beast Nuffield Theatre,Southampton Directed by James Barry Winchester Theatre Royal Honour Directed by David Grindley Drowning On Dry Land Wyndhams, West End Directed by Sarah Esdaile Salisbury Playhouse Taming Of The Shrew Directed by Sarah Esdaile Rape Of Lucrece Royal Shakespeare Company Directed by Gareth Armstrong Rose Kingston / Tour Lysistrata Directed by Sarah Esdaile Kafka’s Dick Arcola Theatre / Royal Exchange, Directed by Sarah Esdaile Manchester Palace Theatre Watford Coyote On A Fence The Grouch (The Misanthrop Trans Directed by Sarah Esdaile Ranjit Bolt) Duchess Theatre West End Directed by Sarah Esdaile Manchester Evening News Award West Yorkshire Playhouse Macbeth For Services Rendered Directed by Ellie Jones Directed by Ed Hall Royal Shakespeare Company Watermill Newbury The Snow Queen Jack And The Beanstalk Directed by Patrick Sandford Directed by James Barry Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Theatre Royal Winchester Frankenstein Mile End Directed by Patrick Sandford Analogue Theatre / National Tour Company Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
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Rose Rage (Arr.) Sexing Alan Titchmarsh Directed by Ed Hall Directed by David Grindley, Edinburgh Duke Theatre New York / Chicago Festival Shakespeare Theatre A Place At The Table On The Hinge Of The World Directed by AJ Quin Directed by Ed Hall Not The NT / Tour Yvonne Arnaud Guildford Shylock Macbeth Directed by Frank Barrie Directed by Ed Hall Hampstead Theatre/Tour Albany Theatre / ATG Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act Julius Caesar Directed by Gareth Armstrong Directed by Ed Hall Salisbury Playhouse Royal Shakespeare Company Shakers Henry V Directed by Michael Vivien Directed by Ed Hall Theatre Royal, Northampton Royal Shakespeare Company Blithe Spirit Single Spies Directed by Gareth Armstrong Directed by David Grindley Salisbury Playhouse Bath Theatre Royal Night And Day Lady Windermere’s Fan Directed by Gareth Armstrong Directed by David Grindley Theatre Royal Northampton English Theatre Frankfurt The Seduction Of Anne Boleyn Jane Eyre Directed by Patrick Sandford Directed by Sue Pomeroy Nuffield Southampton / Sandford Theatre Good Theatre Company Royal
See How Beautiful I Am Bouncers Directed by Sarah Esdaile Directed by Michael Vivien Bush Theatre Northampton
Dr Prospero Being There With Peter Sellers Directed by Gareth Armstrong Directed by Richard Braine Salisbury Playhouse Stoneranger Productions
Maidens’ Prayer Hard Times Directed by Sarah Esdaile Directed by Sue Pomeroy Bush Theatre Good Theatre Co.
Tom Thumb And The Dragon Directed by Richard Syms, St Georges Theatre
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RADIO
The Report Europe Of The Mind Hugh Levinson Adele Armstrong BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4
Honour David Grindley The Look Of Life BBC Radio 4 Adele Armstrong BBC Radio 3
The Blood Libel Hugh Levinson 8 Days In July BBC Radio 4 Hugh Levinson BBC Radio 4
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