Al Lethbridge – Composer ‘One of our busiest film and televison composers, Al’s music is fresh, exciting, and heartfelt. He is equally at home with an epic historical thriller, as with an intimate observational documentary. His scores display a powerful narrative intelligence, and he has a special talent for writing hauntingly beautiful melodies…’ Richard Paine Media Music Director at Faber Music. From wildlife to science fiction, history to contemporary drama, Al has scored the music for a multitude of film and television productions. High-profile shows include the BBC's ground breaking adventure series "Beyond Boundaries",Ch4’s "Day Of The Kamikaze” (nominated for a Grierson), "Anatomy For Beginners" (winner of two RTS Awards), and "Nuremburg: Goerings's Last Stand" - the winner of the 2007 Bafta Hugh Weldon Award. His qualities as a composer and collaborator have led to the formation of many successful and long term working relationships. A good example is found in his work with acclaimed drama-documentary director Peter Nicholson. His scores for Peter's films have now ranged anywhere from the epic themes for a fading empire in the Channel 4 Napoleonic War series "A World In Arms", to the up-to-the-minute tension music of the BBC's controversial and politically explosive "Last Flight to Kuwait". In a completely different direction, his credits number several films with a strong oceanic theme. For Al this is an area of total fascination that has been fed by first hand experiences at sea, sailing the 29ft "Snork Maiden" with his wife, film-maker Jenny Jones. Sea-going television highlights have so far included his score for the recent award winning BBC natural history film "Andrea: Queen Of Mantas", the BBC1 series "Pacific Abyss" and the award winning David Attenborough production, "Sharks The Truth". Jenny's speciality has been the filming of Great White Sharks, and with Al on board as composer, they have completed four shark documentaries that have been broadcast all over the world. In another sea influenced project, "The Navigator" Al has returned to his first love, the Spanish guitar, with an album exploring the moods and atmospheres he has experienced during voyages under sail. Always curious, keen to experiment with new sounds and colours, and not afraid to take risks, Al shows a consistent ability to uncover the emotion at the heart of a project, and translate this into fresh, exciting, and memorable music. It comes as no surprise that the BBC turns to his music time and again, and that he has been described as "..one of Channel 4's favourite composers..” Selected Credits Drama-Documentary The Day Of The Kamikaze Channel 4 Director - Peter Nicholson Cast - Togo Igawa - DarlowSmithson (2008) Winner, Gold Medal - New York International Film Festival, Nominated Grierson Award - Best Historical Documentary Nuremburg - Goering‘s Last Stand Channel 4 Director - Peter Nicholson Cast Hannes Hellman, Des McAleer - 3BM (2007) BAFTA Winner – Huw Wheldon Best Specialist Factual Film Nominated for History Prize, Banff World Television Awards Last Flight To Kuwait - The Secret Of BA Flight 149 BBC2 Director- Peter Nicholson Cast- Chris Walker, Tom Mannion, Liz McKechnie - Blakeway (2007) Revealed: The Real Jackal Sky One 1x60 Director - Andy Wells - Redback Films (2006) Secrets Of The Dead: The Hunt For Hitler’s Scientists Five & National Geographic and WNET - Director Mark Radice - Windfall Films (2005) Land of Lost Monsters Cast - Lorne Cardinal, Glen Gould, Toa Waaka,Teo Ao Tahara - Animal Planet USA 1x 120 mins Producer Jenny Jones - BBC (2003) A World in Arms: Britain's War Against Napoleon Channel 4 - 3x60 minute series Director - Peter Nicholson Cast- Joss Ackland, John Sessions - 3BM (2003) Animals Of The Nativity 1x 60 Animal Planet USA Christmas Special Exec Producer Vyv Simson - BBC WorldWide (2002) Wilderness Men: Alexander Von Humboldt - Great Natural Traveller BBC2 1x60 Director - Peter Nicholson Cast - Christopher Eccleston (2000) Adventure Azorian: The Raising Of The K129 1x120 Broadcaster tbc, Director - Michael White DVD released 2010 - Michael White Films Vienna (TX TBC Discovery 2011) Around The World In 80 Days BBC1 6x60 minute Series Producer Kez Margrie - (2009) Beyond Boundaries BBC 1 & 2 four series of 4 x 60 minutes Executive Producer Rob MacIver - Diverse Bristol (2005 - 2009) RADAR People of The Year Human Rights Award, Nominated: Media Factual 2008 Wilderness Explored BBC4 3 x 60 minute Series Director Jeremy Bristow (2008) Paradise Or Bust BBC2 4x60 minute series Series Producer Simon Bisset - Shine (2008) Bear Grylls' Mission Everest Channel 4 - director Alexis Girardet -Diverse (2008) Mission Africa BBC1 15x30 minute series Exec Prod. Rob MacIver - Diverse (2007) Cutting Edge “Seconds to Impact: Confessions Of A Basejumper” Channel 4 1x60 Producer/director Lol Lovett Diverse (2002) Winner, Adventure Category, Graz Film Festival, Austria, Banff Festival Finalist. Extreme Lives: “The Road to Certain Death” BBC1 1x 60 Producer/director Jenny Jones (2000) Winner Prix Documentaire, Festivaldu Speliologie. Auvergne, Banff Mountain Film Festival Finalist 2002 Natural History And Environmental Films Natural World - "Empire Of The Desert Ants" 1x60. BBC2 & Animal Planet USA. An epic story of ant mayhem based on an idea from "Lord Of The Rings". the film features sets built by one of the original designers on Ridley Scott's "Alien". Producer - Ian Gray for the BBC. TX TBC Autumn 2011 Natural World – The Dolphins Of Shark Bay BBC2, Animal Planet USA - Producer Sarah Cunliffe, Director Nick Stringer - Big Wave TV (2010) "Love Not Loss" Campaign film - Wildscreen for the Nagoya Biodiversity Conference, Japan. October 25th 2010 Producer - Jeremy Bristow. Natural World - Andrea: Queen Of Mantas BBC2, Animal Planet USA - Producer Sarah Cunliffe, Director Mark Woodward - Big Wave TV (2009) Silver Medal - New York International Film and Television Festival 2010 Special Distinction - Festival De L'Oiseau Et De La Nature 2010 Cine Golden Eagle 2010 Missoula IWFF Merit Awards for: Conservation Hero - Andrea Marshall, Animal Behaviour, Scientific Content, Presenter, Ecosystem, Animal Behaviour. 2010 Best Marine film – Green Screen, Germany 2010 Hope In A Changing Climate BBC World - 1x 30- Director - Jeremy Bristow Theatrical screenings at Cop 15 - The United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen, and a special screening at 10 Downing St - Reybridge films (2009) Hero Animals Five, BBC World Wide, AnimalPlanet. 6x30 minute series - Producer Sarah Cunliffe Big Wave TV (2009) Is Tana's Sugar Really Sweet?" KBC (Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation) 1x 60 Director - Adrian Seymour (2009) Pacific Abyss BBC1 3x60 minute series Producer Dale Templar (2008) A Chew Valley Lake Diary DVD release 1x120 Director Richard Brock - the Brock Initiative (2007) When Sharks Attack Sky One 1x60 Producer/director Jenny Jones - NHNZ (2005) Facing Jaws National Geographic 1x 60 Producer/director JennyJones - RDF (2004) Official selection Festival Mondial De L'Image Sous Marin, Antibes 2003 Shark! Beyond the Jaws Animal Planet USA 1x 60 Producer/director Jenny Jones - Granada (2003) Official selections Antibes Festival Mondial De L'Image Sous Marin, Missoula International Wildlife Festival Living With Dinosaurs, BBC1 1x 60 Exec Producer Mike Gunton - David Attenborough Special (2002) Worlds Ten Best Bugs BBC WorldWide 1x 60 Producer/director Kate Hubert - BBC (2001) Wild Ideas BBC Worldwide 1x60 Producer/director Jenny Jones BBC (2001) Animal People - BBC1 series title music Series Producer Mike Gunton (1997- 2000) Sharks The Truth BBC2 1x60 Producer Michael Bright David Attenborough special (1999) Winner Prix Documentaire Animalier, Festival Mondial De L'Image SousMarin, Antibes1999 Shark Encounters BBC1 Producer/director Jenny Jones 1x60 (1999) Wildlife on One: 21 Century Safari BBC1 Producer Marguerite Smits Van Oyen (1999) Wildlife on One: Gannets the Storm Birds BBC1 Producer Fergus Beeley (1998) Animal People: “Mountain Lion: Backyard Killer?”, BBC1 1x30 Exec - Mike Gunton -Producer/director Jenny Jones (1997) Claws, Jaws and Dinosaurs Channel 4 1x60 Director Edmund Coulthard - Wall To Wall (1995) Horizon - "Chimp Talk” BBC2 1x60 Producer/director Jenny Jones (1992) Natural World: Cranes Of The Grey Wind BBC2 Producer Tom Mangelson (1990) Earthfile - The State Of Marine Mammals- TVE (1990) Documentary/Entertainment Surviving Suicide - BBC2 (2008) Autopsy: Emergency Room Channel 4 - Director David Coleman 4x50 minute series - Firefly (2007) Autopsy – Life and Death Channel 4 4x50 minute series Director David Coleman - Firefly (2006) Bodyshock: Rogue Gynaecologists Channel 4 1x50 Director - Magnus Temple - Firefly ( 2006) Anatomy For Beginners - Channel 4 4x50 minute series Director David Coleman - Firefly (2005) Winner of two RTS Awards 2005/6 The Turner Prize 2004 Channel 4 1x50 Producer/director Rik Lander - Illuminations TV (2004) The Science of Seduction, The Learning Channel (TLC) 1x60 Producer/director Jenny Jones - BBC (2002) Ancient Lives, BBC WorldWide 10x10 minute series Series Producer Wendy Darke - BBC (2000) What If? BBC4 - series title music Series Producer Louise Heren (2000) Storm Force, Series 1 - Channel 4/Discovery - Exec Producer Stuart Carter 4x60 - Pioneer (1998) The Pulse Diverse - Channel 4 series title music - (1998) The Real ER Channel 4 Director Edmund Coulthard 1x 60 - Blast! Films (1997) Rescue Channel 4 - 3x40 minute series - Barraclough Carey (1996) Rhyme And Reason Channel 4 series 10x10minutes Director