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'''Harry Escott''' (born 9 September 1976) is a British composer living in [[London]]. He has composed the scores to several films, including ''[[Shame (2011 film)|Shame]]'' (2011), ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]'' (2005) and, ''[[A Mighty Heart (film)|A Mighty Heart]]'' (2007).,<ref name="Manners McDade Composer Profile">{{cite web |url= http://www.mannersmcdade.co.uk/composer/harry-escott/ |title= Harry Escott: About|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | website= Manners McDade| accessdate= 28 November 2015 }}</ref> and ''[[Ali & Ava]]'' (2021), for which he won a [[British Independent Film Award]] for best music.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2021/winners-nominations/ | title=Winners and Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards | date=20 October 2021 }}</ref> He scoredis a frequent collaborator with [[EranMichael CreevyWinterbottom]], ('s'[[The secondFace featureof filman Angel]]'', the''[[The actionRoad thrillerTo Guantanamo]]'', ''[[WelcomeThe toWedding theGuest (2018 film)|The Wedding PunchGuest]]'', which& was''[[Greed]]''), executive[[Paddy producedConsidine]] by(''[[Journeyman Ridley(film)|Journeyman]]''), Scott[[Steve andMcQueen had(director)]] its([[Shame cinematic(2011 releasefilm)|Shame]] in& 2013.[[Uprising This(documentary wasseries)|Uprising]]'') the second timeand he[[Clio hadBarnard]] worked(''[[The withArbor Creevy(film)|The Arbor]]'', having''[[The scoredSelfish theGiant director(2013 film)|The Selfish Giant]]''s debut& feature,''[[Dark River (2017 film)|Dark River]]''). His score for ''[[ShiftyDark River (2017 film)|ShiftyDark River]]'' included a song co-written with [[PJ Harvey]], for"An whichAcre heof receivedLand",<ref>{{Cite web |first=Katie|last=Rife| title=PJ Harvey goes back to the moors on her new song, 'An Acre Of Land' | url=https://www.avclub.com/pj-harvey-goes-back-to-the-moors-on-her-new-song-an-a-1822885480 BIFA| nominationwork=AV inClub|date=9 February 2018 | accessdate=12 February 2018 }}</ref> released on Cognitive Shift 2008Recordings.
 
He scored [[Eran Creevy]]'s action thriller ''[[Welcome to the Punch]]'' which was executive produced by Ridley Scott and had its cinematic release in 2013. This was the second time he had worked with Creevy, having scored the director's debut feature, ''[[Shifty (film)|Shifty]]'', for which he received a BIFA nomination in 2008.
Escott's recent television credits include [[BBC One]] dramas series ''[[What Remains (TV series)|What Remains]]'', ''[[River (TV series)|River]]'' and ''[[Roadkill (TV series)|Roadkill]]'', and upcoming thriller series for [[Fox Networks]], ''[[Deep State (TV Series)|Deep State]]''. He has scored films for [[Michael Winterbottom]] (''[[The Face of an Angel]]''), [[Paddy Considine]] (''Journeyman'') and [[Clio Barnard]] (''[[The Arbor]]'', ''[[The Selfish Giant (2013 film)|The Selfish Giant]]'', ''[[Dark River (2017 film)|Dark River]]''). His score for Clio Barnard, ''Dark River'', included a song co-written with [[PJ Harvey]], "An Acre of Land",<ref>{{Cite web |first=Katie|last=Rife| title=PJ Harvey goes back to the moors on her new song, 'An Acre Of Land' | url=https://www.avclub.com/pj-harvey-goes-back-to-the-moors-on-her-new-song-an-a-1822885480 | work=AV Club|date=9 February 2018 | accessdate=12 February 2018 }}</ref> released on Cognitive Shift Recordings. Regularly Escott works with the [[psybient]] group [[Shpongle]].
 
Escott's recent television credits include [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[Roadkill (TV series)|Roadkill]]'', for which he received a [[BAFTA]] award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2021/tvcraft/original-music|title=2021 Television Craft Original Music &#124; BAFTA Awards}}</ref> and [[Steve McQueen (director)]]'s ''[[Uprising (documentary series)|Uprising]]'' for which he won the [[Royal Television Society]] award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2021|title = RTS Craft & Design Awards 2021|date = 18 June 2021}}</ref>
 
He studied music at the [[Royal College of Music]] and [[Somerville College, Oxford]].<ref name="Eaton Music Composer Profile">{{cite web |url= http://www.eatonmusic.com/escott-harry/ |title= Harry Escott|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | website= Eaton Music | accessdate= 28 November 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208141053/http://www.eatonmusic.com/escott-harry/ |archivedate=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabermusic.com/composers/harry-escott/biography|title=Harry Escott (1976-)|website=[[Faber Music]]|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref>
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*''Die Österreichische Methode (The Austrian Method)'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''[[The Road to Guantanamo]]'' (2006) (with Molly Nyman)
*''[[A Mighty Heart (film)|A Mighty Heart]]'' (2007) (with Molly Nyman)
*''[[Poppy Shakespeare]]'' (2008) (with Molly Nyman)
*''[[Shifty (film)|Shifty]]'' (2009) (with Molly Nyman)
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*''[[What Remains (TV series)|What Remains]]'' (2013)
*''[[The Selfish Giant (2013 film)|The Selfish Giant]]'' (2013)
*''[[New Worlds (Channel 4)|New Worlds]]'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Harry Escott Scoring ‘New'New Worlds’Worlds' Mini-Series | url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/02/14/harry-escott-scoring-new-worlds-mini-series/ |work=Film Music Reporter| date=14 February 2014 | accessdate=1 April 2014 }}</ref>
*''[[The Face of an Angel]]'' (2014)
*''[[River (TV series)|River]]'' (2015)
*''[[Tout, tout de suite]]'' (2016)
*''[[Retablo (2016film)|Retablo]]'' (2017)
*''[[Dark River (2017 film)|Dark River]]'' (2017)
*''[[Journeyman (film)|Journeyman]]'' (2017)
*''[[Damascus Cover]]'' (2018)
*''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]'' (2018)
*''[[Deep State (TV Series)|Deep State]]''
*''[[Wild Bill (TV series)|Wild Bill]]'' (2019)
*''[[Greed (2019 film)|Greed]]'' (2019)
*''[[The English Game]]'' (2020)
*''[[Roadkill (TV series)|Roadkill]]'' (2020)
*''[[Uprising (documentary series)|Uprising]]'' (2021)
*''[[Ali & Ava]]'' (2021)
*''[[The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe]]'' (2022)
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.theguardian.com/webnwalk/story/0,,1832421,00.html Escott's diary column] in ''[[The Guardian]]''
* {{IMDb name|id=1879532}}
 
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