Oliver Davis (composer)
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Oliver Davis (born 1972) is an English composer, based in Soho.[1]
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Early life and studies
Davis studied at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating in 1994. He has since composed and produced albums, soundtracks, concertos and television scores working with London orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra.[2]
Composition
Oliver Davis set up We Write Music in 1997 after graduating from the Royal Academy of Music. He has since gone on to compose international advertising campaigns, feature films, TV dramas and 15 TV series.[1] Oliver has also written many works for the stage and concert hall including the ballet 'Within the Hours' performed by The Royal Ballet and 'Flight', a concerto for Violin and Strings.[3]
Credits
Albums
| Album | Label | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Signum Records | Eaton Music | 2015 |
| Seasons | Signum Records | Eaton Music | 2015 |
Films and animation[4]
| Film | Director | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaview Knights | Richard Curtis | Full length film starring James Bolam, Sarah Alexander and Anita Dobson | 1994 |
| Virgin Moon | Peter Callow | 1994 | |
| Dear Nelson | Sarah Cox | Channel 4 - BAA Best Short Film Nomination | 1998 |
| How to Cope with Death (TV Short) | Ignassio Ferarez | Channel 4 - Nominated best music British Animation Awards | 2002 |
| The Girl and the horse (short) | Rebecca Manley | Slinky Pictures - nominated for 'Best Music' BAAs 2004 | 2003 |
| Inseparable Bonds (short) | Dr Frankenskippy | The Moving Picture Co. | 2003 |
| The Big Top | Rebecca Manley | Commissioned by the Hype Gallery and produced by Maria Manton for Slinky Pictures | 2004 |
| Dagmars Friend | Ian Colbart and Ian Carney | 2006 | |
| Silence is Golden | Chris Sheperd | Slinky Pictures Won the 2006 TCM Classic Shorts Award at the London Film Festival | 2006 |
| Over the hill | Peter Baynton | McLaren Award for Best New British Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007 | 2007 |
| A-Z | Sally Arthur | 2007 | |
| Little Face | Matthew Walker | Winner 'Best Music' San Gio Film Festival 2008 - 3 minute AIR for Channel 4 | 2009 |
| Playhouse Presents - Nelly and Melba | Christine Gernon | Sky Arts | 2012 |
| Playhouse Presents - City Hall | Richard Loncraine | Sky Arts | 2012 |
| Lifeclass (short) | Chris Shepherd | Random Acts | 2013 |
| The Ringer (short) | Chris Shepherd | Canal Plus | 2013 |
| Stick Out | Anthony Farquar Smith | Nominated for Virgin Media Shorts | 2013 |
| BAAs Title Sequence | Anthony Farquar Smith | Winner BAAs Title Sequence category | 2014 |
| A Mountain to Climb | Rebecca Manley | Selected for Nowness | 2015 |
Television Series
| Show | Series | Director | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pongwiffy | Series 1 - 26 episodes | Alan Simpson | Teleimagination for CiTV | 2001 |
| Metalheads[4] | Series 1 - 6 episodes | Steve Moore | Teleimagination for CBBC | 2003 |
| Cramp Twins [4] | Series 2 | Brian Wood | Teleimagination for Cartoon Network / BBC | 2004 |
| The Likeaballs [4] | Series 1 - 26 episodes | Jim Quick | BBC / Cosgrove Hall for CBBC | 2006 |
| Humf | Series 1 - 78 episodes | Leo Neilson | King Rollo / E1 Kids for Nick Jr | 2007 |
| Boblins | Series 1 and 2 - 52 episodes | Dave Garbitt | Inspire GLG for CiTV currently broadcasting in over 20 countries | 2008 |
| City Hall | Series 1 | Richard Loncraine | Sky Arts | 2012 |
| Skatoony | Series 1, 2 and 3 - 39 episodes | James Fox | Cartoon Network | 2007-2012 |
| Poppy Cat[5] | Series 1 and 2 - 104 episodes | Mallory Lewis | King Rollo / Coolabi | 2011-2014 |
| The Simpsons | Couch gag | Sylvain Chomet | 20th Century Fox | 2014 |
| Oddjobbers | Series 1 - 26 episodes | CiTV | ||
| Monsters vs Monsters | 7 shorts | Ian Colbart | Nickelodeon | |
| Olly the little white van | Series 1, 2 and 3 - 65 episodes | Dave Garbitt | Channel 5 |
Ballet[6]
| Ballet | Company | Choreographer | Venue | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the Hours | The Royal Ballet | Erico Montes | The Lindbury | Recorded by the LSO & Kerenza Peacock and reaching number 2 in the UK Specialist Classical Charts | 2013 |
| Prometheus | The Royal Ballet | Erico Montes | The Lindbury]] and St James Theatre | 2014 |
Orchestral Works[7]
| Work | Instrumentation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Lake | Solo violin and strings | 2011 |
| Childhood Sketches | Piano | 2011 |
| The Calm, The Storm | Piano | 2012 |
| Scenes from the Solent | Piano | 2012 |
| Three days in November | Violin and piano | 2012 |
| Poseidon | Orchestra | 2012 |
| Flight: Flight | Solo violin and strings | 2013 |
| Flight: Skyward | Solo violin and strings | 2015 |
| Flight: Voyager | Solo violin and strings | 2015 |
| Flight: Air Waltz | Solo violin and strings | 2015 |
| Flight: Airbourne Dances | Solo violin and strings | 2015 |
| Flight: Epilogue | Solo violin and strings | 2015 |
| Seasons: Anno | Soprano and strings | 2015 |
| A song for Malala | Soprano, Male voice choir and Piano | 2013 |
| London Song Cycle | Soprano, 2 flutes, 2 marimba, and cello | 2011 |
Sound Design
| Work | Director | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Cow Farm | Carl Cresser | 1997 | |
| Sucked up | Carl Cresser | Animation film for Channel 4 made by John Parry | 2003 |
| AnnLee You Proposes | Artist: Liam Gillick | Animated CG installation for Tate Britain created by MPC (Turner Prize entry) | 2003 |
| Eye Ball | Lars Magnus Holmgren AKA Dr Frankenskippy | 2004 |
Musicals
| Work | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| TV22 | Lyrics and story by Paul Gambaccini | 2000 |
Commercials[8]
| Brand | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Unicef | Boys in Snow commercial - TBWA \ GGT | 2003 |
| PDFA | Animated commercial for MNH | 2003 |
| AOL | RSA Films | 2004 |
| Olay | Saatchi & Saatchi | 2004 |
| Bold 2 in 1 | Grey Advertising | 2006 |
| EDF | Euros Advertising - 'Bein' Green' | 2009 |
| Blockbuster | Donor Advertising - Detroit | 2010 |
| McDonalds | 3 is a magic number | 2010 |
| ASDA | 2012 | |
| Persil | Various | |
| Weight Watchers | Various | |
| All State Insurance | USA | Various |
| Lexus | USA and Canada | Various |
| Electrolux | time | Various |
| Gibson Guitars | Empress - spot of the week - Ad Week | Various |
| New York Hiscox Insurance | Various | |
| Volvo | Euro RSCG Fuel | Various |
| Lloyds TSB | Car Insurance (RKCR Y&R Advertising) | Various |
| Prudential[disambiguation needed] | 2 separate campaigns by Stark Films & RHB (WCRS) | Various |
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