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Music Genre

Rock, Alternative, Hard Rock, World, Drum and Bass, Techno, Psychodelic, House, Hybrid, Classic Rock, Piano Ballad, Pop, R&B, Club, Hip Hop, Breakbeat, Trip Hop, Ethnic, Indie Rock, New Age, Ambient, Underscore

Performing Rights Organization

PRS

Band Members

Gareth Cousins

My website:

http://www.garethcousins.com

Credits and Experience:

TELEVISION
2009, Composer ITV Studios / ITV1 The Fuse

2009, Composer Impossible Television / Five Castle Farm

2009, Composer Hamma & Glamma / Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe

2009, Composer Hamma & Glamma / Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe

2008/9, Composer Partners Andrews Aldridge / Rolls-Royce 200EX car launch

2008/9, Composer BBC Events / BBC1 Royal Film (title not yet decided)

2008, Composer Hamma & Glamma/ UKTV Chefs And The City

2008, Composer Reef TV / Five Behind Closed Doors

2008, Composer Impossible TV / Five The Beeps

2008, Composer Reef TV / BBC Buy It Sell It Bank It

2008, Arranger Ragdoll / BBC In The Night Garden

2008, Composer Hamma & Glamma / UKTV The New British Kitchen

2007, Composer Aspect TV / BBC1 What I'd Really Like To Do

2007, Composer BBC / BBC2 Dr Alice Roberts - Don't Die Young

2007, Composer Aspect TV Souvenir (OMD)

2007, Composer Skibbly TV / Discovery Camper Van Crisis

2007, Composer At It Productions / Virgin Media Virgin Media Channel

2007, Composer Free Spirit Film and TV / Discovery Tommy's Eco House

2006, Composer Skibbly TV / Discovery Beetle Crisis

2006, Composer Aspect TV / Discovery Smooth Movers

2006, Composer Hanrahan / Five Dunblane: A Decade On

2006, Composer Mentorn / Discovery US Oil, Sweat & Rigs

2006, Composer Aspect TV / BBC Wales Jaimie Owen's Welsh Journeys

2006, Composer Reef TV / Discovery The Grape Escape

2005, Composer Free Spirit TV / Discovery Tommy's Workshop

2005, Composer Skibbly TV / Discovery Kit Car Crisis

2005, Composer Outline / Discovery Europe Conspiracies On Trial

2005, Composer Hanrahan / ITV1 Going To Work Naked

2005, Composer Hanrahan Media / Sky One Vordermann's Soduko Live

2004, Composer Hanrahan Media / Discovery Conversion

2008, Composer Cadbury Twisted

2008, Composer Pretty Good Games Project 7

2008, Composer Ice Candy Little Didi

2007, Composer Motorola You're Signed

2009, Composer Studs (Short Film)

2006, Composer The Un-Gone (Multiple Award winning Short Film)

2005, Composer (co credited with Phil Collins) & arranger, sound mixer, producer
Arktos (Feature Documentary)

2002, Composer (additional music) & arranger, engineer
Dinotopia (Hallmark) - 3 part TV Mini series and feature film

2002, Composer Magic Hour (30 minute short feature)

2000, Composer (additional music) & arranger, engineer
The Long Run (Feature Film and Soundtrack)

1998, Composer (co credited with Trevor Jones & Kipper) & arranger, engineer, producer
Titanic Town (Feature Film and Soundtrack album)

OTHER FILM MUSIC PRODUCTION CREDITS

Batman Begins (Feature Film)
Tarzan II (Feature Film)
XXX: State Of The Union (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
Crossroads (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
From Hell (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
Thirteen Days (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
Notting Hill (Feature Film and Soundtrack)
Cleopatra (2 part TV film and soundtrack album)
Molly (Feature Film and Soundtrack album)
Dark City (Feature Film and Soundtrack album)
The Mighty (Feature Film and Soundtrack album)
Merlin (2 part TV film and soundtrack album)
Desperate Measures (Feature Film and Soundtrack album)
The First Snow of Winter (30 Minute award winning animation)
Lawn Dogs (Feature Film)
Buddy's Song (Feature Film)

Role or Type of Service Provided

Music Supervisor, Composer, Sound-Design, Songwriter

Biography

Gareth Cousins has over 20 years experience in working on music for picture. Originally trained as a recording engineer and producer at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, he has since become a busy composer of music for film and television.

His television work includes composing the music for films and TV series’ for BBC1&2, ITV1, Sky One, UKTV, Virgin, Five and Discovery channels.

With Phil Collins, he co-wrote and produced the score to Arktos - the documentary film about Mike Horn's two-year solo voyage around the Arctic Circle. He composed the scores for the award winning short films, The Un-Gone (UK Film Council/Screen WM) and Magic Hour (Simplistic Films/Sky), and co-composed the scores for Titanic Town (BBC Films) and The Long Run.

His film music production credits include the BAFTA and Brit award-winning Notting Hill, Thirteen Days, From Hell, Dark City, Desperate Measures. Working with Sting on The Mighty produced a Golden Globe nomination. Music editing work on Batman Begins resulted in an MPSE Golden Reel Nomination. TV film credits include arranging/programming and engineering the soundtracks for the Emmy award-winning Merlin, Cleopatra and Dinotopia mini series.

Recent advertising work includes Rolls-Royce, Motorola and Cadbury.

He has produced or engineered recordings for many artistes including Sting, Elvis Costello, Phil Collins, Vanessa Mae, Boyzone, Shania Twain, Ronan Keating, Roger Daltry, Chesney Hawkes, The Stranglers and Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds reissue; representing tens of millions of sales around the world. He produced the first songs for the pop string quartet girl band bond, whose debut album, Born, sold over 2 million copies.