Simon Wilkinson
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Simon Wilkinson is an English musician
and composer
mainly working in the fields of music for film, television and documentary. He also works under the production name 'The Blue Mask' or 'Thebluemask'.
After focusing more heavily on film and television soundtrack production work for the next few years, one of his first commercial musical scores was the soundtrack to the 2004 independent film The Club directed by Tony Balogun and starring Treva Etienne
.
Other feature film scores include his soundtrack to Eric Omani's dark 2007 thriller Spare Change and his contributions to the soundtrack of Modern Life's 2004 martial arts action feature film Left For Dead
. He has also written music for several Canadian TV commercials as well as providing production music for TV shows and trailers including Sky One's Football Icon
and Fox Network's 24
starring Kiefer Sutherland
.
In 2011, he wrote the music for Randy Halverson's astronomy time lapse film Plains Milky Way which gathered features on Wired
and National Geographic.
Musician
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and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
mainly working in the fields of music for film, television and documentary. He also works under the production name 'The Blue Mask' or 'Thebluemask'.
Early career
His musical beginnings include working with Canadian singer songwriter Mike Bennett on a series of musical and song collaborations starting in 2002 with studio demos for a number of Bennett's songs (under the name Mr Bennett). That same year, Wilkinson also began working with Brighton-based Northern Irish singer songwriter Brian Bell under the name Maritime (a changing collective of Brighton musicians headed by Bell). These initial Maritime recording sessions attracted interest from BBC radio culminating in several live sessions and radio interviews.After focusing more heavily on film and television soundtrack production work for the next few years, one of his first commercial musical scores was the soundtrack to the 2004 independent film The Club directed by Tony Balogun and starring Treva Etienne
Treva Etienne
Treva Etienne is an English actor. He played a Somali militiaman in the film Black Hawk Down and appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . He also appeared in three series of London's Burning as fireman Tony Sanderson.- External links :...
.
Recent works
Wilkinson continues to write and record music for television and film productions. His style of film music is often described as heavily texturally based, combining complex atmospheric ambient soundcapes with often simple melodic structures which attempt to mirror the narrative of the visuals; his score to Peter Matsoukas' The Intersection was described by Microfilmmaker magazine as "compelling music that makes you want to get to the bottom of the mystery at hand". His arrangements often involve the use of orchestral and percussive instrumentation combined with electronic sounds as well as more traditional acoustic instruments and piano.Other feature film scores include his soundtrack to Eric Omani's dark 2007 thriller Spare Change and his contributions to the soundtrack of Modern Life's 2004 martial arts action feature film Left For Dead
Left for Dead (2004 film)
Left for Dead purports to be the UK's first independent action martial arts feature film. Directed by Ross Boyask and produced by Phil Hobden, it paved the way for a number of independent action films to follow, including Soul Searcher, The Silencer and The Purifiers.-Synopsis:Left For Dead is a...
. He has also written music for several Canadian TV commercials as well as providing production music for TV shows and trailers including Sky One's Football Icon
Football icon
Football Icon was a British television programme shown on Sky One. The programme gave young, unsigned football players between the ages of 16 and 18 a chance to win a contract with the then Premiership champions, Chelsea. Thousands of players who entered were whittled down to fourteen finalists,...
and Fox Network's 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
starring Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
.
In 2011, he wrote the music for Randy Halverson's astronomy time lapse film Plains Milky Way which gathered features on Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
and National Geographic.
Angel Film Award
Monaco International Film FestivalMonaco International Film Festival
The Monaco International Film Festival, one of the premiere European film festivals, is an annual international special interest film festival held in Monaco. It is a non-profit organization, formed in December 2003. The festival focuses on Non-Violent films, screening productions from around the...
- Won: Best Original Music 2010: 'First Darkness'
Gold Medal for Excellence in Music
Park City Film Music Festival- Won: Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film 2011 for the film 'Evolution: The Grand Experiment Episode 1'