DECEMBER 2011 "Lapland" Simon has written the score for the Christmas comedy drama "Lapland" written by the Oliver award winning writer Michael Wynne. It will be broadcast on Christmas eve at 10pm on BBC1 and stars teh brilliant Sue Johnston. Click here to watch clips of the programme featuring Simon's music. |
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DECEMBER 2011 A couple of "Little Crackers" for Sky One Simon has written the music for two of the new series of "Little Crackers" for Sky One. The films he worked on were Jack Whitehall's and Sally Lindsay's. Jack reflects on his youthful penchant for dressing up and the effect this had on his straight-laced father, while Sally relives her visit to "Top of the Pops" in 1980 as a member of the St Winifred's School Choir. |
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DECEMBER 2011 "Lapland" Photos from "Lapland" recording session. Phoenix Studios, Pinewood. 8th December 2011. |
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OCTOBER 2011 "Above Suspicion 4: Silent Scream" Simon has just completed recording the score for the fourth series of Lynda La Plante's popular thriller, starring Ciaran Hinds and Kelly Reilly. Featuring a string quartet, harp and guitars fused with some chilling beats and atmospheres, the programme is due to air on ITV1 in January 2012. Click here to watch clips from the series featuring Simon's music. |
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JUNE 2011 "Long Lost Family" - Series 2 Having proved a major hit, with audiences reaching 5 million during its six part first series, "Long Lost Family has been re-commissioned by ITV and series two is due to be broadcast in April 2012. |
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MAY 2011 "Golden Amulet" included on KPM album "Mixtape" Simon's track "Golden Amulet" has been selected for inclusion on the KPM/Channel 4 album "Mixtape". In the style of an indie cinema soundtrack and featuring a Wurlitzer, Grand Piano, Double Bass and 2 violins. Click here to have a listen. |
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MAY 2011 "A Quarter of a Million Miles" Simon is near to completing writing the music for this project which will feature solo soprano, violin, orchestra and crazy atmospheric effects and was orginally inspired by the book "Carrying the Fire" written by Michael Collins. He was the astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission who stayed on the Command Module and orbited the moon on his own while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface. Some very exciting collaborators have been lined up for recording later this year. Click here to listen to work in progress. |
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APRIL 2011 "Long Lost Family" Simon has been commissioned by Wall to Wall to write all the original music for the ITV series "Long Lost Family", presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell. The show runs from Thursday 21st April 2011 at 9pm for 6 weeks. Click here to watch clips from the show featuring Simon's music. |
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SEPTEMBER 2010 "Skyskipper" on KPM/Faber album "Vocalise" Simon's track "Skyskipper" has been included on the new KPM album "Vocalise" (KPM 748), also featuring pieces by composers such as Howard Goodall and Simon Fisher Turner. The track has a middle section with a solo violin interplaying with a harp in 5/4 time and ethereal female vocals over a glacial piano and sound effects. Click here to listen. |
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DECEMBER 2009 "Monday Monday" available on DVD and film clips now up on website The series DVD of "Monday Monday" is now available featuring all 7 episodes and extra features. Click here to get it from Amazon. Film clips from the series are now available to view on the "Film Clips" page of this website. |
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DECEMBER 2009 A Quarter of a Million Miles Simon is currently working on pieces for the project provisionally entitled "A Quarter of A Million Miles" - more information on this will be available soon. Please click here to hear the brand new pieces "Galaxies", "Seeing the Earth From Above" and "The Thought of Floating in Space". Piano is played by Simon and violin is by Kathy Shave. |
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JUNE 2009 Simon writes "Property Watch" titles for BBC Simon has teamed up with fellow Faber Music composer Marc Sylvan to write the Title Music and Beds for the BBC's new Property programme, presented by Kate Silverton and Justin Rowlatt. Click here to see the Title Sequence. |
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JUNE 2009 "Monday Monday" transmission dates confirmed The 7 x 1 hour comedy drama series Monday Monday with music by Simon Lacey will be broadcast on ITV from Monday 13th July at 9pm. Gareth Mclean, The Guardian's TV Editor, has described it as "warm, smart and funny - a return to form for ITV drama". A DVD of the series will also be released after its broadcast on August 31st 2009. |
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APRIL 27th 2009 Simon attends BBC Music Commissioning Masterclass Simon was among 10 composers invited by BBC Bristol to attend a music commissioning masterclass on 27th April. This was a very interesting day, intended to help producers and directors fully understand the process of commissioning music and working with composers. The composers all gave a talk about their work and had the opportunity to present a range of clips. Star guest was Nitin Sawnhey who made a presentation about cross-platform composition, performance and production. Simon had a chance to pay homage to the great man and told him how much he loved his album "Beyond Skin". Much interesting discussion followed over drinks afterwards between composers and producers/directors. A very intelligent initiative by by the BBC. |
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APRIL 17th 2009 "Good" big-screen opening "Good" has opened in cinemas across the UK and Ireland. One of the chosen venues was the Curzon Mayfair, one of Simon's favourite cinemas. On April 20th, Faber Music invited selected guests to a screening and drinks at the Curzon. The evening was a great success with slightly more time allotted for drinking than had been envisaged before the event! Here is a picture of Simon arriving at the event, enjoying seeing his name in lights... |
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FEBRUARY 2009 Simon's website launched Any comments or questions are welcome. Do get in touch through the contacts page in the menu. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 “Good” released in cinemas in the US “Good”, starring Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs and with music by Simon was released in cinemas in the US on December 31st 2008. It will be appearing in the next few months in most territories around the world and has a release date of April 17th in the UK, distributed by Lionsgate Pictures. We will post some clips on the site when we are able to, sometime after its release. Audio music clips are already on the audio page. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 “Monday Monday” completed and awaiting news on transmission dates Simon has finished work on the 7 x 1 hour comedy drama for ITV “Monday Monday”, starring Fay Ripley, Morven Christie and Jenny Agutter. Watch this space for news of transmission dates - video clips will be available once the series has gone out but audio clips (including Title Music) are already on the audio page. |
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FEBRUARY 2009 Photos from “Monday Monday” recording sessions Here are some pictures from the recording sessions for “Monday Monday” at Hear No Evil studios. It was a very enjoyable session with 6 violins used (drums by the brilliant Ralph Salmins and all other parts had been recorded previously). |
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