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Sam Watts(II)

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Sam Watts
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Sam Watts started his career in a big way, working as a music assistant on films like Hitch and Mrs Henderson Presents and then composing for BBC's Planet Earth. He scored his first solo television show, The Sarah Jane Adventures, at age 24 and hasn't slowed down since.

You can hear his work on flagship television shows like the BAFTA award-winning The Traitors and Wizards vs Aliens, films like Stormhouse and I Want Candy, and hard-hitting documentaries like For Neda and Secrets of the Vatican. With credits for companies like Fremantle, HBO, PBS, and NBC Universal, Sam is a versatile film and television composer who specializes in telling compelling musical stories that keep viewers coming back for more.

Sam is based in Canada, but works with clients all over the world.
BornMarch 17, 1982
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John Leeson, Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight, Sinead Michael, and Anjli Mohindra in The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
7.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Planet Earth (2006)
Planet Earth
9.4
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
Wizards vs. Aliens (2012)
Wizards vs. Aliens
6.5
TV Series
  • Composer
Frontline (1983)
Frontline
8.6
TV Series
  • Composer

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Composer

  • Comic Relief: The Traitors
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 2023
  • Alan Cumming, Ryan Lochte, Stephenie LaGrossa, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Cirie Fields, Rachel Reilly, Brandi Glanville, Reza Farahan, Kyle Cooke, Cody Calafiore, and Kate Chastain in The Traitors (2023)
    The Traitors
    • Composer (original music by)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Claudia Winkleman in The Traitors UK (2022)
    The Traitors UK
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight, and Anjli Mohindra in Farewell, Sarah Jane (2020)
    Farewell, Sarah Jane
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Cutting Edge (1990)
    Cutting Edge
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Ebola: The Doctors' Story (2016)
    Ebola: The Doctors' Story
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Wizards vs. Aliens (2012)
    Wizards vs. Aliens
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Panorama (1953)
    Panorama
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Questioning Darwin (2014)
    Questioning Darwin
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Bette Bourne: It Goes with the Shoes (2013)
    Bette Bourne: It Goes with the Shoes
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Love in the Afternoon
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • My Kitchen
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • John Leeson, Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight, Sinead Michael, and Anjli Mohindra in The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
    The Sarah Jane Adventures
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2011
  • Halloween: H33
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2011

Music Department

  • Questioning Darwin (2014)
    Questioning Darwin
    • original music
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Wizards vs. Aliens (2012)
    Wizards vs. Aliens
    • conductor
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Orchestrator
    • additional orchestrator (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Carmen Electra in I Want Candy (2007)
    I Want Candy
    • music orchestrated by
    • 2007
  • Planet Earth (2006)
    Planet Earth
    • composer: Planet Earth Diary
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, and Kelly Reilly in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
    Mrs. Henderson Presents
    • music research
    • 2005
  • Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Bewitched (2005)
    Bewitched
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Valiant (2005)
    Valiant
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Will Smith in Hitch (2005)
    Hitch
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, and Rupert Graves in Pride (2004)
    Pride
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Eva Birthistle and Atta Yaqub in A Fond Kiss (2004)
    A Fond Kiss
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 2004

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Stormhouse
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Stormhouse
Stormhouse
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    • March 17, 1982
    • Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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    He has a long running working relationship and friendship with director Brian Philip Davis.

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