About

Arthur Sharpe is an award-winning film and TV composer whose works include scoring the BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 show Flowers, starring Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite) and Julian Barratt (Killing Eve, The Mighty Boosh); his work on the first series won him the RTS Craft and Design Award for Best Original Music while he also gained an Ivor Novello nomination for Best Television Soundtrack for the second series. 

 

Other TV works include scoring the series Women on the Verge, created by Lorna Martin and Sharon Horgan, and the BBC1 comedy Ghosts, written by and starring the Horrible Histories ensemble. Most 

recently he worked on the BBC Scotland and BBC2 show Guilt.

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He also wrote music for the BAFTA-nominated feature film Black Pond and co-scored The Darkest Universe with Ralegh Long.

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Alongside his film and TV work, Arthur also fronts and writes for the indie band Arthur In Colour, who released their debut album Nocturnalium in June 2017. 

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“There was a lot going on in this score and the music effectively became another character in the show with a sense of quirkiness and drama – which is hard to pull off, but done so with aplomb in this winning entry.” - RTS Awards Jury on Flowers

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“A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack that tied in perfectly with the mood of the programme.” - Televisual Magazine on Flowers

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