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Robert Hartshorne

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Robert Hartshorne
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Robert is an award-winning music composer best known for his work on Thomas & Friends - 9 films and 12 series - including wining a Gold Award at Evcom 2018, with his son, Peter Hartshorne, for the score to "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (Thomas and Friends), Boston Kickout, (feature) Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (six one hour episodes; (BBC), Andrew Marr's History of the World (Eight one hour episodes (BBC) He is an England native.

Thus far, Robert has won 25 awards for his music around the world.
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins total

    Known for

    We Too Together (2021)
    We Too Together
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 2021
    Fire Dragon's Breath
    • Producer
      The Boys (1999)
      The Boys
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 1999
      The Dragon, The Bear and The Leopard
      • Producer

        Credits

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        Composer

        • Earth Wonders
          • music
          • Released
          • TV Series
          • 2010
        • Shudan - The Gathering
          TV Movie
          • composer
          • 2026
        • Celia Berridge in Children's Classics Audiobooks (2025)
          Children's Classics Audiobooks
          TV Series
          • music by
          • 2025–2026
        • Spo0derGwen, Scott Bikliqi, Silver Band, Sooty Will, and Matt Michaud in Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: Return to the Magic Railroad (2025)
          Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: Return to the Magic Railroad
          1.7
          • music based on the works by
          • 2025
        • Elliot Killick-Ward, Ross Patterson, Yilin Zhou, ElectroGamer96, MissMysticVA, Scott Bikliqi, Holden Stafford, Numpty Pootis 8012, Plunderbird, DockTankDylan, Gingercat65, Madison Marzella, Oliver gwr1995 Thomas the tank engine fan, George Ignatchenko, Tommy Bauer, SpaceyBoi, Daniel Alsop, and Ben Gosling in Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures (2020)
          Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures
          TV Mini Series
          • music based on the works by
          • music
          • 2020–2025
        • Ross Patterson, Scott Bikliqi, Veggietalesfan 2007, Brandon Littzi, and VCherryVA in Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Biggest Christmas Adventure (2024)
          Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Biggest Christmas Adventure
          • music based on the works by
          • 2024
        • Thomas: The Trainz Adventures (2013)
          Thomas: The Trainz Adventures
          7.1
          TV Series
          • music composed by
          • original series music by
          • music by ...
          • 2016–2024
        • Jay Shatwell, Silver Band, Sir Welcome, and Brandon Littzi in Day of the Diesels (2024)
          Day of the Diesels
          6.5
          • music by
          • 2024
        • Freddy Fazbear and Friends (2015)
          Freddy Fazbear and Friends
          5.7
          TV Series
          • Composer
          • 2024
        • Lola (2024)
          Lola
          Short
          • Composer
          • 2024
        • Thomas & Friends: Continued (2022)
          Thomas & Friends: Continued
          TV Series
          • Composer
          • 2022–2023
        • Ross Patterson, Victor Tanzig, L.J, Scott Bikliqi, DockTankDylan, Daniel Alsop, and Andrew Leago in Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Rise of Spamcan (2023)
          Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Rise of Spamcan
          • music
          • 2023
        • Magazine Stories (2011)
          Magazine Stories
          TV Series
          • music by
          • 2012–2023
        • TheBlueE2, Scott Lercher, PapaMainland, Carson Marenka, and Milan Prsa in Thomas: The Trainz Adventures - West Side Stories (2023)
          Thomas: The Trainz Adventures - West Side Stories
          Video
          • music by
          • 2023
        • Jay Shatwell in Tracks to Big Adventures (2021)
          Tracks to Big Adventures
          TV Series
          • Composer
          • 2021–2022
        • FizzledFirebox in The Tales of Thomas & His Friends (2019)
          The Tales of Thomas & His Friends
          TV Mini Series
          • original series pieces by
          • Composer
          • 2019–2022

        Music Department

        • All About Jude (2025)
          All About Jude
          • music
          • 2025
        • Lola (2024)
          Lola
          Short
          • performer: I Will Live My Life For Me
          • 2024
        • FizzledFirebox in The Tales of Thomas & His Friends (2019)
          The Tales of Thomas & His Friends
          TV Mini Series
          • written and composed by: "Engine Roll Call"
          • 2020
        • Sudrian Stories (2017)
          Sudrian Stories
          TV Series
          • featuring music from
          • 2019
        • C. Reginald Dalby in Railway Series (2018)
          Railway Series
          TV Series
          • performed by: "A Really Useful Engine"
          • 2018
        • The Railways of Crotoonia: Tillie to the Rescue (2017)
          The Railways of Crotoonia: Tillie to the Rescue
          8.5
          Short
          • composer: additional music
          • 2017
        • Thomas & Friends: Bubbling Boilers (2016)
          Thomas & Friends: Bubbling Boilers
          8.6
          Short
          • additional music composed by
          • 2016
        • John Hasler, Joseph May, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Martin T. Sherman, and Rachael Louise Miller in Thomas & Friends (1983)
          Thomas & Friends
          6.5
          TV Series
          • performer: "Down By the Docks"
          • songs
          • composer: songs (uncredited, credit only) ...
          • 2002–2016
        • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)
          Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins
          7.9
          Video
          • performer: "A Really Useful Engine" / "The Troublesome Trucks Song"
          • songs by
          • 2015
        • Keith Wickham and Martin T. Sherman in Thomas & Friends: Monsters Everywhere (2014)
          Thomas & Friends: Monsters Everywhere
          Music Video
          • lead vocals
          • 2014
        • Kerry Shale, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, and Martin T. Sherman in Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
          Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
          6.5
          Video
          • performer: "Monsters Everywhere" / writer: "Monsters Everywhere"
          • 2014
        • Thomas & Friends: Journey with Thomas
          Video
          • songs (segment "Double Trouble", credit only)
          • 2013
        • Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
          Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
          6.4
          Video
          • writer: "Working Together Again" / "Searching Everywhere"
          • 2013
        • The Seismic Sense: How Animals Predict Earthquakes (2012)
          The Seismic Sense: How Animals Predict Earthquakes
          5.6
          • music supervisor
          • 2012
        • Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)
          Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery
          6.6
          • songs
          • 2012

        Sound Department

        • Jay Shatwell, Silver Band, Sir Welcome, and Brandon Littzi in Day of the Diesels (2024)
          Day of the Diesels
          6.5
          • sound effects by
          • 2024
        • Thomas & Friends: Continued (2022)
          Thomas & Friends: Continued
          TV Series
          • sound effects
          • 2022–2023
        • Jay Shatwell in Tracks to Big Adventures (2021)
          Tracks to Big Adventures
          TV Series
          • sound effects by
          • 2021–2022
        • Sudrian Stories (2017)
          Sudrian Stories
          TV Series
          • sound effects by
          • 2018
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        Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
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        Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue

        Personal details

        • Official site
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        • Alternative names
          • Robert Heartshorne

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          He and his son Peter won an award for the music in the film, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.

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