Rob Lane(III)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
One of the most versatile and sought-after composers working today, Rob is a multi-award winning composer with a huge array of credits across many genres. A BAFTA winner for his score for Channel 4's Elizabeth starring Helen Mirren, he has also received 3 Ivor Novello awards, 3 RTS awards and 4 EMMY nominations for scores as diverse as John Adams, Blackpool, Jane Eyre, Longford, Daniel Deronda, Charles II and The Last Weekend. Rob's most recent work includes ITV's brand new 13-part epic warrior drama Beowulf and BBC One's 6-part drama The A Word.
Rob's remarkable ear for a memorable melody has long been a key part of his output and has graced many a period drama, from Love In A Cold Climate and Tess Of The D'Urbervilles through to ITV's Arthur and George (starring Martin Clunes) and BBC1's recent World War One drama The Crimson Field. A suite from his much loved music for Merlin was performed in the 2012 Proms In The Park season and his main theme from HBO's epic mini-series John Adams starring Paul Giamatti has been much performed in the US.
Equally though, more recent scores for the psychological thrillers Hidden, The Last Weekend and BBC1s recent Quirke starring Gabriel Byrne have seen an increased and innovative use of electronica that reflects a new and growing left-field aspect to Rob's work.
A continuous desire to keep experimenting musically has also seen him recently produce two quirky jazz inflected scores for Cocky Giedroyc's Spies Of Warsaw and Carnival Pictures' Murder On The Home Front.
A strong desire to collaborate with interesting musicians across the world has seen Rob traveling to Johannesberg to work with the South African Broadcast Corporation Choir for Tom Hooper's post-apartheid thriller Red Dust starring Hilary Swank and collaborating with Bollywood music stars, Shankar Esshan Loy for West Is West, Andy DeEmmony's lyrical sequel to East Is East. He also recently sought out collaborations with Greek and Turkish musicians both for ABC Network's remake of Ben Hur starring Ray Winstone and BBC1's fantasy adventure series Atlantis.
It is this complete dedication to finding the emotional heart of a film and to render it in detailed, extremely nuanced work that continues to keep Rob in demand as a film & TV composer.
Rob's remarkable ear for a memorable melody has long been a key part of his output and has graced many a period drama, from Love In A Cold Climate and Tess Of The D'Urbervilles through to ITV's Arthur and George (starring Martin Clunes) and BBC1's recent World War One drama The Crimson Field. A suite from his much loved music for Merlin was performed in the 2012 Proms In The Park season and his main theme from HBO's epic mini-series John Adams starring Paul Giamatti has been much performed in the US.
Equally though, more recent scores for the psychological thrillers Hidden, The Last Weekend and BBC1s recent Quirke starring Gabriel Byrne have seen an increased and innovative use of electronica that reflects a new and growing left-field aspect to Rob's work.
A continuous desire to keep experimenting musically has also seen him recently produce two quirky jazz inflected scores for Cocky Giedroyc's Spies Of Warsaw and Carnival Pictures' Murder On The Home Front.
A strong desire to collaborate with interesting musicians across the world has seen Rob traveling to Johannesberg to work with the South African Broadcast Corporation Choir for Tom Hooper's post-apartheid thriller Red Dust starring Hilary Swank and collaborating with Bollywood music stars, Shankar Esshan Loy for West Is West, Andy DeEmmony's lyrical sequel to East Is East. He also recently sought out collaborations with Greek and Turkish musicians both for ABC Network's remake of Ben Hur starring Ray Winstone and BBC1's fantasy adventure series Atlantis.
It is this complete dedication to finding the emotional heart of a film and to render it in detailed, extremely nuanced work that continues to keep Rob in demand as a film & TV composer.
