Mark Ayres - Composer

Curriculum Vitae

Much of my work is available on compact disc.
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Film

• "The Innocent Sleep" (Timedial Films, 1995). Full orchestral score for theatrical feature. Producer/Director Scott Michell, Producer Matthew Vaughn. (1995 London Film Festival, January 1996 UK theatrical release, June 1997 US theatrical). (full score) & (theme)

• "Seeds" (Timedial Films, 1993). Full score and special sound for 35mm short. Producer/Director Scott Michell. (1993 London Film Festival).

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Television

• "Rockliffe's Babies" (BBCtv, 1987).
  Stings for episode "In Too Deep". Producer Leonard Lewis, Director Keith Washington.
• "Northern Country" (Kingfisher Television Productions Ltd. for Tyne Tees Television, 1988).
  Theme for countryside series.

• "Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" (BBCtv, 1988). Incidental music for 4-part serial. Producer John Nathan-Turner, Director Alan Wareing. (full score) (compilation) (excerpts)
• "Pieces of Parkin" (Kingfisher Television Productions Ltd. for Yorkshire Television, 1989 and 1990).
  Themes for countryside series (2 seasons).

• "Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric" (BBCtv, 1989). Incidental music for 4-part serial. Producer John Nathan-Turner, Director Nicholas Mallett. Also additional music composed for extended home video version (BBC Enterprises, 1990). Score fully revised and remixed in surround for Special Edition DVD "Director's Cut" (BBC DVD, 2003). (full score) (compilation) (excerpts)
• "Doctor Who: Ghost Light" (BBCtv, 1989). Incidental music for 3-part serial. Producer John Nathan-Turner, Director Alan Wareing. (full score) (compilation) (excerpts)

• "Top of the Pops Review of the 80s" (BBCtv, December 1989). Theme montage.

• "Casualty" (BBCtv, 1990).
  Additional music for episode "Say it with Flowers". Producer Peter Norris, Director Alan Wareing.
• "Art and the Computer: An Insight into the Work of William Latham"
  (Marall-Smith Film and Video Productions, 1990). Television documentary.

• "Stolen Children: Argentina's Dirtiest War" (Independent Image for Thames Television and the ITV Network, January 1991). Score for television documentary. Executive Producer David Wickham, Producer Timothy Copestake.
• "Meg Foster" (IDD Productions, 1991). Drama pilot.
• "Japanese Satellite Television" (1992). Station idents.
• "Sophie's Choice" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd./Carlton Television, 1992). Children's entertainment pilot.

• "Casualty" (BBCtv, 1992).
  Additional music for episode "Act of Faith". Producer Geraint Morris, Director Alan Wareing.
• "Ready When You Are" (Blue Heaven Productions for Meridian TV, 1993).
  Theme Music. Executive Producer Graham Benson, Producer/Director Terence Williams.
• "Doctor Who and the Daleks" (BBCtv "Doctor Who" 30th Anniversary season, 1993). Stings and themes for introductory items. Arrangements of Doctor Who theme and original music for spoof U.N.I.T. "recruitment film". Executive Producer John Whiston, Producer John Bush, Directors Alexis Girardet and Kevin Davies.

• "Doctor Who: 30 Years in the TARDIS" (BBCtv, 1993). Music and sound design for documentary programme forming part of Doctor Who 30th Anniversary season. Executive Producer John Whiston, Producers John Bush & Alexis Girardet, Director Kevin Davies.
• "MBC Telethon" (Middle East Broadcasting Centre, 1994).
  Stings for Pan-Arab satellite television station. Producer Gunnar Bemert.
• "Speed Demon" (Visible Ink Television for The Discovery Channel, 1995). Television documentary.

• "The Mentors" (Ultrazone Pictures, 1996). Pilot for family fantasy drama series. Full score.

• "Pond Life" (Bermuda Shorts for Channel 4, 1996).
  Music arrangement & production (uncredited collaboration with Chris Guard). Director Candy Guard.

• The Travel Channel: "Travel Live" and "Travel Takes" (The Travel Channel, 1997).
  Themes and stings for cable/satellite travel channel.

• "Frankie Stein's Robot" (Carlton Television/The EBU, 1997).
  Full score for 1-off children's drama. Producer/Director Alex Kirby.

• "Smile!" (Bandung Productions for Channel 4, 1998). Music and Sound Design/Post-production for surreal/satirical current affairs programme. Producer Chris Marsh, Director Red Saunders.

• "Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death" (Comic Relief 1999) (BBCtv, 1999). Music and special sound consultant and editing, original music and special sound. Producer Sue Vertue, Director John Henderson.
• "Seven Days" (London News Network for LWT, 2000). Theme.
• "The Mobile" (235 Productions for Channel 5, 2001). Music for topical documentary.
• "Japan Satellite Television" (2004). New On-air idents.

   

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Television Advertising

• "AA Autoquote" (Agency W.W.A.V., 1989).

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Sell-Through Video

• "Myth Makers" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd., 1984-1995). Documentary video series. (various tracks) (theme)
• "Myth Runner" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd., l987). Video documentary/drama.
• "Timeflight" (BeTel Video Pictures, 1987). Documentary video.
• "Wartime" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd., 1988). Drama.
• "Basil Brush's Cartoon Storybook" (Volumes 1-6) (Marketing Drive for Braveworld Video, 1990/1991). Theme for children's video series.
• "Just Who on Earth is Tom Baker?" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd., 1991).
  Score for documentary video production. Director Sue Jerrard.

• "The Making of The Hitch-Hikers' Guide To The Galaxy" (BBC Enterprises, 1993).
  Music and sound design for documentary video. Producer Alan J. W. Bell, Director Kevin Davies.

• "Return to Devils End" (Reeltime Pictures Ltd., 1993). Documentary video.

• "Doctor Who - More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS" (BBC Enterprises, 1994).
  Music and sound design for extended video version of BBCtv documentary. Producer/Director Kevin Davies.

• "The Zero Imperative" (BBV, 1994). Drama. Producer/Director Bill Baggs.

• "Shakedown - Return of the Sontarans" (DreamWatch Media, 1994). Full score and sound design for straight-to-video drama production. Producers Mark Ayres and Kevin Davies, Director Kevin Davies.
• "Dalekmania: The History of the Daleks on the Big Screen" (Amity Productions for Lumiere, 1995). Special sound and audio editing/dubbing for video documentary. Director Kevin Davies.

• "The Devil of Winterborne" (BBV/WLC Pictures, 1995). Drama. Producer/Director Bill Baggs.
• "Unnatural Selection" (BBV/The Sci-Fi Channel, 1996). Drama. Producer/Director Bill Baggs.
• "The Ghosts of Winterborne" (BBV/The Sci-Fi Channel, 1996). Drama. Producer/Director Bill Baggs.

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Multimedia/CD-ROM

• "The Conquest of Form" (1989), "The Evolution of Form" (1990), "The Process of Evolution" (1990), "Mutations" (1991). Music for 'Computer Art' films. Director/Artist William Latham, IBM United Kingdom Laboratories Ltd. Featured on: "The Late Show", BBC Television, October 1991; "Computer Visions", Channel 4, December 1991; "Artrageous", BBC Television, April 1992; "Four-Mations UK", Channel 4, July 1992; and in numerous arts and graphics exhibitions and festivals worldwide.

• "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" (IBM United Kingdom Laboratories Ltd./Nimbus Information Systems NPP 002, 1993). Music for interactive CD-ROM. Director/Artist William Latham.

• "Dr Croc's Magical Stageshow" (Astrion/Touch Interactive ASTA 5002, 1995).
  Music and sound for children's interactive CD-ROM.

• "Organic Art - The Art of William Latham" (Computer Artworks/Warner Interactive, 1996).
  Music for "Living Screen Saver and 3D Image Generator".
• "Generic Sci Fi Quarry" (Somewhere Productions for TV Swansong, 2002). Music for outdoor multimedia arts event staged in an Oxfordshire quarry. Score written jointly with Brian Hodgson, Peter Howell and Paddy Kingsland. Visual Artists Rory Hamilton and Jon Rogers.

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Corporate and Industrial Video

• Music for corporate, sales, educational, conference and promotional videos for McDonnell Douglas Information Systems, McDonnell Information Systems, L'Oreal, Singapore Public Utilities Board, Unisys, Confederation Life Insurance, Harp Lager, BP, Essex County Council, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Victor U.K., AEG, Acorn Computers, Omnicon, Proctor and Gamble etc.

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Various

• "Spitting Image: Lickety Lick" (Spitting Image Projects, 1990). Music for theatrical puppet event.
• "The Frigidaires". Arrangements for 4-girl 'a-cappella' vocal group (1993).

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