Mark Russell (composer)

Mark Russell
Born	Mark Russell 23 May 1960 London
Alma mater	University of York
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1990–present

Mark Russell (born 23 May 1960) is a British composer whose works include music for the television series Cold Feet, Murder City, The Bill, The Worst Witch, and Kingdom. He presented Mixing It with Robert Sandall on BBC Radio 3 from 1990 to 2007, when the programme ended. His score for Cold Feet was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Television Music in 1999, though lost to Ben Bartlett's score to Walking with Dinosaurs. In 2012 his score for the BBC series Leonardo was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Television Soundtrack category.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a382203/the-ivor-novello-awards-2012-winners-in-full.html

Born in London, Russell graduated from the University of York in 1982 with a degree in music; he was a presenter on University Radio York but was "thrown out ... for laughing while reading the news".

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