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Vik Sharma



Vik Sharma (born 24 May 1972) is a film and television composer known most widely for his idiosyncratic soundtracks to the series An Idiot Abroad, The Moaning of Life, and Hello Ladies.

An Idiot Abroad, Sky Television's most-watched show since 2005, was nominated for a British Comedy Award, a BAFTA award, and a National Television Award. It featured comedy trio Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In 2012 Sharma was nominated for a Music and Sound (MAS) award for his work on An Idiot Abroad. In 2015, Hello Ladies: The Movie was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie or A Dramatic Special at the Emmys. In 2016, Hoff The Record won an International Emmy for Comedy.

Sharma has also produced channel idents for the channel Sky One, promoting An Idiot Abroad, The Moaning of Life, The Kumars and Duck Quacks Don't Echo.

In 2013 and 2014, Sharma composed the music for Hello Ladies, an American series and feature film created by Stephen Merchant for the network HBO. The soundtrack references the blue-eyed soul of the 1970s and 80s.

Hoff the Record, an original improvised comedy starring the actor David Hasselhof playing himself, and featuring a soundtrack by Vik Sharma was broadcast in the UK during the summer of 2015.


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