Simon Slater was born on 28 November 1959 and is a British music director, composer, narrator, and actor.
13 Facts About Simon Slater
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Simon Slater has composed more than 300 original music scores for film, theatre, TV and radio, and is a member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
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Simon Slater was born in Filey Road, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a sailor known as the Prospect Of Whitby yachtsman Arthur Slater.
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Simon Slater has composed more than 300 original music scores for film, theatre, TV and radio, which have included BBC Radio 3, Channel 5, and West End theatre productions.
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Simon Slater is a member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
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Simon Slater wrote the music for Macbeth, starring Sean Bean and wrote the music for The Blood Libel for Radio 4.
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Simon Slater composed for many productions at Hampstead Theatre Club, The Liverpool Everyman, Bristol Old Vic, the Bush Theatre, and Young Vic.
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Simon Slater has appeared in several TV series, including Heartbeat, Inspector Morse, Hotel Babylon, Monarch of the Glen, and as Inspector Kite in The Bill.
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Simon Slater appeared in Birds of a Feather, the Doctor Who story "Terror of the Vervoids", Lovejoy, and Where the Heart Is.
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Simon Slater wrote or co-wrote the songs for Christmas shows Cinderella at Theatre Royal, Winchester, The Santa Trap for The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, and Little Red Riding Hood at the Chelsea Theatre.
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Simon Slater plays piano, double bass, saxophones, clarinet, guitar, piano accordion, ukulele, and mandolin.
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Simon Slater has written the musical score to the aerial show, 'Zoetrope' which is being produced by the theatre company Kinematic Theatre.
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Simon Slater has written music for the Royal Shakespeare company and other London Theatres, including work at Sloane Square Theatre, The Royal Court.