David Holmes

Birth Name:

David Holmes

Birth Place:

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession

Composer, Music department, Producer, Art department

Was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement for "Buffalo Soldiers" in 2003
Won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Original Score for "Hunger" in 2009
Won two BMI Film Music Awards for "Ocean's Eleven" in 2002 and "Ocean's Twelve" in 2005
First became a DJ at a club in Belfast at the age of 15, where he played rare soul and R&B songs
First began composing for film on the 1997 TV movie "Supply & Demand․"
His first hit song was "De Niro" as a member of the Disco Evangelists with Ashley Beedle and Lindsay Edwards in 1992
Quote: "I think of it as like you're dealing with pure emotion in music․․․And I think if you can do that well, you can actually create something that is quite timeless because you're dealing with the human psyche, you're dealing with people․"
Quote: "I try to find unusual records and it doesn't matter what genre they are․ I'm always digging․ I travel all the time and pick up records everywhere I go․"
Best known as a musician and film composer who has worked on "Zoolander" and the "Ocean's Eleven" series
Started the band Free Association, which he describes as "a freak show," with Steve Hilton, Sean Reveron, and Petra Jean Phillipson

2002BMI Film Music AwardWinner
2002OFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2003British Independent Film Award - Best Technical Achievement:Nominated
2004European Film Award - European Composer:Nominated
2005BMI Film Music AwardWinner
2009IFTA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2009IFTA Award - Best Original Score:Winner
2015IFTA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2015Ivor Novello Award - Best Original Film Score:Winner
2016Ivor Novello Award - Best Television Soundtrack:Winner
2019BAFTA Television Craft Award - Original Music:Winner
2020BAFTA Television Craft Award - Original Music:Nominated
2020IFTA Award - Best Film:Winner
2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Supervision:Nominated
2022IFTA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2024Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Programme Award - Original Music Score:Winner
2025IFJA Award - Best Musical Score:Nominated
2025IFTA Award - Best Original Music:Nominated
2026IFTA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated

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