Malcolm Laws & Nainita Desai |
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Over the last decade, Malcolm & Nainita have written many memorable scores on countless award winning tv series for BBC, C4, ITV, C5, HBO, Granada, Discovery, PBS, Nat Geo, NHK as well as leading independent film companies. They have won several awards for their music including:‘Little Terrorist’ – Oscar nominee 2005, Lucarnia Intl Film Festival Best Music Award and “The Natural World – A Moose Named Madeline” – Merit Award for music Missoula Intl Film Festival. They work in almost every genre and style of music ranging from reality & factual tv (‘Road Wars’, ‘Stefan’s Ultimate Gardens’), TV commercials (Fosters Lager, Sony), Feature Films (including ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Little Buddha’, over 30 Hong Kong, Japanese features starring Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Maggie Chan) to documentaries (award winning ‘Storyville – Srebrenica-Never Again?’, BBC’s ‘Cathedrals),Wildlife (numerous BBC’s ‘The Natural World & ‘Wildlife on One’ films including the award wining ‘Wild Battlefields’ series) and History series (‘Battlefield Detectives’, ‘Britain AD’)
Their music has been included on several tv soundtrack albums including the award winning “Lonely Planet” / “Globe Trekker” series for Discovery and Ch4. They also write for production music libraries including KPM (EMI) and BMG/Zomba.
Before working together Malcolm & Nainita both enjoyed successful careers in the film and music industries:
Nainita obtained degrees in Maths and Music technology before attending the National Film and Television school after which she began work in the film industry working on numerous Hollywood & British feature films including “Little Buddha” (B.Bertolluci), “Back Beat”, “Interview with the Vampire” (N.Jordan), “Death Machine” (Steve Norrington) and “August” (Anthony Hopkins).
Nainita’s eclectic musical upbringing as a child led to her studying the sitar, piano, guitar, tabla and violin. A desire to go back to her musical roots led to her working as a freelance music engineer working with many top artistes and bands. This led to work with Peter Gabriel during the famous “Real World Recording Week” sessions over 2 years, working with over 70 of the worlds top artistes including Papa Wemba, Billy Cobham, Daniel Lanois, Jane Sibbery, Nigel Kennedy, Sinead O’Connor, Ravi Shankar and Peter Gabriel.
Malcolm read music at the University of London. He plays classical, flamenco, electric and bass guitars. Malcolm toured the UK as a rock guitarist in various bands before becoming a session guitarist. He then toured the world working with the English Chamber Orchestra. Malcolm also formed a music publishing company whose clients included Boosey & Hawkes.
Malcolm and Nainita's website can be found at www.soundology.co.uk
TRAILERS
- HONG KONG LEGENDS & PREMIER ASIA
- NUMEROUS THEATRICAL FILM TRAILERS (Action/Adventure/Drama/Epic/Horror/Fantasy Genres) Featuring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Brice Lee, Chow Yun Fat and Jet Li
LIFE IN THE DEEP BLUE HD BBC MOTION GALLERY SHOWREEL
CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION BBC MOTION GALLERY SHOWREEL
FEATURE FILMS
LITTLE BUDDHA (sound designer/music consultant/co-music editor) Dir:Bernardo Bertolucci(with Keanu Reeves)/Recorded Picture Co
BACKBEAT Dir:Iain Softley Producers/Scala Productions
AUGUST Dir & Starring:Anthony Hopkins/ Granada Film & TV
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Dir:Neil Jordan/Scala Productions
HACKERS Dir:Ian Softley/Starring: Angelina Jolie
DEATH MACHINE Supervising Sound Designer Dir: Steve Norrington Prod:Fugitive Features
FATHERLAND Dir:Chris Menaul Starring:Rutger Hauer/HBO
GREAT EXPECTATIONS - Starring Robert de Niro/Gwyneth Paltrow/Specialist Music Cues
THE BURNING OILFIELDS OF KUWAIT – 70mm feature/Dir: Werner Herzog
THE LITTLE TERRORIST - 15min Short/Dir: Ashvin Kumar
DRAMA
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TV DRAMA / DOCU-DRAMA:
MAXWELL BBC 1 90min Director: Colin Barr
TO KIDNAP A PRINCESS – ITV1 FACTUAL DRAMA/Granada TV/Dir: John Alexander
CATHEDRAL – BBC2 major 5x60min doco-drama series/Series Producer:Ruth Pitt/Dir: Paul Bryers
NATURAL HISTORY
WILD BATTLEFIELDS 3x60min part series (Sharks/Lions/Wolves) Prods:Peter Bassett/Michael Bright/Lizzie Bewick
THE NATURAL WORLD : A MOOSE NAMED MADELINE Prod: Phil Savoie
THE NATURAL WORLD : BIG SKY BEARS Prod:Phil Savoie
THE NATURAL WORLD: CHEEKY MONKEY Prod: Karen Bass/BBC NHU
THE NATURAL WORLD: THE CRATER Prod: Johnny Keeling/BBC NHU
WILDLIFE ON ONE – “Beavers:The Master Builders” Prod:Jonny Keeling
WILDLIFE ON ONE - "The Monkeys of the Rock" Prod:Mike Birkhead/BBC
WILDLIFE ON ONE - "Bands on the Run" Prod:Margueritte Smits Van Oyen
EATEN ALIVE 1x50min Doco Prod:Dale Templar/ BBC WILDVISION
CHERUBS OF THE MIST 1x60min film about the rare Red Panda BEDI FILMS
LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT/FACTUAL:INTERCEPTORS 1x60min RAW CUT TV/C5
EUROPORN EXPOSED 15x30min series/Granada Men & Motors
ROAD WARS – USA 2x60min series/Sky One/RAW CUT TV
WHEN SANTA’S GO WRONG 1x60min Christmas Special/RARE TV/SKY ONE
ROAD WARS 8x60min series Clip/Footage entertainment series/RAW CUT TV/SKY ONE
BRIDEZILLA Some incidental music 8x60min part Reality/Doco Series/SEPTEMBER FILMS/CH4
STEFAN'S ULTIMATE GARDENS 12x30min Gardening Series/BBC2/UK STYLE
PERFECT PARTNER 25x30min Series Dating Game Show/BBC1
MANHATTAN ON THE BEACH 8x30min series SEPTEMBER FILMS/CH4
SINGLE IN THE HAMPTONS 10x30min Sequel to Manhattan on the Beach
HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL 15x30min Reality/ Doco Series/SEPTEMBER FILMS/ITV2
THE REAL SEX IN THE CITY Reality/Doco Series/SEPTEMBER FILMS/CH4
BRUNCH-MARIELLA FROSTRUP’S TALK SHOW 52x30min series CHANNEL 5
TRAVEL / ADVENTURE
GLOBE TREKKER & LONELY PLANET
NUMEROUS EPISODES INCLUDING:Sengal & Cape Verde
Chile & Easter Island West Africa
South Africa The Philippines
South West USA Peru
Outback Australia Papua New Guinea
TREKS IN A WILD WORLD:Cape Verde 1x30 Nat Geo / Pilot TV
Vietnam Pilot Productions/CH4
World Cafe Asia 13x30min Pilot Productions/Discovery
ALBUMS
LONELY PLANET TV series 1&2 Soundtrack Album EMI/ Castle/Pilot Film & Television
GLOBETREKKER TV Series Soundtrack
FTV Online music library (FTV/EMI)
SURPRISING SCIENCE (BMG/Zomba)
THEATRE OF THE BIZARRE (BMG/Zomba)
EXOTIC LOUNGE (BMG/Zomba)
TV IDENTS
FRONT ROW TV CHANNEL - CHANNEL BRANDING
IDENTS AND STINGS
TV COMMERCIALS
FOSTERS LAGER THE MILLIONAIRE M&C SAATCHI
CHICLETS CHEWING GUM DGW New York
SONY - "THE SIT DOWN" BBH
NINTENDO 2x40secs BARFORD FILM COMPANY
MIGRALEVE GREY COMMUNICATIONS
HARVEYS 3x40secs BARFORD FILM COMPANY
PUNJANA TEA
DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL
ROAD WARS HD New surround sound 5.1 mixes of music for the new HD series. Sky One/Raw Cut TV
MAN MADE MARVELS 2x60min DARLOW-SMITHSON/DIscovery Series Pr: Jobim Sampson
MAKE ME A MUSLIM 3x60min Wildcard Productions/C4 Series Producer: Dominic Stobart
MUMMY DIARIES 3x60min RICOCHET TV/C4 Series Prod: Amanda Blue
REVEALED: THE CAPTAIN BLIGH CONSPIRACY 1x60 min C4/YAP TV/ZIG ZAG TV
WEAPONOLOGY Series 2 13x60min (some music contributed)
LIFE OR DEATH Real Life medical drama docu-drama series 1x60min Firefly TV/Discovery HD (Brain Attack Episode)
DISPATCHES: DRINKING YOURSELF TO DEATH 1x60min C4/QUICKSILVER MEDIA
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 1x60min WESTPARK PICTURES/PRINCE'S FOUNDATION
WEAPONOLOGY 13x60min series Flashback TV/Discovery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN The History of Islamic Architecture BBC/West Park Pictures
DISPATCHES: THE BLUNKETT DIARIES 2x60 min Juniper TV/CH4
POMPEII LIVE! 1x120min Firefly TV/CH5 Live TV Show with Peter Snow
POMPEII UNCOVERED 1x96 min National Geographic
HERCULANEUM UNCOVERED 1x60min WNET
ADMISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2x60min Ricochet Productions/CH4
CHILDREN OF BESLAN BBC2/HBO 1x60min film
STORYVILLE – SREBERNICA: NEVER GAIN? 1x79min BBC2/4 October Films
THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL MADAM 1x50min ACP TV/CH4
CUTTING EDGE – AU PAIR AFFAIRS 1x50min 20/20 Television/CH4
ROUGH JUSTICE 1x60min Earmarked (Miscarriage of Justice) BBC1
HOTSPOT: IRAN 1x60min BBC2/BBC4
PROFILE: SHIRIN EBADI BBC4/BBC2 1x30min doco
WHO GOT DIANA DORS MILLIONS? 1x50min Doco GRANADA/CH4
REVEALED: THE TRUE CURSE OF THE MUMMY Stone City Films/CH5
WHO GOT BENNY HILL’s MILLIONS? 1x60min Doco GRANADA/CH4
FLIGHTS FROM HELL 1x60min Doco GRANADA TV/ITV
REAL CRIMES: The Kenneth Noye Story GRANADA/ITV
REVEALED:THE TRUE CURSE OF THE MUMMY CH5/Stone City Films
LIFE & LIMB 3x60min Series DISCOVERY/SCREEN VENTURES
THE PEOPLES PLANET 6x60min part series Antelope Productions/CNN
INTO THE FLAMES:SERIES 1&2
STORYVILLE - 444 DAYS 90min THE IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS BBC2
DIANA-THE MOURNING AFTER 1x50min Doco JUST TELEVISION/CH4
THE PEOPLES'S PRESIDENT 52min Doco PRESIDENT KHATAMI OF IRAN BBC2
CYBERSPACE 3x60min Science Doco Series MERIDIAN/ITV
UNDER THE SUN:GEIKO GIRL 1x60min Doco on GEISHA GIRLS BBC2
EQUINOX "THE TEN PLAGUES OF EGYPT" 1 Hr Doco CAFE PRODS/CH4
GEO 3x30min SCIENCE Doco Series CAFE PRODUCTIONS/ARTE/DISCOVERY
MISSION TO MARS 1x30min Science Doco CAFE PRODUCTIONS
SPACE-SHIP EARTH Environmental Doco Series ANTELOPE PRODS
FLIGHTLINE 13x30min Doco series WTN/DISCOVERY/BBC
LAGOS AIRPORT 6x30min AFRO WISDOM FILMS/CH4
THE TERMINATORS 6x30min Series LAUDERDALE PRODS/CH5
HISTORY
BRITAIN AD 3x60min series DIVERSE PRODS/CH4
BRITAIN BC 2x60min part series Channel 4/Diverse Prods
BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES(series 2) 4 episodes of 8 GRANADA TV/History Channel
BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES(series 3) 7 episodes of 13 GRANADA TV/History Channel
GREAT BRITISH COMMANDERS 6x30min series Granada/CH5/History Channel
GREAT HISTORIC SITES various music for 12x60min part series Pilot Productions/Discovery
STORYVILLE – STAR WARS DREAMS 60min Antelope Prods/BBC2 Dir:Leslie Woodhead
JOURNEYS INTO HELL 6x60min Series on famous explorers CAFE PRODS/DISCOVERY/ZDF
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
SKY GAMESTAR PLATFORM Numerous Interactive TV Computer Games:Minds Eye Productions
ANIMATION
ALTERED EGO CH4/NFTS – Best Student Animated Film at Chicago Intl Film Festival/Best First Film at Ottawa Intl Film Festival
THE OCCASION CH4/NFTS - Best Animation Israel Intl Awards
CHILDREN'S TV
Z - ZONE CHILDRENS MAGAZINE PROGRAMME ZEE TV
KID BUGS Japanese animation series (Title Song)
MULTIMEDIA/COMPUTER GAMES
SHEEP EMPIRE INTERACTIVE/Sony Playstation
MONOPOLY-WORLD CUP FOOTBALL HASBRO INTERACTIVE /Sony PlaystationSTRATEGO-THE NAPOLEONIC WARS HASBRO INTERACTIVE
MIG ALLEY - THE KOREAN WAR EMPIRE INTERACTIVE
PRO-PINBALL EMPIRE INTERACTIVE
FLYING CORPS – FLIGHT SIMULATOR EMPIRE INTERACTIVE
AWARDS
BAFTA: HUW WELDON AWARD 2007: 'POMPEII LIVE !'
2 x EMMY NOMINEE 2006: 'CHILDREN OF BESLAN' (BBC/HBO)Direction and Cinematography
BAFTA NOMINEE 2006: 'CHILDREN OF BESLAN' Best Single Documentary
OSCAR NOMINEE 2005:‘LITTLE TERRORIST’, Winner Best Short Film Montreal Intl Film Festival, Manhattan Shorts Film Festival, Best Short Tehran FF, Prix UIP Ghent Flanders Intl FF, Nominated: European Academy Award Official entry in over 70 Intl film festivals
BEST MUSIC –‘Little Terrorist’ International Lucarnia Film Festival, Italy August 2005
BEST MUSIC MERIT AWARD – ‘THE NATURAL WORLD – A MOOSE NAMED MADELINE’ BBC/Missoula Intl Wildlife Film Festival 2005
'CHILDREN OF BESLAN' RTS AWARD for 'Best Single Documentary' 2006, NOMINATION:‘BEST DOCUMENTARY’ BROADCAST AWARDS 2006
‘WHO GOT DIANA DOR’S MILLIONS?’ RTS AWARD 2004 for Best Factual Ent’ Programme
'STAR WARS DREAMS’ Historical Film of the Year from “History Today” 2003
‘LION BATTLEFIELDS’ WILDSCREEN PANDA AWARD FOR INNOVATION
‘SHARK BATTLEFIELDS’ BEST FILM: UNDERWATER FILM FESTIVAL ANTIBES and BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND:JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
‘CYBERSPACE’ ITV Series/Bafta Shortlisted BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
‘THE OCCASION’ Best Film Intl Student Animation Festival, Israel