Gareth Cousins
Gareth Cousins is a British recording engineer and music producer best known for his score mixing work on films such as Gravity, The Aeronauts, Baby Driver, Suicide Squad, The Hunt, Fury, The World's End, Notting Hill,[1] Dark City and From Hell.
Career
Originally trained at Abbey Road Studios, Cousins became a freelance engineer and producer in 1994, and started composing music for TV and film from 2004, forming Gareth Cousins Music Productions for this purpose.[2]
In 1995, he recorded and mixed Vanessa-Mae's groundbreaking album The Violin Player, which went on to sell over 8 million albums worldwide
In 2000 he produced the first tracks for the crossover classical string quartet Bond, used on the album Born . The album subsequently achieved gold status in 14 countries and platinum in 12.
He was nominated for Golden Reel Award in 2005 for music editing work on Batman Begins.
In 2007, Cousins composed theme song and underscore the music for the long running TV series, The Beeps.
He won the Cinema Audio Society Awards 2013 for Outstanding Achievement for Sound Mixing in a Motion Picture for his score mixing work on Gravity.[3] In 2015 he was honoured with the TEC Award for Outstanding Creative achievement as score mixer for the same film.[4]
His composition work is usually published by Eaton Music.[5]
Film music production/mixing credits include: (Adapted from Gareth Cousins at IMDb)
The Aeronauts (score mixer) / (score recordist) 2019
Our Planet (score mixer) / (music editor) 2019
Wonder Park (score mixer) 2019
Dolphin Reef (score mixer) / (music editor) 2018/2019
Ophelia (score mixer) / (score recordist) 2018
American Assassin (score mixer) 2017
Baby Driver (score mixer) 2017
Suicide Squad (score mixer) 2016
The Hunt (score mixer) 2015
Fury (score mixer) / (score recordist) 2014
Gravity (score mixer) / (score recordist) 2013
Way Up: The Story of Peckham BMX (Documentary) (music editor) (post-production) 2013
The World's End (score mixer) 2013
Attack the Block (score mixer) 2011
Alaska Oilmen: Gamble on the Ice (TV Movie documentary) (composer: additional music) 2008
Wildcatters (TV Series documentary) (composer: additional music - 2007) 2007
Tarzan II (Video) (music recording engineer) 2005
Batman Begins (music editor) 2005
xXx: State of the Union (music re-mixer) 2005
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (music programmer) 2003
I'll Be There (music mixer) / (music recordist) 2003
Dinotopia (TV Mini-Series) (music mixer - 3 episodes) 2002
Crossroads (music mixing engineer) / (music programmer) / (music recording engineer) 2002
Second Star to the Left (TV Short) (music recording engineer) 2001
From Hell (music mixer) / (music programmer - uncredited) / (music recordist) 2001
The Long Run (composer: additional music) / (music recording engineer) 2001
Thirteen Days (musician: synthesizer) / (synthesizer programmer) 2000
Molly (soundtrack programmer) 1999
Cleopatra (TV Mini-Series) (music mixer) / (music recordist) / (synthesizer programmer) 1999
Notting Hill (music mixer) / (music re-mixer: original songs) / (music recordist) 1999
The First Snow of Winter (Short) (soundtrack engineer) 1998
Titanic Town (music mixer) / (music recordist) 1998
The Mighty (score recordist and mixer) 1998
Merlin (TV Mini-Series) (music realization) 1998
Dark City (score mixer) 1998
Buddy's Song (music engineer) 1991
Romeo And Juliet (music score mixer) 1990
Composer credits include: (Adapted from Gareth Cousins at IMDb)
Warhammer Combat Cards (Computer Game) (2019)
Drop Dead (Trailer) (Pixel Toys) (2017)
Forza Horizon (Computer game, original music) (2017 & 2018)
Cricket on Five: The Ashes (2015)
Evil Up Close the Kidnap Killer (TV Series) (2012)
The Craftsman (Short) 2012
Over the Hill? (Short) 2012
The Diamond Queen (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes, 2012)
Britain's Killer Roads (TV Series documentary) 2011
Castle Farm (TV Series) (2010)
William & Kate: A Royal Engagement (TV Movie documentary short) 2010
End of the Road (Documentary) 2009[6]
Studs (Short) 2009
The Fuse (TV Series) (2009)
Chefs and the City (TV Series) (2009)
Buy It, Sell It, Bank It (TV Series) (2008)
Behind Closed Doors (TV Series) (2008)
The New British Kitchen (TV Series) (2008)
The Beeps (TV Series) (52 episodes) 2007
The Un-Gone (Short) 2007
Don't Die Young (TV Series documentary) (6 episodes) (2007)
What I'd Really Like to Do (TV Series) 2006
Oil, Sweat & Rigs (TV Series documentary) (5 episodes) 2006
The Grape Escape (TV Series documentary) (2006)
Dunblane: A Decade On (TV Movie documentary) 2005
Arktos: The Internal Journey of Mike Horn (Documentary Feature) 2005
Magic Hour (TV Short)
References
- Hugh, Robjohns (February 1999). "Recording The Music For Notting Hill". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "Gareth Cousins Website". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "Variety - Gravity wins CAS Award". 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- TEC AWARDS. "Creative Nominees and Winners". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "Music Sales Creative UK - Home". Eaton Music - Gareth Cousins. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "End Of The Road". Swift Films. Retrieved 23 February 2014.