Profile
Royal Television Society Award-Winner Paul Farrer is one of the UK’s most successful media composers. In a career spanning more than 36 years he has composed music for some of the biggest programmes on British Television.
The Chase, Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, Dancing On Ice, Gladiators, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Ninja Warrior, Fort Boyard, Red Dwarf - The Promised Land, Fortune Hotel, Late Night Lycett, Gordon Ramsay’s Culinary Genius, Ant and Dec’s Push The Button, The Jerry Springer Show, Judge Rinder, The Krypton Factor and The BBC’s most successful international format of all time The Weakest Link which was broadcast in 97 countries globally and continues to be a hit format on both BBC and NBC.
Paul has composed additional music for shows such as Clarkson’s Farm, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Gear, The Antiques Roadshow, The IT Crowd, Lego Masters and Blue Peter. In 2012 he was commissioned to compose all the music to the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance at The Royal Albert Hall in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. 2019 was the 8th year in a row he had been the composer of the orchestral music for this prestigious event.
Paul is the composer of the Shaquille O’Neal-hosted Disney ABC show Lucky 13 co-produced by Kevin Bacon. And in 2024 his music accompanied the BBC’s coverage of the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris.
Three of the shows Paul created the music for have received BAFTA Awards (The Chase, McIntyre’s Big Show, and Late Night Lycett). He is also a recipient of the Ampex Golden Reel Award, a member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a member of the Ivor’s Academy of Composers and Songwriters.