---
name: "Aaron May"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aaron-may"
fi1m_id: "aaron-may"
imdb_id: "nm7541028"
tmdb_id: 2498626
wikidata_id: "Q120801199"
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-30T21:18:11.664773+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aaron May

## Identity

Aaron May

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aaron-may
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aaron-may
- **IMDb ID:** nm7541028
- **TMDB ID:** 2498626
- **Wikidata ID:** Q120801199
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120801199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7541028/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2498626

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Philip Barantini](https://film.one/person/philip-barantini.md), [Stephen Graham](https://film.one/person/stephen-graham.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120801199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7541028/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2498626

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Adolescence*](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boiling Point*](https://film.one/film/boiling-point.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Aaron May is a British composer who works primarily in film and television, often as part of the duo A&D with David Ridley. He studied music composition at the University of Bristol, where the pair met, and holds an MA in Composition from the institution.

May’s credits include the scores for the feature film *Boiling Point* (2021) and its BBC series adaptation (2023), both directed by Philip Barantini, as well as *Villain* (2020), *Accused* (2023) and the Netflix series *Adolescence* (2025). The duo’s work frequently involves long-term collaboration with Barantini. Earlier in his career May composed music and sound for BBC broadcasters and created installation works for venues including the V&A and the Science Museum; he received a Music + Sound Award for sound design on the CBBC series *Messy Goes to Okido*.

*Sources: imdb.com, fabermusic.com, prsformusic.com, finding-rhythms.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Adolescence* (2025), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *Boiling Point* (2021), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/boiling-point.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Enola Holmes 3* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Adolescence* (2025), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *The Girl with the Haunted Vagina* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Accused* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Malpractice* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Boiling Point* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/boiling-point.md)
- *Villain* (2020), Original Music Composer

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