---
name: "David Motion"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-motion"
fi1m_id: "david-motion"
imdb_id: "nm0609365"
tmdb_id: 57468
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:53:53.173602+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."
---

# David Motion

## Identity

David Motion

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-motion
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-motion
- **IMDb ID:** nm0609365
- **TMDB ID:** 57468
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609365/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57468

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609365/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57468

## Biography

David Motion is a British composer and music arranger. He is credited as composer on the 1992 film *Orlando*, directed by Sally Potter, where he worked closely with the director to develop the score from her melodies and motifs, arranging them for a small ensemble including strings, woodwinds and guitar.

Motion has composed for British television, including the series *Cardiac Arrest* (1994–1995) and episodes of *Trial & Retribution* (2004). Earlier in his career he contributed to film soundtracks and worked as a producer and engineer on recordings by artists such as Wang Chung and Strawberry Switchblade.

*Sources: imdb.com, musictales.club, mubi.com, discogs.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Orlando* (1992), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Born of War* (2013), Assistant Editor
- *Orlando* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)

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