---
name: "Rob Lane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rob-lane"
fi1m_id: "rob-lane"
imdb_id: "nm0485528"
tmdb_id: 29486
wikidata_id: "Q107641409"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T14:44:00.698457+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."
---

# Rob Lane

## Identity

Rob Lane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rob-lane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rob-lane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0485528
- **TMDB ID:** 29486
- **Wikidata ID:** Q107641409
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107641409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485528/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29486

Composer. Born 1 January 1965 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1965, London
- **Active:** 1996–2009
- **Also known as:** Robert Lane
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Hooper](https://film.one/person/tom-hooper.md), [Jim Broadbent](https://film.one/person/jim-broadbent.md), [Julie Anne Robinson](https://film.one/person/julie-anne-robinson.md), [Lee Morris](https://film.one/person/lee-morris.md), [Liza Marshall](https://film.one/person/liza-marshall.md), [Maurice Roëves](https://film.one/person/maurice-roeves.md), [Peter Morgan](https://film.one/person/peter-morgan.md)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Documentary 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107641409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485528/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29486

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*John Adams*](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Charles II: The Power and The Passion*](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md) (77)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer*](https://film.one/film/aileen-life-and-death-of-a-serial-killer.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Rob Lane is a British composer for film and television. He studied film composition at the National Film and Television School and received his first major credit scoring *The Young Poisoner's Handbook* (1995).

He is known for his work on the HBO miniseries *John Adams* (2008), the film *The Damned United* (2009), the BBC series *Merlin* (2008–2012) and *A Discovery of Witches* (2018–2022), and other productions including *Elizabeth I* (2005) and *Jane Eyre* (2006). Lane has won a BAFTA award and received multiple Ivor Novello, RTS and Emmy nominations.

*Sources: imdb.com, roblanemusic.com, musicbrainz.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Coming Down the Mountain* (2007), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/coming-down-the-mountain.md)
- *The Long Firm* (2004), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)
- *Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer* (2003), Fi1m 72, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/aileen-life-and-death-of-a-serial-killer.md)
- *Charles II: The Power and The Passion* (2003), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

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

- *The Winter King* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Nezouh* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The KSI Show* (2021), Producer
- *MotherFatherSon* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *A Discovery of Witches* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Winterlong* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Babs* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Delicious* (2016), series, Original Music Composer
- *Best Man* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The A Word* (2016), series, as Compositors
- *Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands* (2016), series, Original Music Composer
- *Arthur & George* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Crimson Field* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *Quirke* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *Murder on the Home Front* (2013), series, Original Music Composer
- *Spies of Warsaw* (2013), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Making of a Lady* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Weekend* (2012), series, Original Music Composer
- *Bert & Dickie* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Best Laid Plans* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Murder at Road Hill House* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *South Riding* (2011), series, Original Music Composer
- *West Is West* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Ben Hur* (2010), series, Original Music Composer
- *Gracie!* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Snowblind* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Gunrush* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Damned United* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The 39 Steps* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Merlin* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *Tess of the D'Urbervilles* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *John Adams* (2008), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Fanny Hill* (2007), series, Original Music Composer
- *Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Stuart: A Life Backwards* (2007), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Coming Down the Mountain* (2007), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/coming-down-the-mountain.md)
- *Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall* (2007), Music
- *Lives of the Saints* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Longford* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Jane Eyre* (2006), series, Sound, Original Music Composer
- *Viva Blackpool* (2006), Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
- *Nostradamus* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Lincoln* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Elizabeth I* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *Archangel* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Walk* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Undertaker* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Blackpool* (2004), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Long Firm* (2004), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)
- *May 33rd* (2004), series, Original Music Composer
- *Red Dust* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer* (2003), Music — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aileen-life-and-death-of-a-serial-killer.md)
- *Charles II: The Power and The Passion* (2003), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md)
- *Henry VIII* (2003), series, Music, Original Music Composer
- *Hearts of Gold* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Watermelon* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Daniel Deronda* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *Shadow Man* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Escapist* (2002), Music
- *Man and Boy* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Lost World* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Lost World* (2001), series, Original Music Composer
- *Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Feast of Death* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (2001), series, Original Music Composer
- *Breathtaking* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Sins* (2000), series, Music
- *David Copperfield* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *Slaves in Paradise* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Forgotten* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *War and Civilization* (1998), series, Original Music Composer
- *Bill's New Frock* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Faith* (1998), Music
- *Our Boy* (1998), Music
- *The Girl with Brains in Her Feet* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Hillsborough* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Yellow* (1996), Music
- *The Young Poisoner's Handbook* (1995), Original Music Composer

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