---
name: "Segun Akinola"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/segun-akinola"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T10:47:45.091652+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."
---

# Segun Akinola

Composer. Born 1 January 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1993
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segun_Akinola, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57328300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5115202/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1970272

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Segun Akinola is an English composer for film, television and documentaries. He studied composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with first-class honours in 2014, and later completed an MA in Composing for Film and Television at the National Film and Television School.

Akinola is best known for his work on the BBC series *Doctor Who*, serving as composer for series 11, 12 and 13 (2018–2022) and the accompanying specials, including a new arrangement of the theme tune. Earlier credits include the documentary series *Black and British: A Forgotten History* (2016) and the feature film *A Moving Image* (2016). He was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2017.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tardis.wiki, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Kingdom* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Bayou* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Doctor Who at the Proms* (2024), Music
- *Old White Man* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Girl You Know It's True* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *9/11: Inside the President's War Room* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Stephen* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Lost Sons* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Muse* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Tree* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Proposal* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Breakthrough Brits 2017: Breakthrough Brits (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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