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name: "Tim Atack"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "5 April 1959"
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updated: "2026-09-18T09:10:09.537310+00:00"
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# Tim Atack

Composer. Born 5 April 1959 in England.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 5 April 1959, England
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3528576, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040217/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6205

## Biography

Tim Atack is a British composer and songwriter. His feature film scores include *The Invention of Lying* (2009) and *Cemetery Junction* (2010), both directed by Ricky Gervais, as well as *Among Giants* (1998) and *The Christmas Candle* (2013).

Atack previously worked as a touring musician, playing keyboards for artists including Des'ree, Bryan Ferry and Michael Kamen. He co-wrote the song "I'm Kissing You" with Des'ree for the soundtrack of *William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet* (1996). His television credits include the scores for *The Mystery of D.B. Cooper* (2020), *The Trials of Oscar Pistorius* and the series *WHAM!* (2023). He was born in England in 1959.

*Sources: imdb.com, yorkshirepost.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cemetery Junction* (2010), Fi1m 61, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/cemetery-junction.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Strike: An Uncivil War* (2024), Music
- *Lockerbie* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *WHAM!* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *FIFA Uncovered* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Mystery of D.B. Cooper* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Fall* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Hillsborough* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Match 64: The Maracanã* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Christmas Candle* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *St George's Day* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Devil's Dosh* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Reuniting the Rubins* (2011), Music
- *Match 64: The Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Big Fat Gypsy Gangster* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Dead Cert* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Cemetery Junction* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/cemetery-junction.md)
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *All My Dreams on VHS* (2009), Director, Writer
- *Krakatoa: The Last Days* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Quatermass Experiment* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Elephant Juice* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Sir Bernard's Stately Homes* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *Among Giants* (1998), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Satellite Award for Best Original Song 1997: Satellite Award for Best Original Song (nominated), for *Kissing You*

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

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