Hal Lindes


Howard Price
Film & TV Manager
hprice@emimusicpub.com
+44.20.3059.3059

Hal Lindes is an award winning Anglo-American film composer based both in London and Los Angeles. Hal joined the British group Dire Straits in 1980 and worked closely with Mark Knopfler on various groundbreaking albums including Love Over Gold and Alchemy in addition to performing as guitarist. After five years recording and touring Hal left Dire Straits to concentrate more on his passion for film composing.

Hal’s scores have won various awards in Britain, including a Royal Television Society Award for the BAFTA award nominated film Reckless and a TRIC award for Best TV Theme Music – Thief Takers. As a composer, musician, arranger and producer Hal’s compositions create a powerful and evocative backdrop to all screen genres.

His TV score work includes the BBC's modern comic adaptation of Taming Of The Shrew (2005), the Peter Norris produced Channel 4 drama NY-LON and the ITV comedy pilot Easy Peasy.

Hal’s film work includes Male-Mail, written and directed by David Logan for Fox Search-Lab Pictures, Splinter Cell IV for Ubisoft and David Stenn's Girl 27.

Recently, Hal scored the ITV mini-series Losing Gemma which formed a key part of ITV Autumn 2006 drama schedule. The score infused eastern themes and contemporary drama.

Hal also continues to work as a guitarist and arranger with many distinguished artists including Tina Turner, Michael Bolton/Johnny Halliday, Kiki Dee, and Fish.

And as an artist in his own right has composed and produced Easy Listening for Virgin Records, Between The Lines for Silva Screen Records, Senses for Polygram, Best of the TV Detectives Vol. 1 for EMI Records, Best of German TV Themes for RTL and the Rugby World Cup Theme for Columbia.

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Cruise Control
Field Of Dreams
Generiques
Legacy
Ny-Lon Theme
Saddle Shoes
Statement Of Affairs
The Hunt
Written score for ITV Drama Losing Gemma - Autumn 2006 (UK)
Royal Television Society Award winner for score to the film Reckless
TRIC Award for Best TV Theme Music for Thief Takers
TV Credits: NY-LON, The Hunt, Band of Gold, The Whislte Blower
Film Credits: Male-Mail, Lucky 13, Vent De Colere, The Infiltrator, Local Boys
Member of Dire Straits for the albums Love Over Gold and Alchemy
Further artist work includes with Tina Turner, Michael Bolton, Fish, Kiki Dee