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A pioneer in the distinctly Japanese sonics of "environmental" sound design, composer Takashi Kokubo began his solo career in the early 1980s, making synthesizer compositions inspired by classical music in the vein of fellow Japanese composer Isao Tomita, but across the following decades, his productions would pay deep homage to the sounds of the natural world and its spiritually soothing properties – as both inspiration for his music, and as a prominent feature in the music itself.

Ben Salisbury

Ben Salisbury

Ben Salisbury has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 28 episodes and was first played on 18 June 2015.

Ben Salisbury (born 1970) is a British composer, particularly known for his work in film and television. He has also worked as a co-writer, arranger and musician with a number of bands. He studied music at Newcastle University and Bournemouth University.

Notable television credits include the BAFTA nominated David Attenborough series The Life of Mammals and Life in the Undergrowth, and the BAFTA winning series Life In Cold Blood. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his score for the Wildlife on One film 'Operation Dung Beetle'

Salisbury appears as co-writer, string arranger and musician on the Malachai album 'Return To The Ugly Side' and The Beekeepers album 'Apiculture'. He also co-wrote the album 'Drokk: Music Inspired By Mega City One' with Portishead's Geoff Barrow, and writes and records as one half of the duo Dolman with Scott Hendy. Dolman released their eponymous debut album on Inflection Point records in June 2014.

In 2012 Salisbury composed the score for the documentary feature film ‘Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' directed by Beyonce Knowles - a behind the scenes look at the singer's life and music.

Together with Geoff Barrow, he scored the feature film ‘Ex Machina’ - Alex Garland’s directorial debut, released in the UK in January 2015.

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Ben Salisbury

Ben Salisbury has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 28 episodes and was first played on 18 June 2015.

Ben Salisbury (born 1970) is a British composer, particularly known for his work in film and television. He has also worked as a co-writer, arranger and musician with a number of bands. He studied music at Newcastle University and Bournemouth University.

Notable television credits include the BAFTA nominated David Attenborough series The Life of Mammals and Life in the Undergrowth, and the BAFTA winning series Life In Cold Blood. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his score for the Wildlife on One film 'Operation Dung Beetle'

Salisbury appears as co-writer, string arranger and musician on the Malachai album 'Return To The Ugly Side' and The Beekeepers album 'Apiculture'. He also co-wrote the album 'Drokk: Music Inspired By Mega City One' with Portishead's Geoff Barrow, and writes and records as one half of the duo Dolman with Scott Hendy. Dolman released their eponymous debut album on Inflection Point records in June 2014.

In 2012 Salisbury composed the score for the documentary feature film ‘Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' directed by Beyonce Knowles - a behind the scenes look at the singer's life and music.

Together with Geoff Barrow, he scored the feature film ‘Ex Machina’ - Alex Garland’s directorial debut, released in the UK in January 2015.

Original source: Last.fm

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The Alien
Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Invada, Lakeshore Records2018
Object Input
Suvi-Eeva Äikäs, Ben Salisbury
Invada, Lakeshore Records2020
Skyhooker
Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Invada, Lakeshore Records2019
The Test Worked
Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Invada2015
Roach Nest
Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury
Invada2017
Stay In My Bed
Ben Salisbury
Invada, Lakeshore Records2020
Amaya Corporation
Ben Salisbury
Invada, Lakeshore Records2020
The Universe Is Deterministic (Plainsong Part 3)
Ben Salisbury
Invada, Lakeshore Records2020
The Day Will Break
Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Invada, Lakeshore Records2020
Inhale
Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury
Invada2012