Michael Omer
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Movies/TV Drama

IT'S GOOD TO TALK(1997) (Feasible Films) ***OSCAR NOMINATED 1998*** Producer: Barney Reisz & written and directed by ROGER GOLDBY. 35mm feature short premiered at London's METRO ((( Download a Music Clip )))

THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (1996) (BBCTV) Director: Andrew Morgan
Sunday Classic Serial 6 x 30' & 105' feature-length version

LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY**(1995) (BBCTV) Director: Andrew Morgan ((( Dowload a Music Clip )))
Sunday Classic Serial
International EMMY Award Winner Nov 95
6x30' & 100' feature-length version

THE BIZ! (1995-98) (BBCTV) Directors: Nigel Douglas & John Smith ((( Dowload a Music Clip )))
Music & Lyrics for the drama-soap set in a stage school. 24 x25' Series 1 & 2 1995, series 3 1996-97

THE DREAMFIGHTER (BBCTV) _____________By the late Poet Laureate TED HUGHES Director: Bill Locke (((Download a Music Clip)))

PARIAH (LADI LADEBO PRODUCTIONS for the UN) Director/Producer: Ladi Ladebo
Feature length drama premiered Cairo, Sept 1994 90' feature

THE RETURN OF THE PSAMMEAD** (BBCTV) Director/Producer: Marilyn Fox/Richard Callanan
by Helen Cresswell after the novels of E Nesbit -
RTS Award-winner 6 x 25'

FIVE CHILDREN & IT** (BBCTV) Director/Producer: Marilyn Fox/Richard Callanan
Dramatisation of the original E Nesbit story by Helen Cresswell 6 x 25'
Nominated for an International Emmy & BAFTA award
and shown coast-to-coast USA on the
DISNEY Channel - also seen on UK GOLD

ONE BY ONE
(BBCTV) Director/Producer: Andrew Morgan/Bill Sellars
Three series of the zoo-vet drama about David Taylor 30 x 50'
which continues to be sold worldwide - also seen on
UK GOLD

HENRY'S LEG
(Meridien/TVS) Director/Producer: Michael Kerrigan/John Dale
Based on the award winning book Revcom) 6 x 30'
by Ann Pilling, - showing worldwide

SEAVIEW (BBCTV) Producer: Paul Stone
Two series of the family comedy drama 12 x 30'
set in Blackpool
**=Available on BBC video cassette

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Documentary

SECRET HISTORY - The Strangest Viking (2003) 3BMTV for Channel 4
Director/Producer: James Quinn Executive Producer: Simon Berthon

ROYAL DEATHS & DISEASES (2003) 5 x 60' Lion Television for Channel 4
Series Producer: Bill Locke

EVERYMAN 3 x 40': (BBCTV)

'The Devil You Know'
John Blake Assoc for BBCTV
'Some of My Best Friends' Director/Editor: Beth Holgate/Jane Drabble
'Jihad: Islam's Dilemma' Director/Editor: John Blake/Jane Drabble

EQUINOX (C4) Director/Producer: Kate Woods/John Blake

WORLD OF BIRDS (C4) Director/Cameraman: Mike Potts

'RSPB' NATURAL HISTORY FILMS
include:
'
Flamingo Triangle'
Producer/Director: Jane Watson
Prizewinner: Menigoute Festival, France 1993
Prizewinner: Chicago Film Festival 1994

'In the Shadow of the Plough' Director/Cameraman: Ian McCarthy
Winner of IVCA Best Soundtrack Award
& Prizewinner Montana Wildlife Festival
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Short Eared Owl' (+BBC Video) " / " Mike Potts
'Pink Foot' (+BBC Video) " / " Tony Allen & Michael W Richards

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Comedy/Game Show


DRAW ME! (BBCTV) Producer: Christine Hewitt
Game show featuring cartoonist Bill Tidy 13 x 15'

AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES (BBCTV) Producer: Dave Perrotet
Two shows of music, songs and poems 2 x 30'

COPPERS & CO
(BBCTV) Producer: Judy Whitfield
Sit-com with comedian David Copperfield 12 x 25'

DEAR HEART
(BBCTV) Producer: Judy Whitfield
Songs, sketches, revue 6 x 25'

SO YOU WANT TO BE TOP!
(BBCTV) Producer: Judy Whitfield
Quiz show hosted by Gary Wilmot 12 x 15'

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Children's & Family Programming


BITE SIZE
(1998-99) (DISNEY CHANNEL) Producer: Andrew Beecham

TELEQUEST (1999) (BBCTV) Producers: Richard Simkin/Steve Smith

GRANGE HILL (1998) (BBCTV) Producer: Stephen Andrew /Director: Philippa Langdale

TOP SCORE (BBCTV) Producer: Nel Romano
Opera & Sports Series with Luciano Pavarotti Series 1: Feb '96; Series 2: Sept 1997

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On-Screen Promotions/Commercials


GLOBACOM
(2003) Mosaic Films for G&C Saatchi: Producers: Colin Luke & Adam Alexander
Ten commercials for the GSM Mobile campaign

BBC PRIME/BBC WORLD Satellite Channels Producer: Andrew Beecham
Promotions and logos for launch of these European services

BBC2 "YO PICASSO"
Director: Josie Burke
Music & Rap Lyrics to promote Picasso season. Producer: Dave Howe

BBC1 "JIM'LL FIX IT" Director: Tim Langford
Re-working of theme music for new series.

BBC1 "CHRISTMAS STARS PROMOTION"*
Producers:
Ian Stubbs/Nigel Cole/Andrew Beecham
Music & Lyrics for Phil Spector-style song for Christmas Campaign 1993 featuring 27 stars, including Lenny Henry, Bruce Forsyth , Paul Daniels, Noel Edmunds, Linda Robson & Pauline Quirke


*SILVER Award for "Best Original Music & Lyrics" at the
New York Film & Television Festival (PROMAX)

CHILDREN'S BBC IN THE MORNINGS Producer: Basi Akpabio
Music & Lyrics for BBCTV Trail for Christmas

BBC1 "INTERCLIPS" Autumn Schedule Producer: Ian Stubbs
Inserts for all trails for weekend output

BBC 2 "A DAY IN THE SIXTIES" Producer/Exec: Basi Akpabio/Dave Howe
Music & lyrics for a pastiche 'commercial' promoting
a day of programmes from the 1960's

BBC 1 "WINTER ON ONE" CAMPAIGN Producer: Ian Stubbs
Music for all 'trails' for the spring season on BBC1

BBC 1 "CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN"
Producer: Ian Stubbs
Music for the distinctive blue crystal castle promotions

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Corporate Video


THE LIVING SEA
(RSPB) Producer: Jane Watson

RSPB IN FOCUS (RSPB) Producer: Colin Skevington

FRONTIERS
- the video (MPC) Exec Producer: Michael Omer
Promotional presentation of the musical

RIVER REBIRTH (FALKMAN for T&WDC) Producer: Ken Stephinson
Documentary

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Concert Works include:

UNTITLED TRUMPET CONCERTO (2004)


MULHOLLAND DRIVE - DAVID HOCKNEY'S ROAD TO THE STUDIO (2002)

 

LITTLE STAR BEGAN TO SING (2001)

 

PLAYING FOR TIME (1999) Click HERE for Details & Reviews/soundclips

Brass Quintet Commissioned by Chaconne Brass

Premiered at the NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL October 12, 1999

MOVING AS THE RESTLESS SPHERES (1999) Click here for full reviews and articles

VIOLIN CONCERTO for ST JOHN'S, SMITH SQUARE, LONDON

New work which received it's first performance in April 1999: Soloist Heather Dawson

 

TO THE STARS - A Requiem for the SPACE SHUTTLE 'Challenger'

(QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL Music by Michael Omer
SOUTH BANK, LONDON) Texts: various

Large scale work for soprano solo, choir, and large brass
ensemble, commissioned specially by LOCKE BRASS on the
occasion of their 21st birthday.
Dedicated to the memory of the space-shuttle, Challenger.



CALLIOPE (BBC Radio 3 Concert Hall)



THAT TIME OF YEAR
(Winner of the LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS' COMPETITION)
Song cycle to various texts

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Theatre

 FRONTIERS - the musical

Music & Lyrics by Michael Omer
Book by Andrew Forbes & Michael Omer
First produced by Leighton Park Music Theatre, Reading in March 1992, then at the EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
[Fringe First Nomination]

 


 

 THE SNOW QUEEN (REDGRAVE THEATRE)

Music & Lyrics by Michael Omer
Book by Graham Watkins & Julia Limer
from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by Graham Watkins

 


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Music to Picture Company, London , UK.