Ros Gilman

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About me

Ros is a classically trainer, award-winning, British-German composer, music producer, conductor and violinist of Russian-Jewish descent. His credits include the HBO Original series Folklore, prime-time documentaries for ARTE and France 5 as well as a number of acclaimed independent productions. His work ranges from large orchestral scores to intimate solo strings with electronics.

Trained as a composer, concert violinist and conductor at the University of Music, Vienna and the Royal College of Music, London, Ros holds a Master’s Degree in Composition for Film, a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Composition, a Diploma in Concert Violin and a Diploma in Music Business from the Music Business School, London.

Ros began his career as an orchestrator for the popular German film franchise Rosamunde Pilcher, for which he orchestrated seven primetime feature film, which aired on Germany's second-largest public-service TV channel ZDF. Ros went on to compose music for two prime-time documentaries for Franco-German TV channel ARTE and French TV channel France 5. Ros also composed, produced and conducted the scores for various ambitious short films with animation director Anna-Ester Volozh, which went on to win a number of awards for Best Original Score. In 2021 Ros composed, produced and performed the solo-violin on the score to the HBO Original series Folklore (ep. Grandma's Kiss), directed by Indonesian filmmaker Billy Christian (The Sacred Riana).

Ros' work has received several awards, including the Fimucinema Award at Tenerife International Film Music Festival, the Audience Award at British Animation Film Festival and the Movie Music Award at Garden State International Film Festival. He has also received various award nominations, including the Peer Raben Music Award at Soundtrack Cologne, the Crystal Pine at International Sound and Film Music Festival, the Jerry Goldsmith Awards. Pasadena International Film Festival and Apulia Soundtrack Awards.

Ros' music has enjoyed great support on streaming platforms with over 14 million streams and repeated editorial support from Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora as well as major radio stations (playlisting on BBC 4 Radio, BBC 3 Classic Radio, NDR Kultur Radio) and the press (BBC Music Magazine, Times Series). He regularly appears on podcasts and industry blogs as well as a speaker at expert panels (such as MCM London Comic Con).
As a concert violinist, Ros performed on three continents as well as on national TV and radio (ABC Australia, Kanal 1 Bulgaria, Ö1 Austria). A hand injury abruptly ended his violin career and Ros shifted his focus to composing and conducting. As a conductor Ros has repeatedly worked with the Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra (FAME's Project), the Prague Metropolitan Orchestra and others, and in recent years has been able to resume playing the violin and record the solo violin parts for several of his own scores.

Currently, Ros is working on the score to the feature film “Vanilla” by Curtis-Brown repped director Joseph Adesunloye and will be commencing work on the feature film “The Entertainer” by Austrian Film Award nominee and Berlinale “Best First Feature Award” Nominee and David Clay Diaz.

Ros is based in London, UK, where he serves as managing director of UK music production company and independent record label Guiro Music Ltd. In 2022 he became a member of BAFTA.

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Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	BAFTA (UK)