Andy Hopkins

Music that lifts the story to another emotional level.

An award-winning composer who has immersed himself in film and television for over a decade — scoring landmark series for CNN, the BBC, ITV, Syfy, Nat Geo and Discovery, with a virtuosity and creative voice all his own.

Selected work

2023 — 2025
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CNN Originals · Documentary series
Dynasties
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Composer, all three seasons. The Kennedys (narr. Martin Sheen), The Bushes and The Windsors (with Rosamund Pike) — each rated #1 in its US timeslot.

BBC · Landmark series
Listen2015

Original score. The BBC's epic history of the Celtic world, scored for orchestra and voices.

Science documentary
Einstein & Hawking
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Original score. “Unlocking the Universe” — Emmy-nominated.

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Andy instinctively understands the nuances of story-telling. His music transforms films and lifts them to another emotional level.
Louise Norman — Head of US Documentaries, RAW TV

About

An award-winning composer, Andy has immersed himself in film and television for over a decade. A Guildhall School of Music graduate, he was spotted early by the BBC and now works across the world's leading broadcasters — CNN, BBC, ITV, Syfy, Nat Geo, Discovery and many others.

Painstakingly tailored to each project, no two of his scores use the same palette — as likely to draw on Desplat, Mogwai, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Tallis or Mahler. Whether conducting a string section or building cutting-edge electronic production, he keeps storytelling and character front and centre.

He embraces the eclectic — from playing guitar in the first UK performance of Duke Ellington's symphony “Black, Brown and Beige” at the Barbican, to creating an improvised zombie-film score with Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand. That willingness to push the boundaries keeps him in demand as both a composer and a musician.

Selected credits

Einstein & Hawking: Unlocking the UniverseEmmy nom.
911: Escape from the Towers#1 iTunes
Patient 39 · William Boyd, dir. Dan CliftonDurham FF
Live & studio — Groove Armada, Dido, Zero 7
He'll listen to the brief, then offers wonderful compositions I don't even know my films need until I hear them. Soulful, powerful, beautiful… original.
Melanie Archer — Exec Producer & Showrunner, The Kennedys, The Bushes

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andy@andyhopkins.co.uk
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