Ian Arber

Ian Arber is a British composer for film and television. He is based in London, England. In 2019, he composed the music for BBC One's thriller series The Capture alongside Blur's Dave Rowntree. The Capture was the most-watched new BBC series of 2019 with over 20 million streams. Ian also scored BBC Two's comedy series Quacks, Usain Bolt's theatrical-release documentary I Am Bolt,^[1] Mo Farah's documentary No Easy Mile, and John Hurt's final film My Name Is Lenny.^[2] Ian also was assistant to composer Joe Kraemer on his score for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.^[3]

Ian Arber
Arber in 2025
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Film score, soundtrack
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, music producer
Instrument(s)	Cello, piano, guitar
Website	ianarber.com

Arber co-composed the score for Mo Farah: No Easy Mile with Blur's Dave Rowntree and collaborated with hip-hop legend Nas on the opening titles of I Am Bolt.

Credits

Year	Title	Director(s)	Studio(s)	Distributor	Type	Notes
2022	The Chelsea Detective			Acorn	TV series
2020	The One, season 1	Johnny Capps	Urban Myth Films	Netflix	TV series
	Break	Michael Elkin		7&7	Feature film
	Cup of Joe, season 1		Philymack, Fulwell 73	Quibi	TV series
2019	The Capture, season 1	Ben Chanan		BBC One, Peacock	TV series
	The Proms	David Rickard		BBC	TV series
	Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall	Alfred George-Bailey	Bailey-Kennedy Productions		Feature documentary
	Hitsville: The Making of Motown	Gabe Turner, Ben Turner	Fulwell 73	Showtime	Feature documentary
2018	Medici, season 2	Jon Cassar, Jan Michelini	Lux Vide, Big Light Productions, Rai Fiction	Rai 1, Netflix, SBS	TV series
	Cruel Hearts	Paul Osborne	Conspicuous Pictures, Verax Films		Feature film
	Bros: After the Screaming Stops	Joe Pearlman, David Souttar	Fulwell 73	XYZ Films, Lorton Distribution	Feature documentary	Co-composed with Dave Rowntree
	Redcon-1	Chee Keong Cheung	Intense Productions	Intense Productions	Feature film
	Island of the Dolls	Sebastian Mantilla	Retrogusto Films		Feature film
	Scott and Sid	Scott Elliott, Sid Sadowskyj		Dreamchasers Film Ltd	Feature film
	Can't Have You	Mark A. Altman	Atlantis Canyon		Feature film	Co-composed with Joe Kraemer (composer)
2017	Quacks	Andy De Emmony	Lucky Giant	BBC Two	TV series
	My Name Is Lenny	Ron Scalpello	Salon Pictures	Lionsgate	Feature film
	Amy and Sophia	Adam Lipsius	Retrogusto Films		Feature film
2016	Mo Farah: No Easy Mile	Joe Pearlman	Fulwell 73		Feature documentary	Co-composed with Dave Rowntree
	I Am Bolt	Ben Turner, Gabe Turner	Fulwell 73		Feature documentary
2015	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	Christopher McQuarrie	Skydance Productions, TC Productions, Bad Robot	Paramount Pictures	Feature film	Assistant to Joe Kraemer
	Reunion	Shawn Chou	Monsterworks66		Feature film
2014	The Window	Steve Spel	Brillen Entertainment		Feature film
2013	We Love Paleo	Caroleen Moise	Beyond Features		Feature documentary
	Carpe Diem: European Escapade[4]	Eric Hinwood	ATAEC Studios		Feature film
2012	Changing Hands	Scott L. Schwartz	Changing Hands Film		Feature film