Tom Hodge

Tom Hodge
Tom Hodge in 2016
Tom Hodge in 2016
Background information
OccupationComposer
Years active2000s–present

Tom Hodge is a British composer known for his work in film, television and documentary. He is based between London and Cork, Ireland. His credits include The Mauritanian, McMafia, The Ipcress File, Cleaner and Testimony. He won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score for Testimony in 2026.

Career

Tom Hodge composed the score for the feature film The Mauritanian, directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch. His collaborations with Macdonald include High & Low: John Galliano, Last Song from Kabul, and Klitschko: More Than a Fight.

In 2026, he composed the music for The Last First: Winter K2, a documentary film directed by Amir Bar-Lev and acquired globally by Apple Original Films.

In 2025, Hodge composed the score for the action thriller Cleaner, directed by Martin Campbell and starring Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen and Taz Skylar.

He has also composed music for television series including McMafia and The Ipcress File. He contributed additional music to the Netflix action film Extraction 2 starring Chris Hemsworth. In 2019, he received an Ivor Novello Award nomination for his score for the BBC and PBS documentary series Rise of the Nazis. In 2026, Hodge won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score for Testimony, directed by Aoife Kelleher.

Artist releases

Alongside his film and television work, Hodge has released music as a recording artist and collaborator. With electronic musician Franz Kirmann, he formed the duo Piano Interrupted, which released the albums Two by Four, The Unified Field and Landscapes of the Unfinished.

Hodge collaborated with electronic producer Max Cooper on the EPs Fragmented Self Part One and Fragmented Self Part Two, which combined contemporary classical composition and electronic music.

In 2018, Hodge collaborated with Czech composer and multimedia artist Floex on the album A Portrait of John Doe, released by Mercury KX. The album was reviewed positively by several specialist music publications.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Ivor Novello Awards Best Television Soundtrack Rise of the Nazis Nominated
2026 Ivor Novello Awards Best Original Film Score Testimony Won

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Hodge". Tom Hodge. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Mauritanian soundtrack details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Winners of The Ivors 2026 announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Irish documentary about Magdalene Laundries survivors wins Ivor Novello award". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "An Interview with Composer Tom Hodge". The Film Scorer. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Composer Corner: Tom Hodge Discusses The Mauritanian". UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Apple Original Films lands global rights to Sundance Film Festival selection The Last First: Winter K2 from Propagate and award-winning director Amir Bar-Lev" (Press release). Apple TV Press. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "'Cleaner' Soundtrack to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Penn, Will (20 July 2026). "Article: "I Try Not to Get Pigeonholed" Tom Hodge on Music, Memory & Scoring Testimony". Film Ireland. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  10. 1 2 "2019 Ivor Novello nominations announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Irish documentary about Magdalene Laundries survivors wins Ivor Novello award". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Fifteen Questions with Tom Hodge of Piano Interrupted". 15 Questions. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Video: Max Cooper "Fragments of Self"". XLR8R. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Floex & Tom Hodge ~ A Portrait of John Doe". A Closer Listen. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2026."Interview with Floex and Tom Hodge :: A Portrait Of John Doe". Igloo Magazine. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2026.