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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Holmes
| image = WideAwake250524 (79 of 209) (53748686108).jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Holmes in 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|2|25}}
| origin = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[trip hop]], [[krautrock]], [[House music|house]]
| occupation = Musician, composer
| instrument = Turntables, samples, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming
}}
'''David Holmes''' (born 25 February 1969) is a Northern-Irish musician and composer. He worked as a DJ before releasing several solo albums that incorporated elements of [[trip hop]], [[big beat]], rock and [[electronic music]]. In the late 1990s, he also began composing film scores, establishing a long-standing collaboration with director [[Steven Soderbergh]] that includes ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998) and the [[Ocean's (film series)|''Ocean's'' trilogy]].
Holmes is currently a member of the band [[Unloved (band)|Unloved]], whose music has been used extensively in the television series ''[[Killing Eve]]'', for which Holmes is also a composer. He has remixed songs for numerous artists and produced albums for [[Primal Scream]] and [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]].
==Career==
===
Holmes began DJing in Belfast from the age of 15. His first [[hit record|hit]] was the 1992 track "De Niro" as the Disco Evangelists,<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=154}}</ref> with [[Ashley Beedle]] and Lindsay Edwards (who later joined [[Tin Tin Out]]). In the early to mid-1990s, he ran two club nights in the [[University of Ulster#Belfast|Belfast Art College]] known as Sugar Sweet and Shake Yer Brain.<ref name=cultureNI>{{cite web|last=Lyndon Stephens|first=Sandra Gourley|title=A History of NI Club Culture (I)|url=http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/1609/a-history-of-ni-club-culture-i|work=culturenorthernireland.org|date=25 May 2006|publisher=Northern Ireland Tourist Board|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Burden|first=Alex|title=David Holmes, Headspin, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Oct 7|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/latest/36995-david_holmes_headspin_bongo_club_edinburgh_oct_7|work=theskinny.co.uk|publisher=Radge Media Limited|access-date=13 June 2013|date=13 October 2006}}</ref> [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] wrote the track "Belfast", released on their debut album ''[[Orbital (1991 album)|Orbital]]'', after playing at Sugar Sweet.<ref name=cultureNI />
Holmes released ''[[This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats]]'', in July 1995.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher= Mojo Books
| ___location= Edinburgh
| page= 455
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> At the time he described the album as being inspired by movies and movie soundtracks, a recurring theme throughout Holmes' work (see [[#Discography|Discography]]). The opening track, "No Man's Land", featured on the soundtrack to the film, ''[[Pi (film)|Pi]]''. In the same year, he also provided the ambient links between the songs on the album ''[[Infernal Love]]'' by [[Therapy?]]. In 1997, Holmes released ''[[Let's Get Killed]]''.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Many of the tracks featured Brazilians dancing in the streets of New York City, recorded by Holmes using a [[minidisc]] recorder. The album's first single, "My Mate Paul," was Holmes' first commercial success.
His 1997 Essential Mix, a mixture of northern soul, psychedelic funk and hip hop was voted mix of the year by ''[[Muzik]]'' magazine. In 1998, [[Danny DeVito]] commissioned him to do the score for [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s film ''[[Out of Sight]]''. He scored a second film for Soderbergh in 2001, including some songs from ''Let's Get Killed'' and ''Bow Down to the Exit Sign'' on the ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' remake.
After releasing a [[remix]] album, ''Come Get It I Got It'', in 2002, Holmes released ''David Holmes Presents The Free Association''. This was a departure for the artist as all his previous work had been solo. The Free Association featured four other bandmates who toured with Holmes after the album was launched. As a remixer he has reworked tracks by artists such as [[U2]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[Primal Scream]], [[Page and Plant]], [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]] and [[Ice Cube]]. In 2008, Holmes composed the music for the "New iPhone" ad campaign. An album, ''The Holy Pictures'', was released on 8 September 2008,<ref name="nmeholypic">[https://www.nme.com/news/david-holmes/37510 "David Holmes returns with 'Holy' new album"], NME.com, 20 June 2008.</ref> from which the track "Holy Pictures" was selected for the soundtrack of ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2010]]''. The first track from this album, "I Heard Wonders", also featured in the movie ''[[Cherrybomb (film)|Cherrybomb]]'' and the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] to accompany the footage of David Beckham and Jade Bailey bringing the olympic flame up the River Thames by speedboat. He worked with [[Leo Abrahams]] to create the score for the award-winning film ''[[Hunger (2008 film)|Hunger]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986233/|title=Hunger|website=IMDb.com|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> directed by [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]], about the [[1981 Irish hunger strike|1981 Irish Hunger Strike]]. The score won an IFTA at the Irish Film Awards.
In April 2009, he topped ''The Irish Times''{{'}} "50 Best Irish Acts Right Now".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2009/0403/1224243925837.html |title=The 50 best Irish music acts right now |access-date=10 April 2009 |date=4 April 2009 |publisher=www.irishtimes.com |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007190642/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2009/0403/1224243925837.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> His film project ''Good Vibrations'', was the first feature film from David's film company Canderblicks Film. Set in the heart of the punk rock scene of 1970s Belfast, it tells the story of [[Terri Hooley]]. Directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa, written by Glen Patterson and Colin Carbury and co-produced by Andrew Eaton (Revolution Films) & BBC Films, it was nominated for a BAFTA and the soundtrack was Rough Trade's Compilation of the year 2013.
===Soundtracks===
Holmes scored all three series of [[The Fall (TV series)|''The Fall'']] starring [[Gillian Anderson]] and [[Jamie Dornan]]. His score for the first series was nominated for an RTS Craft and Design Award in 2013 and winner of the best score at the Irish Film and TV Awards in 2014. He scored the film ''[['71 (film)|'71]]'', for which he won an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]]. Directed by [[Yann Demange]], the film tells the story of a British Soldier who became separated from his unit during a riot in Belfast at the height of [[The Troubles]] in 1971. In May 2015, Holmes' first film which he directed and wrote ''I Am Here'' was shown on [[Channel 4]]'s ''The Shooting Gallery''.
Holmes produced the third album by [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]]. Recorded and mixed in Belfast, the album ''[[Who Built the Moon?]]'' was released on 24 November 2017. In 2019, he and American musician, composer and music producer [[Keefus Ciancia]] won the Original Music category at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards for their work on the ''[[Killing Eve]]'' soundtrack.<ref>Meredith, Robbie. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-48091634/ ''Killing Eve composer David Holmes wins Bafta TV Craft Award''], ''[[BBC News]]'', April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>
==Discography==
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===Studio albums===
*''[[This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats]]'' (1995) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 51<ref name="CLUK H">{{cite web|title=Chart Log UK |access-date=10 September 2008 |date=16 June 2007 |publisher=Zobbel |author=Zobbel |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704091026/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM |archive-date=4 July 2007 }}</ref>
*''[[Let's Get Killed]]'' (1997) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 34<ref name="CLUK H" />
*''[[Bow Down to the Exit Sign]]'' (2000) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 22<ref name="CLUK H" />
*''David Holmes presents The Free Association'' (2002) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 78<ref name="CLUK H" />
*''[[The Holy Pictures]]'' (2008) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 65<ref name="ChartsPlus 2008-09-20 A">{{cite journal
|title = Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008
|journal = [[ChartsPlus]]
|issue = 369
|pages= 5–8
|publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
|___location = Milton Keynes}}
</ref>
* ''David Holmes ft. Raven Violet - 'Blind On A Galloping Horse''' (2023)
===Compilations and remixes===
[[The Sabres of Paradise]] - "Smokebelch II (David Holmes remix)" 1993
*''[[Essential Mix]]'' (1998) – previously broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]]
*''Stop Arresting Artists'' (1998) – remix album
*''Holmes on the Decks'' (2000) – remix album; a limited edition un-mixed vinyl version was also released
*''Come Get It I Got It'' (2002) – remix album
*''The Dogs Are Parading'' (2010) – compilation album
*''[[Late Night Tales: David Holmes]]'' (2016) - compilation album
===Film soundtracks===
*''Resurrection Man'' (1998)
*''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998)
*''Three Chords and a Wardrobe'' (1998, short film)
*''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]'' (2001)
*''[[Ocean's
*''[[Analyze That]]'' (2002)
*''[[Code 46]]'' (2003)
*''[[Stander (film)|Stander]]'' (2003)
*''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004)
*''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]'' (2005)
*''The 18th Electricity Plan'' (2006, short film)
*''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' (2007)
*''[[Hunger (2008 film)|Hunger]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Girlfriend Experience]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Cherrybomb (film)|Cherrybomb]]'' (2009)
*''[[Perrier's Bounty]]'' (2009)
*''[[Five Minutes of Heaven]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Edge (2010 film)|The Edge]]'' (2010)
*''Kray'' (2010)
*''[[The Shore (2011 film)|The Shore]]'' (2011, short film) (with [[Foy Vance]])
*''[[Haywire (2011 film)|Haywire]]'' (2012)
*''[[Good Vibrations (film)|Good Vibrations]]'' (2012)
*''[[The Motel Life (film)|The Motel Life]]'' (2012)
*''[[Diana (2013 film)|Diana]]'' (2013)
*''Light of My Eyes'' (2014, short film)
*''[['71 (film)|'71]]'' (2014)
*''[[13 Minutes (2015 film)|13 Minutes]]'' (2015)
*''I Am Here'' (2015)
*''[[I Am Belfast]]'' (2015)
*''[[Mindhorn]]'' (2016)
*''[[Logan Lucky]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'' (2019)
*''[[Ordinary Love (film)|Ordinary Love]]'' (2019)
*''[[Pixie (film)|Pixie]]'' (2020)
*''Lyra'' (2022)
*''Marlowe'' (2022)
*''[[Black Bag]]'' (2025)
*''[[The Christophers (film)|The Christophers]]'' (2025)
===Television soundtracks===
*''[[Dara Ó Briain's Science Club]]'' (2012, theme music)
*''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]'' (2013, theme music)
*''[[London Spy]]'' (2015)
*''[[Death and Nightingales (TV series)|Death and Nightingales]]'' (2018)
*''[[Mosaic (murder mystery)|Mosaic]]'' (2018)
*''[[Killing Eve]]'' (2018–2019)
*''[[Kin (Irish TV series)|Kin]]'' (2021)
*''[[This England (TV series)]]'' (2022)
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==References==
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==External
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130123210027/http://www.davidholmesofficial.com/ David Holmes] – official website (at the Wayback Machine)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050319163834/http://www.the-breaks.com/~jon/ Gritty Shaker] – fan site (at the Wayback Machine)
* {{IMDb name|391794|David Holmes}}
* {{discogs artist|artist=David Holmes|name=David Holmes}}
* {{musicbrainz artist|id=a53f5eed-f9f1-4cf1-9994-4c9374904790|name=David Holmes}}
* [http://www.last.fm/music/David+Holmes David Holmes] at [[Last.fm]]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/989x/ Profile on BBC website ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923072131/http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/david_holmes_the_holy_pictures_album_review_08082008_1017.aspx Album Review of 'The Holy Pictures (2008)]
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[[Category:20th-century musicians from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:21st-century male musicians from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Alumni of Ulster University]]
[[Category:British male film score composers]]
[[Category:Film score composers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:British club DJs]]
[[Category:DJs from Belfast]]
[[Category:Electronic musicians from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Musicians from Belfast]]
[[Category:British remixers]]
[[Category:Go! Beat artists]]
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