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Simon Lacey

Composer · Born May 1, 1974 (52) · Twickenham, UK

Simon's many documentary credits include Pioneer Productions’ epic Life Before Birth, and ITV's long-running, BAFTA award-winning series Long Lost Family, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell. Simon has also worked on all series of the very popular CBBC series Hetty Feather, and has scored feature films including The Postcard Killings and Good. He has composed title themes for many well-known productions, not least Channel 4’s hugely-successful Scrapheap Challenge. Above all, Simon is a delight to work with, with the consequence that directors and producers return to him again and again. A graduate of University College London and classically trained pianist, Simon Lacey started his musical career as songwriter and vocalist in the band Great Northern Electrics, subsequently playing keyboards for artists ranging from Ricky Gervais to Echobelly. His career as a television composer took off in the mid-90s when he scored numerous projects for the then fledgling RDF Television, also doing documentary work for the BBC and others.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1974 (52)
From
Twickenham, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Simon Lacey's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
18%
Morality
16%
Ideas
11%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Simon Lacey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Lacey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Postcard Killings(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Long Lost Family(2016)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Long Lost Family: What Happened Next(2014)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lapland(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Long Lost Family(2011)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Above Suspicion(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Monday Monday(2009)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Good(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lena: The Bride of Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Keeping the Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Life Before Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Me & Mrs Jones(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Battle Stations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 40 episodes · Composer

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14(1995)

    Visual Effects Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1995 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Good (2008)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

A Christmas Carol (2000)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Long Lost Family (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music13 of 14: 13 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Simon Lacey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

A Christmas Carol (2000)

62nd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Long Lost Family (2016)

Midcredits 88th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Simon Lacey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Lacey's MovieCove titles; Catherine Morshead shares the most, 3.