Ian Masterson

Composer · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Ian Kenneth Masterson is a British media composer, electronic musician and pop producer. Ian graduated from Cambridge University in 1996 and has worked as a composer, songwriter and producer for over 20 years. For television Ian has scored many hit comedy series, including The Windsors, Absolutely Fabulous, Boomers, Some Girls, The Job Lot and Beautiful People. He has also scored over 30 documentaries for BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, from the seminal Jump London / Jump Britain parkour films to Panorama and Hansa Studios: By The Wall. He is currently the music producer on BBC Strictly Come Dancing. Ian scored the opening film for the Paralympics Opening Ceremony in 2012 and has worked extensively in live event and concert production. He was music producer for The Coronation 60th Anniversary Concerts at Buckingham Palace in 2013, which was broadcast across the world by the BBC, and recently produced Bananarama's hugely popular reunion tour. As a songwriter, producer or remixer he has worked with a huge variety of chart-topping acts, including Pet Shop Boys, Paul Oakenfold, Bananarama, Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue, Sophie-Ellis Bextor, Girls Aloud, Geri Halliwell, Belinda Carlisle and Saint Etienne.

What are Ian Masterson's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

34%

Self

29%

Society

13%

Survival

12%

Morality

11%

Friendship3 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

3

Absurd

2

Joyful

2

Melancholic

1

Contemplative

1

Other

4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Fun3

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet4

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 Ian Masterson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
Docurama1 title, show their title on Docurama

Subscription and free streaming for Ian Masterson'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

8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Jake Chapman's Accelerate or Die! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Composer
Zomboat!(2019)
Show Composer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Gascoigne(2015)
Composer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Boomers(2014)
Show Composer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
The Job Lot(2013)
Show Composer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Some Girls(2012)
Show Composer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Beautiful People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 12 episodes · Composer
Jump Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Composer

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2005 to 2023.

Highest rated

Gascoigne (2015)

Midcredits 82^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Music4 of 4

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Ian Masterson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian Masterson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Miller shares the most, 3.