Guitar led instrumental Jazz and groove trio.

www.davidballantine.net

David Ballantine is a composer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland, with experience across a range of subjects.

His soundtrack work includes the award-winning documentary film 'How To defuse A Bomb: The Project Children Story' in 2016, and the powerful 2015 documentary 'Collusion' for RTE.

He composed the score for the ‘Jackie’s the Boy’ series, broadcast on BBC1 in 2010; ‘As Others See Us’ (BBC, 2011), a documentary focusing on journalists who reported on The Troubles in Northern Ireland; and 'Gillespie Investigates: Domestic Terror' (BBC, 2016).

Other soundtracks include ‘Oz: Around Australia on a Triumph’ (DVD); BBC ‘Spotlight: Divided Orange’ and ‘The Pox Doc’ (both BBC, 2011); ‘Spotlight: Home Truths’ and ‘Are Ye Comin out to Play’ (DVD) in 2012.

'As Others See Us' received the highest BBC audience approval rating in the UK for 2011.
 
June Tabor’s version of Ballantine’s song ‘A Tale From History (The Shooting)' appears on her Quercus album released in March 2013 by ECM. His song ‘Paint’ was a featured number on the soundtrack of an Australian movie, The Extra. Siobhan Skates recorded three Ballantine titles for her 2010 album ‘Better Than a Dream. 

His songs are now being recorded and performed by an eclectic range of performers – from folk and country through to jazz - including Peter Corry, Susan Tomelty, Mary Duff, Cattle Company, Romeo Texas, Jennifer Licko and Brigid O’Neill.



email: davyballantine@hotmail.com

Recent Placements: Passage To India: A Yorkshire Vet Special: Channel 5; Married At First Sight UK 2025; Our Little Farm On The Prairie: Channel5; The Repair Shop: BBC1; Reu & Harper's Wonderworld: Milkshake;  Politics South 2025: BBC1; Making it In Marbella: Netflix; Dubai Bling: Netflix; Dog House Australia: More 4; Jersey Shore Family Vacation: Paramount;  Allstar Cakemas: Netflix; Too Hot to Handle: Netflix; Brit Cops Down Under: SkyGo;  Scam Interceptors: BBC1; The Great Pottery Throwdown: Ch4; Somebody Feed Phil: Netflix; CH4: Our Welsh Chapel Dream; CBeebies: Game On Grandparents; Netflix: Outlast; Apple TV: Honeymoon Home;  BBC2: Strictly Come Dancing It takes Two; Dave: David Mitchell's Outsiders; Netflix: Somebody Feed Phil; MY5: When TV Goes Horribly Wrong; MY5: 22 Kids And Counting;ITVX: Love Island All Stars; Netflix: King of Collectibles; CBeebies: One Zoo Three; Network 10: The Dog House (AUS); Gold: Alison & Larry: Billericay to Barry; CH5: Ben Fogle New Lives In The Wild; RTE2: Let's Find Out; CH5: Holidaying With Jane McDonald; Netflix: The Challenge; BBC3 Flat Out Fabulous; Netflix: Absurd Planet; ITVX Billie & Greg The Family Diaries; CNN:This Is Life With Lisa Ling; ITV: On Assignment; ITV: Born From The Same Stranger; ITV2: Love Island All Stars; BBC2: Snooker 2024; Netflix: Lady Tamara; Netflix: War Wrath and Revenge;  ITV:Emergency Nurses A+E Stories; CH5; Milkshake! World of Dance; Netflix: Too Hot to Handle; BBC1: Saturday Kitchen;  Netflix: How to Become a Cult Leader; BBC1: Morning Live; CH4: Around the World in Eighty Weighs; Ex On The Beach: Denmark; BBC1: Apprentice 2024; BBC4: Monty Don Adriatic Gardens;  CH5 Supermarket Deals Are They A Con?; CH5 Tony Robinsons Histories of Britain; CH5 Nick Knowles Big House Clearout; ITV: Unbelievable Moments, Caught On Camera; The Apprentice 2022 The Interviews; TLC: Little People Big World; CH5: Grand Days Out North Wales; CH5: Shoplifters And Scammers: At War With The Law;CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute; Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2021: Cake; CH5 Cats and Dogs At War; ITV2 Secret Crush; Sky History; The Invisibles; BBC2 Gardeners World; CBS BIG3 Basketball; BBC2 Antiques Road Trip7+ Aussie Salvage Squad; CH5 Happy Campers: The Caravan Park; BBC2 This Farming Life Series 4; S4C Digital: Prosiect Pum Mil; BT Sports 1:UEFA Champions League Magazine; BBC Scotland Children's Hospital; Drunk Tank,Hangover CH5;  Last Woman On Earth With Sara Pascoe, BBC2;  Orain, Cbeebies; Absurd Planet: Strangerer Things, Netflix; Tonight Series 22, ITV; BBC2 Mary Berry's Home Comforts; BBC1 The One Show; Ch4, Steph's Packed Lunch; Dragons Den; Channel5 Casualty 24/7; NBC Oxygen: Snapped; 7 Network Aus; Neighbours;7 Network Aus: Bride and Prejudice;The Forbidden Weddings: ITV: Long Lost Family Born Without Trace; NBC: Feeding America Comedy Festival;  National Geographic:  Drug Lords, MTV: The Challenge, BBC1 The Apprentice 2019: Toys, BBC2 Travels In Euroland with Ed Balls; ITV Back To Mine; BBC1 Junior Doctors on The Front Line; Your Room Or Mine: Channel 4; My Houseful of Animals: Channel 5,  Women In Power: Sky Arts, Cooking Up a Fortune: Channel 4; This Farming Life BBC2; A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Channel4; Flour Power BBC Scotland;  XMen New Mutants Trailer 20th Century Fox, Women In Power Sky Italia; 60 Days On The Streets Channel 4; CBBC Our School Summer Camp; The Real Marigold On Tour BBC 1; This Farming Life BBC2; Flour Power BBC Scotland; Matter of Life and Debt BBC1;  Mythbusters Jnr Discovery Channel; Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes ITV; Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun Channel 5; Mary Berry's Christmas Party BBC1; I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Aust); The Block ACTV Aus; Fanimals New Zealand TV; Meghan:The Story So Far ITV1;  BBC Earth Asia Got Science? BBC1 The Apprentice; Airline Advertising; BBC1 A Matter of Life and Debt, Made In Yorkshire, Channel 5;  ITV: Lorraine: Teaser,  ITV Ep3: What Would Your Kid Do? Science Channel: Myth busters, CBBC: The Dengineers/Martial Arts Den,  X Factor Australia, Channel 4: Kirstie's Homemade Christmas Episode 2 Trees, Channel 5:  Bargain Loving Brits in Blackpool, BBC1 The Apprentice Lord Sugar's Birthday,  BBC1 The Apprentice : Burgers, BBC News/Sport Race and Pace: The West Indians in East Lancashire,  ITV1 Manchester: 100 Days After the Attack, Channel 5 Circus Kids: Our Secret World, BBC2 RHS Flower Show, Channel 4 Place In The Sun: Summer Sun, BBC2 Gardener's World Episode 15, BBC2 Amazing Hotels: Live Beyond The Lobby, ITVBe Sam Faiers: The Mummy Diaries, Most Shocking Moments In Sport Channel 5;  BBC 1 Countryfile: Northern Ireland episode, NBC,  The Dan Patrick Show,  ITV1 Series 3: Kyle Files BBC2 Series 2, Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week, ITV 1 Tonight programme, Channel 4’s Alan Titchmarsh Documentary ‘Winnie-the-Pooh The World’s Most Famous Bear’ BBC1 Countryfile: Feathered Friends; BBC2 Live: World Indoor Championship Bowls; Channel 4's Place In The Sun: Winter Sun Almeria, Channel 4's Kirstie's Handmade Christmas, Ron Skinner TV ad on ITV1, BBC2 Live Snooker Coverage, E! Network’s Rich Kids of Beverley Hills, BBC1’s Watchdog Roadshow, CNN All Business The Essential Donald Trump, BBC2s Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, ITV4 Tour de France coverage, also Arte DE, SWR FS, Fox Sports, ESPN, SF2, TV4, Orf Eins, Canvas, RTS Deux, Club RTL, 2BE and Italia 1, Canal+; “The Project” on Network Ten, “A Current Affair” on the Nine Network; Heart FM; Radio Carmarthenshire,  opener and closer and trailer for a Cannes Film Festival film. Composed and produced the theme music and incidentals to First Step, TV Show Iraq.

Discography :

Minibar 004 / Kimidori EP / may, 2006
Safari Electronique 012 / Link Set EP / sep, 2006
Microcosm Music 1016 / Macrofun vol 6 / sep, 2006
Op.disc 008 (with NAP) / oct, 2006
Kalimari 003 / U mesy U EP / oct, 2006
Goosehound 004 (with Nicholas Sauser) / Vizard EP / nov, 2006
Nomor 004 / various artists 01 (V.A) / july, 2007
Adjunct Digital 002 (Digital Only) / Moonth / aug / 2007
Op.disc 015 (Album CD) / ditch weed / aug, 2007
Minibar 011.2 / MilkShake 2 (V.A) / march, 2008
Schieber.05 / Schieber 05 / april, 2008
Op.disc 013 / precede me EP / june, 2008
Snork Enterprises 013 / Delay EP / oct, 2008
Op.disc 020 (CD) / hub (V.A) / nov, 2008
Shingez (CD) / TECH RESIDENCE FROM TOKYO (V.A) / nov, 2008
Op.disc 016 (Digital Only) / follow you EP / march, 2009
Op.disc 022 (CD) / Hub Opus Tokyo (V.A) / jul, 2009
Fonart Records 002 / home town EP (V.A) / dec, 2009
Snork Enterprises 023 / Manse Al EP / dec, 2009
Wordandsound (Digital Only) / Japanease (V.A) / apr, 2011


remixes :
unfoundsound 021 / david last : sporty ankles (ditch remix) / july, 2006
Network Records 001 / kruko : ready (ditch remix) / 2007
31337 Records 1337-023 (Digital Only) / 0x7f : Virtualized (ditch TB4 remix) / jan, 2012

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