Mark Ayres - Composer

Discography

Discography Part 1 (solo recordings)

• "Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric" Original Television Soundtrack. (Silva Screen FILMCD 087, 1991).

• "Myths and Other Legends" (Silva Screen FILMCD 088, 1991). Music from Myth Makers and Mythrunner.

• "Doctor Who - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" Original Television Soundtrack.
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 114, 1992).

• "Lifepulse" (De Wolfe DWCD 0148, 1993).

• "Doctor Who - Ghost Light" Original Television Soundtrack. (Silva Screen FILMCD 133, 1993).

• "The Worlds of Doctor Who" (Silva Screen FILMCD 715, 1994).
  Compilation of Doctor Who music, featuring the following tracks by MA: short suites from "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", "Ghost Light", and "The Curse of Fenric", two tracks from Myths and Other Legends ("Myth Makers Theme" and "Terror in Totters Lane") and the theme from Return to Devils End (previously unreleased).

• "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy - The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2"
  (Silva America SSD 1042, 1994, American release). Compilation featuring music from "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", "Ghost Light", and "The Curse of Fenric".

• "Shakedown - Return of the Sontarans" Original Soundtrack Recording. (Silva Screen FILMCD 718, 1995).

• "The Innocent Sleep" Original Soundtrack Recording.
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 167, 1995).

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Discography Part 2 (contributions as writer/arranger/producer/performer)

• "Abslom Daak Flexi Disc" (Doctor Who Magazine 167, DWM-1, November 1990).
  Free giveaway with magazine featuring "Terror in Totters Lane" from Myths and Other Legends.
  No longer available. (wr./arr./perf./prod.)

• "Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme" (Silva Screen FILMCD 706, 1991). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "The Bride of Frankenstein"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 135, 1993). (synthesiser)
• "Music from the Films of Clint Eastwood" (Silva Screen FILMCD 138, 1993). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "The Best of Clint Eastwood" (Edel EDL 2725-2, 1993, German release).
  ('In the Line of Fire' - uncredited arr./perf./prod.)

• "Stallone - Music from the Films of Sylvester Stallone" (Silva Screen FILMCD 139, 1993). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Gone With the Wind - The Classic Max Steiner"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 144, 1994). (organ)
• "Cinema Paradiso - The Classic Ennio Morricone" (Silva Screen FILMCD 148, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "The Longest Day - Music from the Classic War Films" (Silva Screen FILMCD 151, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Blade Runner - Synthesiser Soundtracks" (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3008, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "War! - Les Musiques des 25 Plus Grands Films de Guerre" (The 25 Greatest War Movies Soundtracks) (Play-Time PL 9416/302317, 1994, French release). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Born on the Fourth of July - Music from the Films of Tom Cruise"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 152, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Music from the Films of Harrison Ford" (Silva Screen FILMCD 154, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Between the Lines - Music from UK Primetime Television"
  (Primetime TVPMCD 805, 1994). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "To Catch a Thief - A History of Hitchcock II"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 159, 1995). ('Torn Curtain' - uncredited synthesisers)
• "Schindler's List - The Classic Film Music of John Williams"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 160, 1995). (uncredited synthesisers)
• "Les Plus Grands Themes du Cinema" (8-CD set, Silva France PL9523-30, 1995). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Music from the Silver Screen" (Access ACCCD 10001, 1995, UK/Spanish). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "The Greatest Themes from the Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger" (Silva Screen FILMCD 164, 1995; also reissued as Silva Screen FILMCD 721, 2000). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Classic Greek Film Music"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 165, 1995). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Dream Music Volume 2 - Movie Music Composed by Tangerine Dream" (Silva Screen FILMCD 166, 1995). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Lesley Garrett: Soprano in Red" (Silva Classics SILKTVCD 1, 1995). (organ)
• "Lesley Garrett: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" (Silva Classics SILKD 6502, 1995).
  CD single, includes "Il Sonno Innocente (Theme from 'The Innocent Sleep')" (wr./prod.)

• "The Mission: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 171, 1996). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Cinema Century: A Musical Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 180, 1996). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "How The West Was Won - Classic Western Film Scores I"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 173, 1996). (associate producer/uncredited synthesisers)

• "Horror!" (Silva Screen FILMCD 175, 1996). (musical associate)
• "The Devil Rides Out - The Film Music of James Bernard"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 174, 1996). (associate producer)
• "Lonesome Dove - Classic Western Scores 2"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 176, 1996). (associate producer)

• "The Cult Files" ("The Ultimate Collection of Cult TV and Film Themes")
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 184, 1996). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Space and Beyond" ("The Ultimate Collection of Science Fiction Film Music")
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 185, 1996). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Cinema Choral Classics"
  (Silva Classics SILKD 6015, 1997). (associate producer/uncredited synthesisers)

• "The No.1 Sci-Fi Album" (Polygram TV 553 360-2, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Warriors of the Silver Screen"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 187, 1997, Enhanced CD). (associate producer/multimedia programming and Enhanced CD mastering)

• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): War!"
  (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3502, 1997). Compilation. (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): Thrillers!"
  (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3504, 1997).
  Compilation - includes "Il Sonno Innocente (Theme from 'The Innocent Sleep')". (wr./arr./perf./prod.)
• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): Hollywood Directors - Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg" (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3505, 1997). Compilation. (uncredited arr./perf./prod.)
• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): Hollywood Tough Guys"
  (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3506, 1997). Compilation. (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): Horror! - Monsters, Witches and Vampires" (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3507, 1997). Compilation. (uncredited synthesisers)
• "Silva Treasury (Great Movie Themes in Dolby Surround): Sci-Fi"
  (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3508, 1997). Compilation. (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Swashbucklers - Swordsmen of the Silver Screen"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 188, 1997, Enhanced CD). (multimedia programming and Enhanced CD mastering)
• "The Mark of Zorro - Swordsmen of the Silver Screen"
  (Silva America SSD 3010, 1997, Enhanced CD). (multimedia programming and Enhanced CD mastering)

• "The Cult Files: Re-opened" ("Volume Two of The Ultimate Collection of Cult TV and Film Themes")
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 191, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" Original Television Soundtrack
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 705, 1997) Expanded CD release including a new Stereo Recording.
  (organ on new recording/audio restoration, compilation and mastering)

• "Cult TV Classic Volume One" (Cult TV Magazine Promotional Item, CTV/5/12/97, 1997).
  Sampler of Silva Screen Releases. (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Starburst #232 CD Supplement" (Magazine Promotional Item, Visual Imagination 1997).
  Contains some Silva Screen excerpts. (perf./prod.)

• "The Greatest Themes - 54 Favourite Themes from Films, Shows and Television"
  (Crimson CRFIMBOX08, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "X Files: The Ultimate Sci-Fi Themes Album" (Crimson CRIMCD92, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Classic Movie Themes" (Crimson CRIMCD32, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Classic Film Themes" (Crimson CRIMIDCD33, 1997). (perf.)

• "Alien Invasion - Space and Beyond II"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 190, 1997). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Cinema's Classic Romances"
  (Silva Classics SILKD 6018, 1998). (uncredited synthesisers)

• "Reel Music 2: Classic Themes From Classic Movies"
  (Uncut Magazine Promotional Item, UNCUT SS 2, March 1998). Sampler of Silva Screen Releases. (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Sound FX: 12 Top Science Fiction Themes"
  (SFX Magazine Promotional Item, SFX/36/3/98, March 1998). Sampler of Silva Screen Releases. (perf./prod.)
• "TV Zone Special #28 - Sound On, Vision On"
  (TV Zone Magazine Promotional Item, 1998). Contains some Silva Screen excerpts. (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Ultimate TV Themes" (Crimson CRIMCD186, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Spectacular Music from the Silver Screen" (Silva Screen ACCCD 1002, 1998). Compilation. (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Sean Connery"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 189, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Kevin Costner"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 194, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Mel Gibson"
  (Silva Screen FILMCD 195, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "The Flame and the Arrow: Classic Film Music by Max Steiner"
  (Scannan Film Classics SFC 1502, 1998). (perf.)

• "Cinema Choral Classics II" (Silva Classics SILKD 6017, 1998). (associate producer/uncredited synthesisers)

• "The Monster Movie Music Album" (Silva Screen FILMCD 196, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Classic Movie Themes" (Total Film Magazine Promotional Item, MOVM18/7/98, July 1998).
  Sampler of Silva Screen Releases. (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Warsaw Concerto and other Piano Concertos from the Movies" (Naxos 8.554323, 1998). (synthesiser/theremin on "Spellbound Concerto")

• "Titanic - The Essential James Horner Film Music Collection"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 197, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "The Omen - The Essential Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Collection"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 199, 1998). (synths/associate producer)
• "The Disasters! Movie Music Album" (Silva Screen FILMCD 301, 1998). (synths)

• "Lesley Garrett: A Soprano in Love" (Silva Classics SILKTVCD4, 1998).
  Compilation - includes "Il Sonno Innocente (Theme from 'The Innocent Sleep')". (wr./prod.)

• "Cinema Cafe - The European Film Music Album" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 302, 1998). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Citizen Kane - The Essential Bernard Herrmann Film Music Collection"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 308, 1999). (perf.)
• "Ultimate TV Themes 2" (Crimson CRIMCD199, 1999). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Zulu - Music by John Barry" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 305, 1999). (additional synthesisers)

• "Dr. Strangelove - Music From the Films of Stanley Kubrick"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 303, 1999). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Close Encounters - The Essential John Williams Film Music Collection"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 314, 1999). (synthesisers)
• "NYPD Blue - The Best of Mike Post" (Silva Treasury SILVAD 3511, 1999). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Battlestar Galactica - The A to Z of Fantasy TV Themes" (Silva Screen TVPMCD 806, 1999). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Psycho - The Essential Alfred Hitchcock" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 320, 1999). (perf.)
• "The Wild West - The Essential Western Film Music Collection"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 315, 1999). (associate producer/uncredited synthesisers)

• "Cinema Century 2000: Volume 2 of the Musical Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 318, 1999). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection (Doctor Zhivago)"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 324, 2000). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "The Nation's Favourite Love Themes" (BBC Music WMEF 0052, 2000). (perf.)

• "A History of Horror - From Nosferatu to The Sixth Sense"
  (Silva Screen FILMXCD 331, 2000). (arr./perf./prod.)

• "Space 3 - Beyond the Final Frontier" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 332, 2000). (perf.)
• "Hollywood Goes to War" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 333, 2000). (perf.)
• "Bond Back in Action 2" (Silva Screen FILMCD 340, 2000). (perf.)
• "Geeks, Freaks and Shrieks (The Best Movie Themes for Halloween)"
  (Silva Treasury STD 5025, 2000). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "John Barry - The Collection (40 Years of Film Music)" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 349, 2000). (arr./perf./prod.)
• "Shakespeare at the Movies (If Music be the Food of Love)" (Silva Classics SILKD 6024, 2001). (uncredited synthesisers)
• "Gone With the Wind: The Essential Max Steiner Film Music Collection" (Silva Screen FILMXCD 351, 2001). (uncredited performer)

• "Music from the films of Michael Caine" (Silva Screen FILMCD 338). (arr./perf./prod.)

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