Segun Akinola

Olusegun Adeyemi Akinola, known professionally as Segun Akinola , is an English composer for television and documentaries. He served as the music director and composer for Doctor Who from "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" until "The Power of the Doctor" (2022).

Early life

Akinola has British-Nigerian heritage. He is an alumnus of Bedford Modern School, and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, from where he graduated with first-class honours in 2014.

Work

Doctor Who On 26 June 2018, Doctor Who executive producer Chris Chibnall announced that the musical score for the eleventh series of the programme would be provided by Akinola. Akinola returned to compose for the twelfth and thirteenth series, as well as the 2022 specials. On 20 July 2022, Akinola announced that he had made the decision to depart alongside Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker, and that "The Power of the Doctor" would be his last episode as composer for the show.

Recognition

Akinola was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2017.

His "Dear Mr Shakespeare" score was given an Honourable Mention in the 2017 BSO Jerry Goldsmith Award for Best Original Score for a Short Film.

Personal life

Akinola lives in London, England.

Music