DIDIER MESSIDORO

​Senior Composer-Head of France

Didier Messidoro composes music for TV, film, commercials and theatre.
His most recent work includes the groundbreaking Channel 4 drama series, Cast Offs,
and the BBC’s Italian educational drama, La Mappa Mysteriosa. Born in Aix-en-Provence,  Didier studied saxophone and music theory at the Darius Milhaud Conservatoire and toured with the acclaimed Theatre et Chansons company before moving to London. He decided to focus on composing after working on projects including Eiffel’s Blessing (Garth Jennings), Jeux de Plage (Laurent Cantet) and the Royal Court’s Fxxxing Games (Grae Cleugh). Credits include: · Cast Offs (Eleven Film/Channel 4) · La Mappa Mysteriosa (BBC
Languages) · Saved by Dolphins (Big WaveTV/BBC2 Natural World) · The Knowledge of
Care (La Melagrana Onlus) · Turtle: The Incredible Journey (Big Wave/FAME) · Creatures
(Last Bus/UK Arts Council) ·Toccata e Fuga, contemporary dance performance (The Place).