Oliver Coates

Oliver Coates

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Oliver Coates, born in 1982 in London, is a British cellist and electronic musician. He began playing the cello at age six and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Coates' early career involved collaborations with notable artists such as Massive Attack and Sigur Rós. In 2013, he released his debut album Towards the Blessed Islands. Throughout his career, Coates has worked on various film scores, including collaborations with Jonny Greenwood for Paul Thomas Anderson's films There Will Be Blood and The Master, and Mica Levi for Jonathan Glazer's science fiction thriller Under the Skin. He also contributed to Radiohead’s studio album A Moon Shaped Pool. Coates' notable solo albums include Upstepping (2016) and Shelley's On Zenn-la (2018). He is the main cellist of the London Contemporary Orchestra and lives in Glasgow, Scotland with his wife. 

Top tracks

01
River
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:52
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
08
Doubt
Joanne Robertson
Blurrr
04:00
Writer: Joanne Robertson - Oliver Coates / Composers: Joanne Robertson - Oliver Coates
01
I Need Nothing From You (Oliver Coates Version)
Sega Bodega
I Need Nothing From You (Oliver Coates Version)
03:25
Writer: Sega Bodega - BEA1991 / Composers: Sega Bodega
04
Silver Dagger
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:49
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
02
Silver Dagger
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:56
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
27
Here in the Vineyard
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:23
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
03
Trickle into Full-blown Love
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:39
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
05
New Wonder
Oliver Coates
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01:50
07
Butoh baby
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
03:16
Composers: Oliver Coates
12
Feathers Twilight
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:06
Writer: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder / Composers: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder
08
A Letter from After the War
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:26
Writer: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder / Composers: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder
26
What If We Never Met?
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:15
Writer: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder / Composers: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder
19
For the Last Time
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:02
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
17
Uppers
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:45
Writer: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder / Composers: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder
22
Across the Rocky Mountain
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:39
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
07
Prairie
Oliver Coates
Shelley's on Zenn-La
01:41
13
Emissary
Clark
Playground In A Lake
03:47
Composers: Clark
12
Windfarm
Adult Jazz
So Sorry So Slow
04:43
Composers: Adult Jazz
05
Norrin Radd Dreaming
Oliver Coates
Shelley's on Zenn-La
05:29
25
Suitcase of Cylinders
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:07
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon

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  • Discography
Albums
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
℗ 2026 Netflix Music, LLC
05-06-2026
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
01
The Witness
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
02:43
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Rupture
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
00:45
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Courier
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
01:17
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Back of the Ambulance
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
01:22
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
The Common
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
02:29
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Solace
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
02:26
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Process
Oliver Coates
The Witness (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
02:17
Composers: Oliver Coates
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The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
℗ 2026 Soundhistory LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
22-05-2026
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
River
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:52
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Silver Dagger
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:56
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
03
Trickle into Full-blown Love
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:39
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Silver Dagger
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:49
Writer: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon / Composers: Oliver Coates - Sam Amidon
05
Country Life
Paul Mescal
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:37
Writer: Sam Amidon / Composers: Sam Amidon
06
The Snow it Melts the Soonest
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:11
Writer: Sam Amidon / Composers: Sam Amidon
07
Burning Wreck of Tunes
Oliver Coates
The History Of Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:06
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
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Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
℗ 2025 A24 Music
12-12-2025
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
01
Sex & Bonfire
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
02:37
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Parking Warden
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
01:32
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Colin’s First Ride
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
01:49
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Waking Up In Ray's House
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
02:48
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Gymnopedie1
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
02:50
Composers: Erik Satie - Oliver Coates
06
Ride Bubbles
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
02:29
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Subdued Something
Oliver Coates
Pillion (Original Soundtrack)
01:19
Composers: Oliver Coates
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100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(P) 2025 100 Nights Limited, under exclusive license to Milan Records, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
05-12-2025
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Fantasy
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:37
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Prologue
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:56
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Test2 for Julia
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:30
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
You Must Procreate
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:59
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Alpha-hunting
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:27
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Safety
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:03
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Night Tour
Oliver Coates
100 Nights of Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:56
Composers: Oliver Coates
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Satellite
℗ 2025 inadvertent.index and Many Hats Distribution
06-08-2025
Satellite
01
fly away
kalione
Satellite
03:21
Writer: kalione / Composers: kalione
02
U Arrive
Ossian Flavin
Satellite
02:22
Writer: Ossian Flavin / Composers: Ossian Flavin
03
hold me, kiss me
innerinnerlife
Satellite
03:13
Writer: dpe0 - innerinnerlife / Composers: dpe0 - innerinnerlife
04
Moogili
Cleaver Blue
Satellite
02:52
Writer: Cleaver Blue / Composers: Cleaver Blue
05
every heartbreak
shinyhunt
Satellite
03:35
Writer: shinyhunt / Composers: shinyhunt
06
fadingpowers
Theadora
Satellite
02:23
Writer: Theadora / Composers: Theadora
07
HBlullaby
meganb
Satellite
04:08
Writer: meganb / Composers: meganb
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Throb, shiver, arrow of time
2024 RVNG Intl.
18-10-2024
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
01
Ultra valid
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
03:22
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Radiocello
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
02:37
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Please be normal
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
03:39
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Apparition
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
03:33
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Address
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
02:42
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Backprint radiation
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
03:24
Writer: Oliver Coates - Faten Kanaan / Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Shopping centre curfew
Oliver Coates
Throb, shiver, arrow of time
01:46
Composers: Oliver Coates
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Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
2024 SATV, Sky Under Exclusive License To Invada Records UK
05-03-2024
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01
Pulp
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01:13
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Haunt
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
00:52
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Howl & freeze
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01:45
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Two weeks
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
00:38
Composers: Oliver Coates - Nick Roder
05
G in motion
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01:47
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
France
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01:54
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Crush glass spit blood
Oliver Coates
Mary & George (Original Series Soundtrack)
01:54
Composers: Oliver Coates
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Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
(P) 2024 A24 Distribution, LLC / Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc./De Bezette Stad B.V. and Occupied City Limited, under exclusive license to Milan Records, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
09-02-2024
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
01
Protests
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
03:44
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Tram
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
04:10
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Hiding
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
03:57
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Ice
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
02:54
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Pools
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
03:55
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Suicide Note
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
04:14
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Pigeons (Pre Barok remade)
Oliver Coates
Occupied City (Original Motion Picture Score)
02:28
Composers: Oliver Coates
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Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
2023 Amazon Content Services LLC
05-01-2024
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01
Coming To
Park Jiha
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
02:04
02
As in Life
Park Jiha
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01:00
03
Retreat
Park Jiha
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01:30
04
Factory and Farm
Oliver Coates
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
03:04
05
New Wonder
Oliver Coates
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01:50
06
Kamma
Agnes Obel
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
02:31
07
By and By - Come Again
Park Jiha
Foe (Original Motion Picture Score)
01:12
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Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(P) 2022 Lakeshore Records
13-01-2023
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Memory Opening
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:20
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
One Without
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:02
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Bus
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:03
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
DVCAM
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:26
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Swimming Pool - sky
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:55
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Boat
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:35
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Ocean>Rave
Oliver Coates
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:13
Composers: Oliver Coates
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The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(P) 2022 Lakeshore Records
21-10-2022
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Opening
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:07
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Mark Recorder
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:06
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Shopping Mall
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:10
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Depart
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:21
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
The Timelines
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:41
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Guns In Boot / Female Testimony
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:07
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
All Sins To Be Forgiven
Oliver Coates
The Stranger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:47
Composers: Oliver Coates
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Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
2022 Paramount Music
07-10-2022
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
01
Forest Replicant
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:01
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Deer Jumpscare
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
01:29
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Theme's in Ruth's Mind
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:48
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
04
First Montage
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:23
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Blue Deer
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
03:04
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Isn't That Enough
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:02
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
07
The Cave & Second Montage
Oliver Coates
Significant Other (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:56
Writer: Oliver Coates / Composers: Oliver Coates
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The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
Line Explorations
06-05-2022
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
01
Slime Light Bends 1
The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
07:13
Composers: The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
02
Vega
The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
05:21
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Slime Light Bends 2
The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
10:39
Composers: The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
04
Slime Light Bends 3
The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
21:10
Composers: The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
05
Clones of Vega
The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
The Pale Faced Family on the Hill
02:16
Composers: The pale faced family on the hill & Oliver Coates
skins n slime
2020 RVNG Intl.
16-10-2020
skins n slime
01
Caregiver part 1 (breathing)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
04:50
Composers: Oliver Coates
02
Caregiver part 2 (4am)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
05:40
Composers: Oliver Coates
03
Caregiver part 3 (slorki)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
01:48
Composers: Oliver Coates
04
Caregiver part 4 (spirit)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
03:37
Composers: Oliver Coates
05
Caregiver part 5 (money)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
05:03
Composers: Oliver Coates
06
Philomela Mutation (from The Bird Game soundtrack)
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
02:26
Composers: Oliver Coates
07
Butoh baby
Oliver Coates
skins n slime
03:16
Composers: Oliver Coates
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John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
2019 RVNG Intl.
08-05-2019
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
01
Sky With Four Suns
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
04:53
02
Sky With Four Moons
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
05:31
03
Sky With Nameless Colors
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
04:46
04
Sky With Endless Stars
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
06:06
05
Above Sunset Pass
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
04:00
06
The Wind at Maclaren Summit
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
04:03
07
Looking Toward Hope
Oliver Coates
John Luther Adams’ Canticles of the Sky + Three High Places
04:57
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