Nicholas Allan

With nearly two decades’ experience across all aspects of audio post production, in both scripted and non-scripted work, I have developed a story-led approach to sound design, shaped by a love of sound itself.

Working as part of a team led by highly regarded re-recording mixer Andrew Wilson (Planet Earth; Silverback, 2024), and for facilities including Wounded Buffalo, I’ve carried out sound editing and field recording for several acclaimed nature feature documentaries, and for many of the natural history series Bristol is known for.

In 2014, working alongside Simon H Jones, I carried out field recording and sound effects editing for BBC4’s Scandi-noir hit Hinterland, helping fulfil director Ed Thomas’s vision of “nature as the largest character”. The work received a BAFTA nomination for Best Sound. I’m also proud to have spent eight series as sound effects editor on Death in Paradise and, more recently, to have provided full foley with my foley partner George Baynes on six episodes of the drama Hit Point for highly sought-after re-recording mixer Ben Baird.

Alongside film and television, I work on audio-only and art projects. I have helped writer Ellen Wiles make podcasts, sound stories and installations rooted in the landscapes of Devon, which have travelled as far as the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida.

In 2025–26, I recorded across several locations, then edited and designed the soundscapes for Liz Crow’s multidisciplinary art project A Change in the Climate. I was also part of the conversations that shaped the exhibition, which tours in 2027.

Between 2015 and 2023, I collaborated with director James Byrne in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park on two features and a six-part PBS series. I also spent ten days there with a team of scientists, teaching field recording to NEWF film students whilst undertaking an expedition to one of the park’s remotest corners.

I’m an associate lecturer at UWE, a member of AMPS, and a contributing field recordist to Quiet Parks International.

“Nic senses and amplifies narrative themes and moods, elevating the film to another level. He’s a real artist and a joy to work with.”