This six-part series – narrated by Sir David Attenborough – explores the wildlife found in the world’s coldest regions: the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extreme environment.

Frozen Planet II is a BBC Natural History Unit production for BBC One, co-produced by BBC America and The Open University, Migu Video, ZDF and France Télévisions. The Executive Producer is Mark Brownlow and the Series Producer is Elizabeth White.


Music by Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas & James Everingham
for Bleeding Fingers Music

Opening titles by Hans Zimmer & Anže Rozman
for Bleeding Fingers Music

Additional music by Laurentia Editha

Score produced by Russell Emanuel
Score supervisors: Greg Rappaport, Marsha Bowe
Music production services by Steven Kofsky

Music editor: Jake Schaefer
Score mixed by: Tyson Lozensky

Technical score engineers: Ricky Corona, Stewart Mitchell
Technical score assistant: Harsha Thangirala
Additional sample development by Sebastian Ruiz Velasco Aguado

Orchestrations by Fine Line Music Service

Score featuring AURORA
Score recorded at Remote Control Productions
Recorded by Seth Waldmann
Assistant engineers: Jacob Johnston, Dylan Schollmeyer

Score performed by Reykjavík Recording Choir
Score recorded at Harpa Concert Hall
Conducted by Viktor Orri Árnason
Recorded by Bergur Þórisson
Managed by Gabríel Ólafsson and Þorkell Helgi Sigfússon

Score performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Directed by Lisa Tregale
Score recorded at BBC Hoddinott Hall
Score conducted by Ben Foster, Alastair King, Pete Harrison, Sam Thompson
Recorded by Jeremy Murphy, Andrew Smillie

Score recorded at Synchron Stage
Managed by Stefan Steinbauer
Technical director: Bernd Mazagg
Conducted by Gottfried Rabl
Recorded by Martin Weismayr
Assistant engineers: Jakog Mäsell, Tristan Linton
Coordinated by Josy Svajda

Executive producers for Silva Screen Records Ltd: Reynold D’Silva, David Stoner
Album mastering: Rick Clark
Digital manager: James Borrer
Design layout: Stuart Ford

Thanks: Elizabeth White, Mark Brownlow, Alex Lanchester, Rachel Scott, Jane Atkins, Orla Doherty, Kate Horvath and the BBC Frozen Planet II team

Cynthia Park, Chuck Choi, Ryan Ouchida, Jessica Gibson and the Remote Control Productions team; Stephanie Hall, Steve Gagliano, Nick Fletcher, Anthony Smith, Benjamin Wessels, Jillian Abood and the Bleeding Fingers Music team

Paul Thomson, Christian Henson, Stanley Gabriel, Harry Wilson, Cédric Coudyser, Gianluca Massimo, Will Evans, and the Spitfire Audio team; Jake Jackson, Jedidiah Rimell and the AIR Studios team

Adam Adams, Andrew Christie, Graham Wild, Glen Ames II, Raymundo Vargas, Jesse McNamara, Helga Luedy, Geir Luedy, Nick Green, Even Kjelby, Sam Mumford, George Doering, Thomas Obernosterer, Jacob Braun, Chris Coleman, Lara Somogyi, Veronika Vitazkova, Lorenzo Ferraro, Charlie Bisharat

With special thanks to Dahyun Kim, Laurentia Editha, Fiona Editha, Paul and Claire Everingham, Joseph Everingham, Ariel, Jack and Leo Schaefer, The Bowe Family, Abraham Libbos, Josef Zimmerman, Greg Jamrok and AURORA