Very honoured to have been asked to speak at this year’s Tune Up event, which this year is happening on Friday 23rd November 2018 at the BFI Southbank. I’ve often come to these as a punter so I’m really excited to share examples of my work and talk a little about the industry.
For more information and to book tickets, go to the Tune Up website here.
I’ve been working again with the lovely folks at BBC Creative on the launch trailer for BBC 1’s flagship Strictly Come Dancing programme, directed by the brilliant Sam Brown of Rogue Films.
The track that ended up on air was a piano arrangement of the song Two Can Have a Party by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (before the original kicks in). However, a second all-original track was written which didn’t make the cut but ended up on the “Making Of” video.. so keep your ears peeled for that.
More information about the ad on Campaign here.
I’ve been collaborating again with Olivier winning director Lyndsey Turner, along with designer Es Devlin, sound designer Chris Shutt and lighting designer Paule Constable on Aristocrats written by Brian Friel.
Opening for previews at the Donmar Theatre in London’s West End on 2nd August, the production runs until 22nd September.
For more information, visit the Donmar’s web page here.
Fresh from working on the theme for the BBC’s 2018 World Cup coverage, I’ve been collaborating again with BBC Creative this time for the upcoming European Championships due to be broadcast on the BBC this August.
I’ve written music both for the promo film below and the opening titles sequence…
I’ve recently been working on an orchestral arrangement remix of the classic track “Your Love” by Frankie Knuckles… used on a commercial for Britain’s Beer Alliance called “Long Live The Local”.
Listen below… for more information about the campaign, visit the BBA’s site here.
The BBC have released the full 5 min version of “Ochi Chernye”, the Russian folk song that I arranged and recorded with Sir John Tomlinson, performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studio 1. The BBC have used the song extensively for their World Cup 2018 coverage, and has also been remixed by DJ Sigala for the opening title sequence.. It has also been played on BBC Radio 3 and available on iPlayer here.
For listeners outside the UK I’ve also put up a link on my Soundcloud below.
A rough translation of the lyrics….
Dark eyes, burning eyes
Passionate and splendid eyes
How I love you, How I fear you
Truly, I saw you at not a good hour
Dark eyes, flaming eyes
They implore me into faraway lands
Where love reigns, where peace reigns
Where there is no suffering, where war is forbidden
I’d love for there to be a download of the track to be made available, so watch this space….
Conducted by by Andy Brown, Engineered and mixed by Andrew Dudman.
Very happy to be returning to the National Theatre to compose Music + Sound for “Stories” written and directed by Nina Raine.
For more information and to buy tickets, go to the National Theatre’s web page for the production here.
The BBC have released a short “making of” film for the World Cup film I arranged the score for, which was performed by Sir John Tomlinson and the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road. Some footage from the recording can be seen in the film.
Renowned DJ Sigala has remixed an instrumental version of the “Ochi Chernye” arrangement I wrote for the BBC’s tapestry promo earlier in the month; recorded at Abbey Road Studio 1 with the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Here’s my original version (which is also doing the rounds on the BBC’s coverage)… different to the original vocal version as it’s in 4/4.
A full five minute version of the song with vocals by Sir John Tomlinson has been released by the BBC.. listen to all the versions on my album page here.
And here’s the original film;
Was very happy to be asked to take part in this event chaired by the brilliant Oscar nominated composer Gary Yershon. One of the first (perhaps) gatherings of composers speaking about specialising in composing for theatre.
For more information about the event, please see the Old Vic’s site here.
