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Alex is an award-winning composer whose collaborators include some of the most celebrated artists and filmmakers of their generation.
Known for his versatility, he worked alongside Daniel Kaluuya and Grammy winning artist Labrinth for The Kitchen (Netflix / Film 4), also collaborating with Labrinth arranging orchestra for shows at Coachella (with Billie Eilish and Zendaya) as well as for Valentino, Balenciaga and Carter. He worked with electro pioneers Underworld and Oscar winning Danny Boyle on Frankenstein at the National Theatre, and in commercials has scored shorts for Wes Anderson, Taika Waititi and Dougal Wilson.
Other recent film scores include Brides (premiered at Sundance in 2025) directed by Nadia Fall; True Things (The Bureau / BBC) directed by Harry Wootliff; The Teacher (directed by Oscar nominated Farah Nabulsi); Midas Man (Amazon); Locked In (Netflix); and The Windermere Children (BBC / Warner Bros) which garnered a BAFTA nomination and won the Prix Europa Award for best TV Movie/Miniseries, with a soundtrack released by Sony Classical.
TV includes Rain Dogs (HBO/Sid Gentle); Frauds (ITV); and three series of hit show Staged (BBC).
Nominated for a Tony Award on Broadway (for his work with Martin McDonagh and Michael Grandage on The Cripple of Innishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe), he has composed for numerous theatre productions in the UK and the US including A Streetcar Named Desire staring Gillian Anderson, with whom Alex went on to score Gillian’s debut as a film director, The Departure. Most recently he scored a new version of Cyrano de Bergerac for the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon which is transferring to London’s West End in 2026.
Alex’s work in ballet has won him the prestigious South Bank Award for dance (for Nineteen Eighty-Four after a sold out run at Sadler’s Wells) and more recently Legacy Variations for the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, both performed with live orchestras.
As composer and sound designer, Alex composed the distinct soundtrack and sound design for all of BBC Two’s multi-award winning idents which have been in use since 2018. Other music for the BBC has included arrangements for the recent 2026 Winter Olympics theme, and the last two World Cup Themes, one of which collaborating with Sir John Tomlinson and the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road.
His collaborations with artists have included working with Mercury Prize winning The xx and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (for Zane Lowe at the BBC), which was subsequently performed at the Hollywood Bowl; as well as working with Myles Smith, Jungle, Peter Hook (Joy Division), Clean Bandit, Young Musician of the Year winner Jess Gilliam and virtuoso violinists Daniel Hope and Angéle Dubeau, the latter releasing an album of Alex’s work, Portrait, nominated for a Best Classical Album Juno award in Canada.
He is represented by First Artists Management and published by Bright Notion Music.
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