Composer from London, UK. Music for films, concerts, dance, etc. Classically trained as a composer and musician, I love experimenting with sound, working with creatives who are interested in saying something personal/unique and pushing boundaries. My pieces have been played internationally by a variety of musicians. I have scored several independent films which have gone on to international premieres and awards. I also produce my own music, as well as others', with an upcoming album launch of a jazz-pop crossover project as a songwriter/producer. Awards: President's Prize and Commission. John Armitage Memorial Trust. Hartman Award. (Codarts, Rotterdams) Postgraduate Study Award. (The Countess of Munster Trust) 1st : Cambridge University Composers’ Competition. (Cambridge University) Hanson Prize, for excellence in the arts (Cambridge University) Foundation Scholarship. (Cambridge University ) Employment (teaching): Freelance Composer, Performer & Music Teacher (2019 – pres.) Westminster School: Composition Teacher (2021–pres.) King’s College School Wimbledon: Music Technology Teacher (2022 – pres.) Royal College of Music Junior Dept.: Deputy Teacher (2022 – pres.) Eton College: Composer in Residence (2019— 2021)

jagothornton

Composer from London, UK. Music for films, concerts, dance, etc. Classically trained as a composer and musician, I love experimenting with sound, working with creatives who are interested in saying something personal/unique and pushing boundaries. My pieces have been played internationally by a variety of musicians. I have scored several independent films which have gone on to international premieres and awards. I also produce my own music, as well as others', with an upcoming album launch of a jazz-pop crossover project as a songwriter/producer. Awards: President's Prize and Commission. John Armitage Memorial Trust. Hartman Award. (Codarts, Rotterdams) Postgraduate Study Award. (The Countess of Munster Trust) 1st : Cambridge University Composers’ Competition. (Cambridge University) Hanson Prize, for excellence in the arts (Cambridge University) Foundation Scholarship. (Cambridge University ) Employment (teaching): Freelance Composer, Performer & Music Teacher (2019 – pres.) Westminster School: Composition Teacher (2021–pres.) King’s College School Wimbledon: Music Technology Teacher (2022 – pres.) Royal College of Music Junior Dept.: Deputy Teacher (2022 – pres.) Eton College: Composer in Residence (2019— 2021)

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Composer from London, UK.
Music for films, concerts, dance, etc.

Classically trained as a composer and musician, I love experimenting with sound, working with creatives who are interested in saying something personal/unique and pushing boundaries.

My pieces have been played internationally by a variety of musicians. I have scored several independent films which have gone on to international premieres and awards.

I also produce my own music, as well as others’, with an upcoming album launch of a jazz-pop crossover project as a songwriter/producer.

Awards:
President’s Prize and Commission. John Armitage Memorial Trust.
Hartman Award. (Codarts, Rotterdams)
Postgraduate Study Award. (The Countess of Munster Trust)
1st : Cambridge University Composers’ Competition. (Cambridge University)
Hanson Prize, for excellence in the arts (Cambridge University)
Foundation Scholarship. (Cambridge University )

Employment (teaching):
Freelance Composer, Performer & Music Teacher (2019 – pres.)
Westminster School: Composition Teacher (2021–pres.)
King’s College School Wimbledon: Music Technology Teacher (2022 – pres.) Royal College of Music Junior Dept.: Deputy Teacher (2022 – pres.)
Eton College: Composer in Residence (2019— 2021)

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Language

English
Fluent

Education

Music MA at Cambridge University
June 1, 2017
Composition MMus at Codarts, Rotterdam
June 1, 2019

Qualifications

JAM on the marsh President's Prize for composition
August 1, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE608 Fencer (Short Film)
    Music for a film shot on a single roll of super-8. It's a cute story about a fencer who can't find a partner, feels alone. There's a happy ending. The captions signpost the emotions through this music-only demo video. #filmmusic #film #indiefilm #independant #shortfilm #super8 #classical #strings #piano #compsoer #filmcomposer #filmmusic #music
    uniE608 Crystal Projections (Original Concert Music)
    Solo Percussion Piece. #music #classicalmusic
    uniE608 O Lux Splendoris (Original Choir Composittion)
    Original Choral Composition by me. Conducted by me. O Lux Splendoris (O Light Resplendant of the Dawn / νῦν πάντα πεπλήρωται φωτὸς) Performed by Voce Chamber Choir, Conducted by me in December 2023. The words are loosely based on an Eastern Orthodox Hymn, and are very special to me. This is a pantheistic reflection on the magnificence of transcendent light: English Translation: O light resplendent of the morn, on golden wings ascending, At your call we rise; day’s herald, evening' s end. In shadows where nightfall creeps, Banish gloom, let fear dissolve. Liberate my soul from all clouds. O light supreme, from whose rays life streams, Illuminate a path for my soul, fill my inner heart with joy. O lux splendoris aurorae, aureis alis elevata. Surgimus ad vocem tuam, diem apportas, vesperum aufers. Ubi nox obscura grassatur, Disperge tenebras, dissolve timorem. Libera animam ab omnibus nubibus. O lux omnium lucum, cuius radii vitam afferunt. Lumen animae meae tribue, Imple cordis intima laetitia. #choir #composer #composition #choral #conductor #music #brass #original #musiccomposer
    uniE608 All Girls (music for short film)
    This was a #shortfilm about 4 schoolgirls lost on the moor. They end up cannibalising each other. Original music by me. This film has been shown at many international film festivals and won many awards. I can't upload the whole film here, of course, so this is a selection of music with associated images. #indiefilm #horror #psychological #filmcomposition #filmmusic #music #composition #composer