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On where his composing journey began:
“The first film that made me aware of the power of music was The Bridge Over the River Kwai. I think I was about 5 years old, and my sisters took me to the cinema to see it. I also remember watching clips of Disney’s Fantasia on television as a youngster and later seeing the film in my early teens. I thought it was inspiring and brought music to life in such a vivid and exciting way. Growing up, my house was always full of music. I was very proud of my first proper composition, a piece for string quartet, which I wrote at 17. I always took a keen interest in film music, but never intended to be a film composer. Although I was classically trained in music and a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, I was drawn to a company of actors and drama, so I worked for many years in theatre as a musical director and a performer. It was after meeting and working with Kenneth Branagh that my first film project, Henry V, came along. It was a great opportunity and coincidentally came at a time when I had decided I wanted to return to music and pursue a career in film scoring.”
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