Biography

Martin Thornton started composing music in 1994. His first professional commission was in 1997 working with Theatre of Widdershins on their theatrical production of Rumpelstiltskin. He has since continued to compose music for film, theatre, concert hall and various exhibitions. Notable commissions include 2005 New York International Film & Video Festival award winner Do You Like Chinese?, 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe award winner The King's Got Donkey's Ears! and 2008 Washougal International Film Festival award winner Red Hood. Martin also currently works as an assistant to award-winning composer Dominik Scherrer (Miss Marple, Primeval, Scenes of a Sexual Nature) and in addition to his composition work he has worked as a musical director, dubbing mixer, sound consultant, music supervisor, foley artist and sound designer.

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Testimonials

"Martin is a great collaborator in the best sense of this word. He not only provides his own professional expertise where requested but looks at the whole project and always strives to add "that little bit extra" where he can. He always manages to get "in tune" with the nature of the piece - eg. the mood of the characters; the age suitability of the audience, etc. The music he has composed for my shows is strong, dramatic and contrasting - able to sweep from evil archetype to romantic characterisation. It is full of atmosphere and conjures up perfectly the sought-after reactions amongst the audience. It is also economical: he prefers to use well chosen instruments over full orchestra. He is particularly strong on choosing well fitting themes and melodies. He would be a hard act to follow."Andy Lawrence (Writer/Performer, Theatre of Widdershins)

"Martin Thornton has constantly demonstrated a detailed working knowledge of the world of music for film. His passion, endurance and analytical and emotional intelligence has allowed him to do justice musically to each of the films he has worked on. Martin respects and adores the themes of each film presented to him and it is this adoration that allows this music composer to be one of the best within the film industry." Navin Dev (Writer/Director/Producer, Red Hood & The Falling)

"Martin has worked with us for nearly 13 years now in the capacity of Musical Director for our productions. His work is always fabulous, and he is extremely accommodating and receptive in terms of ideas. I have always found him extremely easy to work with, and his work has always been of an extremely professional quality."Penny Earey (Director, Theatre of Widdershins)

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