Paul Mottram was classically trained as a violinist, pianist and composer at the Royal College of Music, Cambridge University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. With eclectic musical tastes and an acute analytical ear he quickly developed the skills and versatility required to write outstanding music for film and television. Fresh from college, he picked up useful experience working as an orchestrator on films such as Chaplin, Shirley Valentine and Rain Man before specialising as a composer

Working initially in the world of Advertising, he wrote music for commercials such as Pizza Hut, Tetley, Renault, Hitachi and JVC. From these small but exacting canvasses, Paul moved to composing music for radio (In the Red, Babblewick Hall and Rigor Mortis) and then television with the hit ‘spoof documentary?series People Like Us.

Having also begun to write for production music libraries Boosey & Hawkes and Audio Network at this time, Paul’s music has featured on many notable films and television programmes. These include Bad Santa, The Bee Movie, Spooks, Hustle, Coast, The Restaurant, Who Do You Think You Are, QI, Dr Who, Panorama and many, many more.

Paul enjoys the constant challenge of producing great media music without compromising the ‘stand alone?musical values of his work. As he says ?‘it must sit beautifully with film but also be equally at home as something one would listen to with pleasure on your ipod?lt;/p>

For more on Paul Mottram read the Featured Artist article on the Audio Network website.