James Dorman composes, orchestrates and arranges music for film and television.
Previous clients include: BBC Bristol, BBC Wales, Humble Bee Films, Cbeebies, Hatrick, Endemol Shine, RDF West, Keo Films, Sky, ITV Studios, Big Talk Productions, September Films, Megalomedia, Jellyfish Films, Cheetham Bell, Discovery (US and UK), North One Television, Boundless, Smithsonian Institute, National Geographic, Terra Mater and Raw TV.
” I’ve been lucky enough to work with James on a number of films for the best part of ten years now. On a lot of our collaborations, he has been able to get involved from an early stage of the edit. We chat about music ideas and he then translates this into tracks that I can start to cut to and this way of working helps to embed the music into the fabric of the film. James is someone I really like working with – he has great knowledge, enthusiasm and creativity and I’m looking forward to working with him on more projects. “
Andy Netley (Film Editor)
” James has written the music for all four series of David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities. His music has really added to the quality and style of the shows. He is very skilled at understanding the brief and creates music that fits the mood, charicter and pace brilliantly. James is a dream to work with – he responds quickly, is conscientious and very thoughtfull. “
Hillary Jeffkins (Producer / Director)
” I’ve worked with James for over ten years on varied projects. He somehow manages to deliver incredible work on each of them. He’s always there to help with last minute requests and is a great guy to have on side when schedules are tight. Fantastic music on every production.”
Paul Aviles (Editor )
” The exciting thing about James’ music is the way in which he crafts incredibly textured, orchestral soundtracks. He has the musical DNA of John Powell, Danny Elfman but in all cases he manages to sound like James Dorman …”
Chris Cottam (Director)
