Tom Haines
Tom's conceptual approach to scoring gives his work a unique internal logic. His compositional voice is bold, fresh, and modern, often playfully contrasting grit and magic.
Tom's clients include Disney, Netflix, Dreamworks, Marvel, Apple, Google, BBC, RSC, Film London, FVU.
His recent scores include several feature length films, documentary, theatre, Interactive and television soundtracks.
Tom is currently scoring a feature with director Steven Eastwood, and scoring an animated fantasy adventure TV series for Netflix. He has 25 years experience making animation, Independent film and television soundtracks, having originally studied classical composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Tom has toured internationally with Filter Theatre, released numerous albums, performed Cage and Stockhausen, and even remixed Bjork.
He is at the forefront of non linear and immersive storytelling, having worked on high profile immersive VR and AR projects (fully scored with orchestra) for major film studios and blue chip tech companies.
Tom is a partner and director of Dolby accredited London sound studios Brain Audio, and has a very experienced team around him to enable seamless delivery of scores for your project.
Other Music
Tom’s non-commercial career spans John Cage performances on the BBC, a remix for Bjork, experimental scores for the National Theatre and RSC, as well as ongoing work in Art Cinema and Sound Art.
Tom’s band, the London Snorkelling Team (LST), is the official orchestra of the London Institute of ‘Pataphysics. In 2018, Gavin Bryars wrote On Lassus for the LST, which premiered in Paris at the Collège de 'Pataphysique.
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Tom Haines's CV
View our composer's list of TV and film credits here.
Netflix fantasy adventure series (in production 2023) | Netflix | |
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Luo Bao Bei | Netflix TVScore | 104x11 | Orchestral and Acoustic score to magical kids TV series. |
Tiny Pop channel branding (2018) | Sony Television | |
DreamWorks, whole of Asia | Channel Branding Music | Dreamworks | |
Disney, TV series, 8 x 4’ — Invade all of the Humans | Original Score and songs for anarchic TV show starring broken educational robots. |
An Intermission (film, 2019) | Edwin Mingard | |
Burning Sun - series - BBC Radio 4 (podcast and radio) | BBC Sounds 2023 | |
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Dark Angels (E4, 2022) | Proper Content |
Leviathan - series (2022 - present) | Shezad Dawood | |
Indications of Guilt - film, 52 mins - dir Maud Craigie, 2019. | ||
Squid Scam - series - 2023 | Audible | |
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Glow Up! Britain's Next Make Up Star (2018-) - View project | Wall To Wall |
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Baewatch: Parental Guidance | E4, TV score, 8 x 60 (2018) - View project | Thames Television |
Neurocultures - Feature | Steven Eastwood | |
Quarantaine - 53mins | Georgina Starr - FVU | |
Animal Antics / Whoopsie’s Dream - Patrick Goddard - 2020/23 | FVU | |
Ruptures - Noor Afshan Mirza / Brad Butler - Feature - 2019 | Film London | |
Buried Land - Feature | Steven Eastwood | |
The Black Pearl | Pathe / BFI / Touch |
Rain or Shine VR immersive score | Google ATAP / Nexus Studios. | |
The Eternals AR experience | Marvel Studios | |
Gelato Balleto - ballet score for live percussion ensemble and 18 dancers - dir Georgina Starr 2020. | ||
12th Night - filter theatre / RSC - live score | ||
Dream - filter theatre / Lyric Hammersmith - live score | ||
Macbeth - filter theatre / tobacco factory - live score |
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