Adrian Leung is an Australian/Hong Kong composer and multi-instrumentalist. With a classical upbringing, he studied composition at the Conservatorium of Music (Sydney University) and the Australian Film Television & Radio School. He has performed at the Sydney Opera House, Westminster Abbey, Edinburgh Fringe and as a soloist at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Beijing.
He is currently a member of BFI x BAFTA Crew.
Now based in the U.K, Adrian has scored award-winning films that have been selected into festivals such as BFI Flare, Sydney Film Festival, Raindance, Aesthetica, Warsaw Film Festival and London Short Film Festival. Some recent work include When A City Rises, a feature documentary about the Hong Kong protests which won the F:ACT Award at CPH:Dox and No More Wings which won Best Narrative Short at Tribeca.He has also worked on advertising campaigns for Dove, Channel 5, Patron Tequila, Guinness, Barnardo's and many more. He has also composed music for BBC 3 and BBC 4 radio dramas as well as production music for EMI, Ninja Tune, Felt Music and All Sorts.
Adrian recently launched his solo artist project under the moniker Drexler. Living in the contemporary classical space, his debut record Handles was released via Rhodium and combines pianos, textured strings, folky guitars and field recordings collected from his travels. He likes to manipulate and mangle sounds and instruments, turning them into something contemporary and new-sounding. His releases have received airplay on triple j, KEXP, Soho Radio, Scala Radio, Classic FM and Fbi Radio. He has also curated playlists for the BBC, NTS, 3RRR and Contemplative Classical.
As a person of colour, Adrian is particularly interested in diverse stories that explore culture, identity and underrepresented voices.
Projects
- When A City RisesThe protests in Hong Kong portrayed from the inside by young activists in a courageous film about an entire generation's last chance for a democratic future. Winner of F:ACT Award at CPH:Dox Film Festival. Also selected into Sydney Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Oslo Films From The South, Verzio Film Festival, One World, Festival de Film de Femmes, É Tudo Verdade and New Zealand International Film Festi
Projects credited in
- 'Meat Free' Short FilmSYNOPSIS: A post-coitus dinner date goes wrong when one of them begins to have a strange reaction... Production Company - Ligatura Films CAST Jean - Jasmine Sumner Duncan - Jacob Meadows CREW Writer & Director - Ben Ogunbiyi Producer - George Bushaway & Ben Ogunbiyi Exec Producer - Khadifa Wong Cinematography - Fraser Stephen Production Designer - Esther Pearce Costume stylist - Ieva Stakaite Hair and MUA - Angela Hertel Sound Recordist - Rajan Thandi Focus Puller - Jamie Oliver-Lai Cam Assi