About me
CARL WOODCROFT - Composer at Denham Screen Sound, Buckinghamshire
www.denhamscreensound.com
www.denhamscreensound.bandcamp.com
Carl Woodcroft works from his home studio at the renowned former Denham Film Studios which closed in 1980. Carl set up Denham Screen Sound in 2023, an independent soundtrack creation house through which his compositions will provide the creative industries with music made in Denham once again.
He studied music for the moving image and composition as part of his music degree at Royal Holloway, University of London, and has also completed a composing for film & television short course at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). Carl is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he trained as a tuba player. He has performed with orchestras including the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the London Symphony Orchestra at venues ranging from Glastonbury Festival to Sydney Opera House, working under conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Sir Antonio Pappano.
Carl has played on recordings for the recent A24 feature films Beau is Afraid, The Zone of Interest and also for the TV series Interview with the Vampire for Sony Music/AMC. He has also been filmed for scenes in The Crown Season 5 (Elstree), Military Wives (Pinewood), The Ipcress File series (ITV on Location) and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (LH2/Leavesden Studios). Carl has recorded for television programmes including the BBC FOUR documentary Tones, Drones and Arpeggios and has recored at Air, Rak, Metropolis and Abbey Road Studios for projects including Bastille reorchestrated for Amazon Originals.
Projects
- BEAUTIFUL BRUTALISM: A SOUNDTRACKA 20-track soundtrack album to accompany photographs of Britain's iconic brutalist buildings, photographed over the past decade by Jo Underhill Explore this architecture immersed in sound and vision. Soundtrack out now at: denhamscreensound.bandcamp.com Coming to galleries in 2024
Projects credited in
- BEAUTIFUL BRUTALISM: A SOUNDTRACKDENHAM SCREEN SOUND PRESENTS: 'BEAUTIFUL BRUTALISM: A SOUNDTRACK' Photographs by Jo Underhill (X/twitter: @JoStructuraleye) Music by Carl Woodcroft (X/twitter: @DnmScreenSound) This is the companion soundtrack to the sold out 'Beautiful Brutalism' book by photographer Jo Underhill. Vibrant synths merge with orchestral colours in these ambient and visceral soundscapes, with each track accompanying photographs of a particular building This soundtrack includes an extensive 45 page digital b
Work history
Composer
Skills
- Music Composition
- Music Design
- Music Making
- Music Performance
- Music Artwork
- Soundtrack Composition
Education
Short CourseNational Film and Television School
- Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Intensive short course in composing for film, television and video games
ApprenticeshipLondon Philharmonic Orchestra
- London, United Kingdom
Apprentice tuba player, sponsored by Foyles
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Awards
Freedom of the City of LondonCity of London
Awarded after nomination