Louis Cross
COMPOSER • MUSICIAN
Biography
Louis Cross is a Bristol-based British composer specialising in music for film, television, video games and theatre. His music is deeply cinematic and narrative-driven, combining electronic sound design with live instrumental performance to create distinctive sonic worlds that serve the image.
Trained with a BA (Hons) in Songwriting at the British Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) in Manchester (graduating with a 2:1), Louis then pursued an MA in Composition for Film and Television at the University of Bristol, supported by the prestigious Snowdon Trust Master's Scholarship — one of only three scholarships awarded in the creative arts category, selected from hundreds of applicants across the UK for his academic excellence and potential.
His credits include the original score for the theatre production VOICE. Sealed. Shut (Young Identity), assistant composer for a multilingual adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream performed in Manchester and London, short films Scurrier (2025) and SIT (2025), exhibitions Serial Skiller (London, 2025) and Music In Cosmos (Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 2026), as well as a contribution to the AHRC-funded Minecraft Music School research project at the University of Salford.
An active member of The Ivors Academy, the Musicians' Union and PRS for Music, Louis is also a passionate advocate for accessibility in the creative industries. Living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, he works to create more opportunities for disabled musicians in media composition. His long-term ambition: to become the first disabled composer to win Best Film Score at the BAFTAs.
Strength et Positioning
"My compositions explore texture, atmosphere and emotion — combining electronic sound design with instrumental performance to create distinctive musical worlds for visual media. I want to become the first disabled composer to win Best Film Score at the BAFTAs."
— Louis Cross
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Narrative first : Music that becomes part of the story, built around the narrative, visual language and intended emotions
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Stylistic versatility : Epic fantasy, psychological sci-fi, short films, video games, one consistent artistic voice
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Electronic and instrumental : Command of both sound design and live performance for very different briefs
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Open collaboration : Close dialogue with directors, producers and creative teams
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Vision translator : Songwriting and teaching background, turns abstract ideas into a concrete score
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Academic and professional rigour : Competitive British scholarship, University of Bristol, composition theory, orchestration, tonal systems research and studio workflow
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A unique perspective : Composer living with a disability, tells stories that often go unheard, a creative strength, not a constraint
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Screen-ready, stage-ready : Credits across screen, theatre and exhibition spaces, understands the constraints and opportunities of each format
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WHY WORK
WITH
LOUIS CROSS?
Bringing Louis Cross onto your project means working with a composer who thinks like a storyteller.
He combines composition, sound design and instrumental performance to create music for film, television, theatre and video games, always in service of the story.
A Snowdon Master's Scholar in composition for film and television, Louis works closely with directors and creative teams to give each project a distinctive, immersive sound.
Project : VOICE. SEALED. SHUT
Full original score for this theatre production developed with Young Identity, a spoken word and performing arts company based in Manchester. The project combines theatre, music and spoken word to explore questions of voice and expression. Louis demonstrates his ability to create atmospheric music designed for live performance, in close dialogue with text and performers.