Billy Crook

Biography

Billy Crook is a media composer, music educator and sound technician based in West Sussex. He has achieved a BA in Music at Durham University and an MA in Composition for Film and TV at the University of Bristol. He has created bespoke scores and music for short films, documentaries, animations and video games, with his portfolio continuously expanding through collaboration with exciting up-and-coming filmmakers. His music encompasses a diversity of styles and genres, from intimate romance and ambient soundscape, to riveting action and plucky comedy. Billy has written for a variety of ensembles and scoring styles including chamber, orchestral, hybrid and electronic; his ability to deftly control acoustic and synthetic timbres facilitates the generation of unique and exciting sonorities. With all his music, Billy seeks to tell stories, believing this to be music's central purpose.