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Nick Norton-Smith – Music Composer, Greater London

  • Member (2 years 5 months 17 days)
  • Screened Music Composer (1 years 10 months 9 days)

Biography

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Nick Norton-Smith is an award winning multi instrumentalist and composer whose originality and diversity have ensured an eclectic and successful career in many areas of the music industry.

Based in a central London studio writing and recording diverse and original music for film, TV, theatre, corporate and broadcast media encompassing many different musical genres.

Commissions for a diverse range of briefs and projects include major TV networks, independent film makers, corporate animation, national daytime TV, primetime TV, short film, feature film, documentary, corporate idents, press launches, quiz shows, comedy, theatre, production music, sound design and LA horror features.

Drawing from an extensive playing career that has included performances worldwide with numerous international artists including Frank Sinatra, the Brand New Heavies, The Blue Ox Babes and the Proclaimers in addition to TV, theatre, radio, video appearances and numerous and diverse studio sessions.



Recent commissions include:

Feature:

"National Task Force" - 2010

http://www.pro.imdb.com/title/tt1155065/

“Seeing Smoke”- 2009

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1975463

Corporate: 2009

Pleasance Theatre Trust's 25th anniversary trailer

http://www.pleasance.co.uk/edinburgh

- click on " SEE WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT"

Short: 2009

“Wednesday’s Child”

http://www.wednesdayschildthemovie.com/crew.html>

Short: 2009

'Ladies Who Lunch"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1377722/


Re-cycle trailer: 2009

http://www.re-cycle.org


Comic relief trailer for Fallon ad agency 2009 as
below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCfGC_dGn4M

Other commissions include:

GMTV's " LK Today" 2007 (titles, beds and stings)

ITV1 "Homes and Property' 2007/2008 Series 2 and 3

BBC4 pilot 2008 Mark Thomas" We Need Answers"

Battersea Power Station corporate animation Parkview International 2006

"Skeletons in the Desert' 2008 LA independent horror feature

Composing Information

  • Classification: Established
  • Profession: Composer, Performer (Saxophone/clarinet/flute/piano), Orchestrator
  • Primary Sequencer: Logic
  • Operating System: Mac
  • Projects: Currently composing for 'Shottas Paradise" feature trailer, production music library and Indonesia documentary Previous commissions include Battersea Power Station corporate animation (PARKVIEW INTERNATIONAL) 2006, title music, beds and stings for "LK Today" (GMTV )2007 "Homes and Property" Series 2 (2007) and series 3 ( 2008) for TALKBACKTHAMES', titles, beds stings and outro for Alex Horne/Mark Watson's award nominated "We Need Answers" comedy quiz show (BBC 4 ,Edinburgh 2007,2008) sound designer " Counting Crowes" Edinburgh theatre festival and Shanghai festival 2008, Press launch Edinburgh International festival 2008,feature: "Seeing Smoke" 2009, Wednesday's Child short 2009, Pleasance Theatre 25th Anniversary trailer 2009, Re-Cycle Charity trailer 2009
  • Relevant Qualifications: Ears

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Film & TV MusicTracks

  • Summary:
  • Panel Highly recommended 0 Recommended track 4
  • Composers Highly recommended 0 Recommended track 0
  • Members Highly recommended 0 Recommended track 0
Title Moods Genres Posted Comments Recommendations
Battersea Power Station score Video available
    Atmospheric
    Energetic
    Chilled
    Orchestral
    Ambient
    Electronica
860
days ago
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4
Purple Hayes
    Chilled
    Cool
    Urban
    Strings
    Woodwind
572
days ago
0
0
LK Today Video available
    Cheerful
    Bright
    Fun
    Easy Listening
    Pop
342
days ago
0
0
Homes and Property Video available
    Cool
    Bright
    Jazz
    Pop
342
days ago
0
0
Ladies Who Lunch titles
    Dramatic
    Mellow
    Sentimental
    Orchestral
    Piano
    Chamber Group
314
days ago
0
0
Pleasance Theatre 25th Anniversary trailer Video available
    Energetic
    Dramatic
    Fun
    Brass
    Pop
    Electronica
338
days ago
0
0
Recycle Trailer
    Cheerful
    Energetic
    Bright
    World
    Woodwind
314
days ago
0
0

Ratings & Reviews Summary

Key: Highly recommended = Highly Recommended Recommended track = Recommended
Panellists Paul Farrer likes this track.Rodney Newton likes this track.Elizabeth Parker likes this track.David Lowe likes this track.
Composers
Members

Composing Genres

Nick composes in the following film and television music genres (bold = specialises in):

  • Ambient
  • Choral
  • Electronica
  • Jazz
  • Orchestral
  • Piano
  • Strings
  • Urban
  • World
  • Woodwind
  • Brass
  • Chamber Group

Music recommended by Nick Norton-Smith

Hypnotic by Film & TV ComposerOlivia Dixon

Tasteful and understated, nicely production and playing. Lots of possible uses too.........
1 years 6 months 23 days

Day Dreamer by Film & TV ComposerMark Revell

Good song with the just the right feel for the context of the film, nice to hear a vocal on Screened Music!
1 years 6 months 23 days

Other Reviews by Nick Norton-Smith

Battersea Power Station score by Film & TV ComposerNick Norton-Smith

Thanks for the comments folks, had no idea that the score i sent in as an audition would go up on the website ! without the film it doesn't make much l sense, the lack of cohesion commented on is due to the rapidly changing perspective; interior, exterior,close up, pan &c of a rapidly changing single camera pass within and without a 38 acre site! It's on my site : nortonsmith.com if you want to have a look but thanks for listening and all comments gratefully acknowledged,
1 years 6 months 23 days

Feature Comment

"My view of this matter is that when a company invites a professional composer to pitch, then the composer should get paid. How much they get paid depends on the amount of work involved and the status of......"
Rodney Newton on the Feature Pitching For Free — What's the Deal?

May Composer Offer:
15% discount on online mastering at their world-renowned recording studio Abbey Road

Successful mastering depends upon the involvement of a highly trained, skilled engineer, the appropriate combination of traditional and state-of-the-art equipment, plus an ideal acoustic environment.

17 Aug 10:45

Trick Or Treat by Alex Plowright

09 Aug 17:28

South Africa World Cup 2010 by Matt Thomas

  • “This captures the spirit perfectly and is very, very catchy! It could very well have been used during the coverage in numerous ways. Expert production values too. Great work Matt.…”
  • David Hunt (Composer)
03 Aug 21:24

Missing You by Ed David Watkins

  • “It's always difficult to produce romantic music with a novel edge, but I think this captures the dyadic interaction of lovers very well. The simple instrumentation, harmonies and colouring lend themselves...…”
  • Ian Toone (Member)

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