About
Jessica is a BAFTA new talent winning composer for film and television best known for her Emmy nominated score for Netflix’s ‘The Tinder Swindler’, which broke records as the most streamed documentary ever.
Her recent credits also include Netflix's 'Our Universe' narrated by Morgan Freeman , BBC3’s original drama ‘Red Rose’, BAFTA winning 'The Surgeon's Cut' as well as ‘Reclaiming Amy Winehouse’ for BBC 1, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition to her scoring work Jessica is one half of the duo 'Vanbur'. After the release of their debut EP ‘Human’ they have been consistently featured on Spotify editorial playlists including ‘Not Quite Classical’, ‘Classical X’ and ‘The Most Beautiful Songs in the World’. Their music has found its home on productions including ‘Virgin River’, Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ seasons 2 and 3, ‘Station 19’ and ‘The Rising’. They worked with classical label ‘Deutsche Grammophon’ to create their singles ‘Falling Colour’ and adaption of ‘Carol of the Bells’.
Jessica studied composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow before going on to do a Masters in composing for film and television at the NFTS. Jessica loves to use her voice in her own scores as well as creating delicate textures on her upright piano and violin. She is very at home writing for strings and especially likes combining larger scale sounds with more intimate, raw experiments in her home studio. Her voice has featured on TV scores including Music and Sound Awards nominee ‘Little Birds’ as well as ‘Reframed: Marilyn Monroe’ and Netflix’s ‘Lost Girls’.
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Photos by Heather Chuter
