ABOUT JACK LEDGER-DOWSE
Jack Ledger-Dowse is a composer based between London and Los Angeles. He has scored a wide range of projects, including Wavelength (2025, Toffee Hammer Productions), Past Life Whispers (2023), and A Candle (2022, dir. Christ Heart), which won ‘Best Super Short Film’ at SWIFF USA. He also composed the score for The Club of Gods (2023, dir. Hardik Parikh), awarded ‘Best Asian Film’ at the Milano Indie Movie Awards, and Pinch and Ouch (2024, dir. Nicole Kent). In late 2024, he collaborated with MuseScore on his piece Umoya Wesihambi — a vibrant, high-energy, animation-style miniature. His production music features on national television stations in both the UK and United States.
​
As an orchestrator and copyist for Charts of London (often working alongside FineLine), Jack has contributed to many high-profile productions, including The Eyes of Ghana, Citadel, The Bitter End, The Sims 4 and Project Motor Racing, working with composers such as Kris Bowers, Klaus Badelt and Kara Talve, amongst others. During his time as Co-President of the Royal College of Music Film Scoring Society, he interviewed The Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore and hosted discussions with other major figures, including Mychael Danna, James Newton Howard, and Pinar Toprak.
​
In 2024, Jack was commissioned by the Speaker of the UK House of Commons to write music celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Commonwealth, conducting two performances of his Anthem in Parliament. That same year, his brass band piece Ascension won second prize in the European Brass Band Association’s Composition Competition and was premiered by the world-renowned Cory Band in Palanga, Lithuania. In 2023, his fanfare Prince Consort Calling won the Royal College of Music’s graduation fanfare competition and was performed at three ceremonies. In 2022, his choral work Ave Maria was workshopped by VOCES8 and later performed by the VOCES8 Scholars.
​
Jack is a frequent collaborator with brass publishers and recording artists Matonizz and Fennell Production. He has composed and arranged dozens of pieces, including original works, show-stopping euphonium solos, and accessible duets. Popular within the brass community, his pieces are performed internationally by soloists, students, and small chamber groups. Alongside this, Jack’s concert music has been featured at venues and festivals including the Barbican Centre, Royal Overseas League, and Lewes Music Festival.
​​
He studied composition and composition for screen at the Royal College of Music, supported by a Humphrey Searle Scholarship, graduating in 2024 with First Class Honours, with his work in concert music enriching the cinematic voice he brings to the screen.