ABOUT JACK LEDGER-DOWSE

Jack Ledger-Dowse is a composer based between London and Los Angeles. He has scored films including Wavelength (2025, Toffee Hammer Productions), Pinch and Ouch (2024, dir. Nicole Kent), and Past Life Whispers. In late 2024, he collaborated with MuseScore on his piece Umoya Wesihambi.

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As an orchestrator and copyist for Charts of London, Jack has worked on projects including the ITV series Grace, as well as features such as The Eyes of Ghana (2025) and The Bitter End (2026) and worked alongside composers including Kris Bowers, Klaus Badelt, and Kara Talve. During his tenure 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 Mychael Danna, James Newton Howard, and Pinar Toprak.

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Jack composes for brass publishers and recording artists Matonizz and Fennell Production, with original works such as Riverlight and Chasing the Stream performed internationally by soloists, students, and ensembles. He also writes production music for broadcast, with placements on national television in both the UK and United States.

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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 Cory Band.

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Jack is an alumnus of the Royal College of Music, graduating in 2024, and brings a strong concert music background to his work in film.