Paul Leonard-Morgan (born 1974) is a Scottish composer particularly known for his work in scoring for television and film. He won a

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for the film ''Reflections upon the Origin of the Pineapple'' (2000), which was his first film score.

Early life

Leonard-Morgan's mother was a music teacher. As a child, he learned to play the piano, violin, and recorder. He studied at the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

, graduating in 1995 with a BA in musical studies.

Career

Leonard-Morgan's first album, ''Filmtales'', was released in 2007. Between 2006 and 2011, he wrote scores for the BBC spy drama '' Spooks''. In 2007, he worked on the documentary ''J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life'', providing the backing music that went with the film that showed the author working on ''

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''. In 2008, he was chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee to compose a new U.S. Olympic Team anthem. In the same year, he also wrote the music for

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's BBC television series '' A History of Scotland''. His score was performed by the

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in 2009. In 2011, Leonard-Morgan composed the soundtrack for the sci-fi thriller '' Limitless'', and he also wrote music for the television series based on the film. In 2012, he scored the sci-fi film ''

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'', for which he was shortlisted at the 2013 World Soundtrack Public Choice Award. Leonard-Morgan first became involved with video game soundtracks by composing material for ''

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'', which was released in March 2015. In May 2016, a trailer for '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III'' was released, which included his composition; the game came out in 2017, with a score by Leonard-Morgan. Leonard-Morgan cowrote the score for the video game ''

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''. In an interview with ''Headliner Magazine'' on creating the score and soundtrack for the game, he said, "Writing dark music is relatively easy. Writing dark music like nobody else has ever written before is a little bit harder".

Awards and honours

- Best Composer or Original Sound Design, for ''Reflections upon the Origin of the Pineapple'' (2000). * BAFTA Nomination for ''

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'' (2004) *

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Nomination for ''

'' (2004) *

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Nomination - Discovery of the Year, for '' Limitless'' (2011) *

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Nomination - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), for '' Limitless'' (2016)

Selected discography

References

External links

*
Profile
at the

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

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