Thomas Hewitt Jones
Thomas Hewitt Jones (born 24 October 1984) is a British composer and music producer, working predominantly in the fields of contemporary classical and commercial music.
Thomas scored the music for the London 2012 Olympics Mascots animated films.[1]
On 11 July 2016, outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron was recorded humming four notes of an unidentified tune, which created an internet furore; on the following day, Thomas Hewitt Jones released the sheet music for a Fantasy on David Cameron: arranged for high/low solo instrument(s) and piano, which he made available for download from the Classic FM website.[2][3]
On 26 July 2017, his Worcester Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 from Worcester Cathedral.
Early life[]
Thomas Hewitt Jones was born in 1984[4] in Dulwich, South London, into a musical family; his parents are both musicians and his paternal grandparents were both composers.
Educated at Dulwich College, he went on to be the organ scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[5] He was the winner of the 2003 competition, and in 2009 received a BBC Music Magazine "Premiere Album" award for producing an album of the music of Imogen Holst.[6]
Composer[]
On 18 May 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, The Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London and soprano Laura Wright (singer) released a new single 'Can You Hear Me?', composed by Thomas with words by long-time collaborator Matt Harvey (poet) to raise awareness of mental health, encouraging those in need to seek support.[7]
His Christmas carol Lullay, my Liking was recorded by British choir ORA Singers in 2017. [8]
Key Works[]
- 2008 - The Forbidden Kingdom soundtrack (assistant to composer David Buckley)[9]
- 2008 - Under Milk Wood (for Ballet Cymru)
- 2008 - What Child is This?
- 2009 - How Green was my Valley (for Ballet Cymru)
- 2009 - Child of the Stable’s Secret Birth
- 2009 - Romance for viola and piano
- 2010 - Lady of the Lake (for Ballet Cymru)
- 2012 - London 2012 / LOCOG Mascot Animated Films (soundtracks)[6]
- 2013 - Incarnation: A Suite of Songs for Christmas
- 2014 - Wildflower Meadows (for Arts for Rutland)
- 2015 - Panathenaia (for the British Museum)[10]
- 2016 - Christmas Party (Christmas Violin Concerto)[11]
- 2017 - Worcester Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis)[12]
- 2017 - Lullay, my Liking for ORA Singers, conducted by Suzi Digby
Music producer[]
He produced This is the Day (2012) for the English composer John Rutter and his choir the Cambridge Singers and Aurora Orchestra.[13]
Personal life[]
Thomas scores production music from his own studio facility and lives in London with Annalisa, his Italian wife, whom he married in 2020.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Mascots Wenlock and Mandeville return to the big screen for the final time".
- ^ Ross, Daniel (13 July 2016). "Now you can play David Cameron's humming tune yourself". Classic FM. This is Global Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Perlman, Elizabeth (12 July 2016). "DAVID CAMERON'S DOWNING STREET HUM PROVES ONLINE HIT WITH MUSICIANS". Newsweek. Newsweek Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Hewitt Jones". editionpeters.com. Peters Edition Ltd. 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Coffey, David (8 April 2011). "Life of a Dulwich Composer". Dulwich OnView. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About Thomas Hewitt Jones". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Can You Hear Me?".
- ^ https://www.orasingers.co.uk/thomas-hewitt-jones
- ^ "The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Hewitt Jones - Biography". Thomas Hewitt Jones / Metronome Music Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Christmas Party". Signum Records. Thomas Hewitt Jones / Signum Records Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Choral Evensong from the Three Choirs Festival".
- ^ https://johnrutter.com/product/this-is-the-day
- ^ "Thomas Hewitt Jones - Biography".
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