• ABOUT •

ALISTAIR J. BROWN - COMPOSER

Alistair is a media composer, based in the UK.  His experience extends across writing original music for narrative film, television and other audiovisual installations – working with creative teams both around his local Glasgow area in Scotland and internationally.  Recent credits include Shuck (2023, Animation), Life’s a Beach (2024, Short) and eighty-six (2024, Short).  He has a passion for creating emotive scores that blend melodic lines with acoustic elements and distinctive textures derived from ‘found sound’.  Alistair has a MA in Professional Media Composition 

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The image shows the poster for the film "A Prayer for Father". It shows a still frame image from the film of a male character crossing a road towards a building called the Central Scotland Islamic Centre. Also shows the title of the film.
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• WORK •

PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA

Listen to a selection of recent work for psychological drama and thrillers.

EMOTIONAL DRAMA

Listen to some of Alistair’s recent music for emotional scenes in drama.

DRAMATIC AMBIENCE

This is a selection of Alistair’s music written for ambient background in drama.

DRAMATIC TENSION

Listen to a selection of Alistair’s music written for suspense and dramatic tension.

• TESTIMONIALS •

Alistair is a very talented, dedicated and professional composer. He is very easy to work with and understands the process of film making very well. His music nurtures the storyline to its core. It was great working with him again and I look forward to working with him for a 3rd time. Highly recommend to others and I would like to work with him again.
Sukhvir Parmar
Writer / Director / Producer (The Outsider, On the Edge of Hope)
Alistair created wonderful music for three of my short animations. He was able to capture the mood and atmosphere of what I was trying to convey perfectly and intuitively, without the need for much explanation from my side. Not only is he talented, but also easy to work with and I'm very happy I collaborated with him as the result enhances the animations so much.
Silvana Roth
Director / Animator (Series of short animations)
Without Alistair’s score my film would only hold half the emotional weight that it does. Not far into the project he fully understood what I wanted from the soundtrack, and put in all the folkloric atmosphere and gentle feeling that I needed. It’s an incredibly beautiful piece of music and I hope to work with him again.
Emerson New
Director / Animator (Shuck)
Working with Alistair was a really enjoyable and brilliant experience. His music was creative and joyful, syncing up to the animations really well, whilst adding something else to the viewing experience. The music was atmospheric and was timed beautifully to each movement and I'm really happy about the overall experience.
Rachel Collingswood
Director / Animator (The Star Catcher, Morphing Animals)
I asked Alistair to work with me on a film that was very special to me about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. I am very happy with the sensitive music that Alistair wrote for the project. The tone was just what I was looking for and it was amazing to see that we were on the same wavelength. He produced the music really quickly, turning it round in a day. I am looking forward to collaborating with Alistair again in future.
Maria Jesús Amérigo
Director / Animator (Exodus)
Alistair's passion for music and his craft shone through in his compositions for "The Last String," making it an absolute joy to work with him. I highly recommend Alistair to any filmmaker or producer in need of a talented and dedicated composer.
Scott McCartney
Producer (The Last String, Al-infernal)
Alistair has been a treasure to work with on our short film, Sacred Skin. He was enthusiastic and committed throughout the production. We had several pre-production meetings discussing the style and meaning of the soundtrack, and his drafts reflected everything we asked of him. The music he gave us is an invaluable part of our short, elevating and enriching it from the first frame to the last.
Georgina Tibai
Producer (Sacred Skin)
Working with Alistair has been, by far, the most wonderful score collaboration I have experienced. His attention to detail and dedication to write a score that matched the inspirations and emotions we had discussed was thrilling to hear. It is easy to tell that Alistair is passionate and committed to making music and sound, especially for the purpose of storytelling and I would without a doubt recommend him and work with him again in the future!
Sammson Orr
Animator / Filmmaker (Growin' Pains)
Developing an immersive Halloween trail and haunted house experience inspired by Tam O’Shanter, we had some very specific requirements for what we might need – and what Alistair delivered couldn’t have been more spot on. The Skeleton’s Welcome’ is atmospheric but also surprisingly catchy and hard to forget – truly haunting! Alistair was easy to communicate our ideas with, prompt and helpful and I hope to have the opportunity to work together on other projects.
Toria Cassidy
Producer (Rozelle Tamfest Haunted Trail)