Tom Gray

Tom Gray is probably best known as a founding member and leading writer of the band Gomez, a band who made a trademark - and a multi-platinum career - out of their eclecticism. Tom's open-mindedness and love of experiment were a defining factor in the development of their idiosyncratic sound. There's no doubt his love of melody underpinned much of their work, tying together their musical shape-shifting. Tom has grown from being a kid playing with cassette machines in a garage in the North of England into a composer working across all media. His songs have been heard on many US and UK tv shows, films and adverts over the years, but, in recent years, he began to compose directly for picture. His projects have ranged from sparse electronic work and contemporary piano through to pastoral folk, show-stopping songs and large ensemble arrangements. His extensive technical knowledge of aesthetic and sonics together with his love of TV and film, has naturally developed into composition for screen - a medium that requires a broad musical palette more than almost any other.