Jocelyn Pook
About Jocelyn Pook
Jocelyn is one of the UK’s most versatile composers, having written extensively for film, television, opera house and concert hall. She has established an international reputation as a highly original composer.
Her work for theatre includes St Joan (National Theatre of Great Britain) for which she won an Olivier Award and her music-theatre piece Speaking in Tunes for which she won a British Composer Award.
She won a second British Composer Award for her soundtrack to DESH, which accompanies Akram Khan’s dance production of the same name.Her film scores include Eyes Wide Shut, which won her a Chicago Film Award and a Golden Globe nomination, The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino which was nominated for a Classical Brit Award, Brick Lane directed by Sarah Gavron and a piece for the soundtrack to Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese.
Jocelyn has also composed scores for television shows and commercials, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Channel 4’s The Government Inspector.
Jocelyn graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied the viola.
She then embarked on a period of touring and recording with artists such as Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, Laurie Anderson and PJ Harvey and as a member of the Communards. She also tours extensively with The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble, performing repertoire from her albums and music from her film scores.