Composition
Oli brings experience as a musician, composer, and songwriter to his work on stage. He composes across a range of instruments and styles, being particularly adept in indie, folk, pop, and rock.
Composing is a key part of Oli’s process as a director, and most of his work features live music. His most recent compositions include piano and sound-scape pieces for his upcoming immersive audio show Echoes of You. He also recently composed an indie-folk score for his production of As You Like It, and songs to accompany his storytelling exhibition at the Design Museum
Samples
Green-Eyed
Hip-hop piece, created in collaboration with second artist.
Nightingale
Original piano piece accompanying Romeo and Juliet’s final night together in 2016 production.
Everything is Fucked (But It’s Not My Fault)
Pop-punk original – concept sketch for beginnings of new eco-musical.
O Mistress Mine
Indie-Folk composition of O Mistress Mine, from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
In the Ballroom
Electro-swing piece, to accompany a dance on stage.
Enemies
Piece of electronic music, used to choreograph a fight between rival factions on stage.