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Alex Baranowski – Music Composer, London

  • Member (3 years 6 months)
  • Screened Music Composer (3 years 3 months 2 days)

Biography

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Alex Baranowski is a composer, arranger and sound designer based in Central London. A 2005 graduate of Paul McCartney’s LIPA, he recently worked with electro duo Underworld for Danny Boyle’s FRANKENSTEIN at the Royal National Theatre staring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller.

A regular contributor to the National, he was also composer for HAMLET directed by NT artistic director Nicholas Hytner and EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON directed by Rupert Goold. Both Hamlet and Frankenstein were broadcast live to cinemas globally as part of NT Live.

Other projects have included THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at the RSC (with Adam Cork); the forthcoming FAITH MACHINE at the Royal Court, SALT, ROOT AND ROE at the Donmar, OTHELLO and HOBSON'S CHOICE at the Sheffield Crucible and HERDING CATS at Theatre Royal Bath. He has also recently composed music for 2Faced Dance's IN THE DUST showing at the Edinburgh fringe this summer and subsequent UK tour.

Alex’s work in television and film has included five television commercials for BLUE DRAGON; MADE IN ENGLAND for Channel 4; and feature films NFA and TREQUARTI.
He is based from his own studio in London.

Composing Information

  • Classification: Established
  • Profession: Composer, Producer, Orchestrator
  • Primary Sequencer: Pro Tools
  • Operating System: Mac
  • Projects: THEATRE: National Theatre: Hamlet; Earthquakes in London; Frankenstein (with Underworld). Donmar: Salt, Root and Roe. Crucible: Othello. Royal Court: Faith Machine. RSC: Merchant of Venice (with Adam Cork). FILM: McCullin; NFA; Made In England. COMMERCIAL: Blue Dragon, Imodium
  • Relevant Qualifications: Sound Technology BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)2005

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Film & TV MusicTracks

  • Summary:
  • Panel Highly recommended 1 Recommended track 2
  • Composers Highly recommended 6 Recommended track 9
  • Members Highly recommended 4 Recommended track 1
Title Moods Genres Posted Comments Recommendations
The Willow Chamber
    Atmospheric
    Melancholy
    Orchestral
    World
29
days ago
0
0
Desdemona's Willow Song
    Atmospheric
    Ambient
29
days ago
0
0
Hamlet's Theme
    Atmospheric
    Dark
    Experimental
    Strings
457
days ago
1 I like this track icon
1
"Hamlet in madness has Polonius slain.."
    Dramatic
    Dark
    Orchestral
    Strings
457
days ago
2 I love this track icon
3
Earthquakes in London
    Atmospheric
    Ambient
457
days ago
2 I love this track iconI love this track icon
6
Prologue to the Future
    Dark
    Choral
457
days ago
0
0
Habit of Art - Royal National Theatre Promo Video available
    Energetic
    Orchestral
694
days ago
0
0
Apollo 8 Takeoff
    Epic
    Dramatic
    Orchestral
    Piano
910
days ago
7 I love this track iconI love this track iconI love this track iconI like this track iconI like this track iconI like this track icon
12
End Credits
    Atmospheric
    Dark
    World
    Experimental
1188
days ago
2 I love this track iconI like this track icon
4
Esso Ad
    Chilled
    Cheerful
    Acoustic
    Orchestral
1081
days ago
2 I like this track iconI like this track icon
2
Theme from "TreQuarti"
    Dramatic
    Mellow
    Orchestral
    Strings
1044
days ago
2 I love this track iconI like this track icon
4
The Banjo Song
    Bright
    Energetic
    Jazz
    Dance
1279
days ago
4 I love this track iconI love this track iconI like this track iconI like this track icon
8
Extinct
    Dark
    Epic
    Orchestral
    Brass
1188
days ago
3 I love this track iconI like this track iconI like this track icon
5

Ratings & Reviews Summary

Key: Highly recommended = Highly Recommended Recommended track = Recommended
Panellists Elizabeth Parker loves this track!Paul Farrer likes this track.Rodney Newton likes this track.
Composers Reuben Cornell loves this track!Reuben Cornell loves this track!Angus McLeod loves this track!John Llewellyn Brees loves this track!Ewan Clark loves this track!John Llewellyn Brees loves this track!Ian Dolamore likes this track.Owain Llwyd likes this track.Fadi Gaziri likes this track.Dov Waterman likes this track.Christopher Chong likes this track.James Jones likes this track.Dan McCaughern likes this track.Olivia Dixon likes this track.Jode Steele likes this track.
Members ceri worsfold loves this track!Dov Waterman loves this track!'Team Picks' loves this track!Stu Kennedy loves this track!Stu Kennedy likes this track.

Composing Genres

Alex composes in the following film and television music genres (bold = specialises in):

  • Ambient
  • Acoustic
  • Blues
  • Choral
  • Electronica
  • Experimental
  • Folk
  • Industrial
  • Jazz
  • Orchestral
  • Piano
  • Pop
  • Retro
  • Rock
  • Strings
  • World
  • Woodwind
  • Brass
  • Chamber Group

Music recommended by Alex Baranowski

Empty by Film & TV ComposerOlivia Dixon

Really love your use of the reversed piano to drive the piece on, together with the sampled drums.. very atmospheric and interesting to listen to.
3 years 8 days

Chutney (Blighty ident) by Film & TV ComposerRob Manning

Love it!!!!
2 years 10 months 8 days

Conspiracy To Sue by Film & TV ComposerStu Kennedy

Really beautiful string arrangement Stu - and great programming, you'd think it was the real thing!
2 years 2 months 4 days

Isosaki by Film & TV ComposerDov Waterman

Wonderfully beautiful and poignant piano piece. I think I might have to take a trip to the Royal Academy to see this!
2 years 2 months

Cast Offs Ep1 Dan. Arrival on the Beach by Film & TV ComposerDidier Messidoro

I agree with Rob - lovely sound and textures, wonderfully emotive.
2 years 1 months 6 days

Oceans of Life by Film & TV ComposerLila Senior

Lovely textures and chords... beautiful!
1 years 8 days

Other Reviews by Alex Baranowski

Feature Comment

"Myself and fellow composer David Wainwright, run the music production team Verbal Vigilante Music. In December 2007 we won Channel 4's 4Talent Award for our soundtrack work. I see these Awards as an......"
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06 Jan 20:56

Empty by Olivia Dixon

  • “Has a Paul Mounsey-esque quality to it - very compelling!!…”
  • ceri worsfold (Member)
06 Jan 20:38

Police Drama by Tony Patterson

  • “Has an Edge of Darkness feel to it!! Like the track but I agree with Melody Xu.…”
  • ceri worsfold (Member)
06 Jan 20:34

Battleground by Jules Bromley

  • “Love this track!! Thinking maybe would work for the latest Disney/Pixar space flick - whatever that is!!…”
  • ceri worsfold (Member)

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