Ben Harlan

Work

Scores and screen credits.

Goodbye June

Directed by Kate Winslet — Film Score Composer

BAFTA Longlisted for Outstanding British Film
BAFTA Longlist stamp

One Day

Directed by Molly Manners — Song Composer, Episode 2

Television

The Pianist

Directed by Roman Polanski — On-Screen Musician

Feature Film

Coming Down the Mountain

Directed by Julie Anne Robinson — Song Composer, with James Burrell

Television

Her Name Was Moviola

Directed by Howard Berry — Film Score Composer

Feature Film

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Goodbye June

Directed by Kate Winslet — Film Score Composer

Feature Film — Six Scenes

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Her Name Was Moviola

Directed by Howard Berry — Film Score Composer

Feature Film — Trailer

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Orchestrating and Arranging

Performed with ZRI and the Britten Sinfonia

Concert — Three Pieces

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Sleepworlds

Featuring the voice of Hayley Atwell

App — Made for Phone

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Listen

Sound to Picture

Sound to Picture represents the atmospheres and narratives of unknown movie scenes. A blend of homespun samples, synths, sandouri, violin, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, accordion, piano, guitar, banjo and percussion. Recorded in concert at Blackheath Concert Hall, London.

Artwork by Christiane Kubrick

About

Ben Harlan at the piano on a scoring stage

Recording at Abbey Road Studio 2

Ben is a classically trained composer and clarinettist, educated at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he won the Gareth Neame Scholarship for Composition.

His path into film began as a performer, appearing on screen in Roman Polanski's The Pianist. A later collaboration with composer Henning Lohner led to commissions for the BBC and Netflix.

A connection made through music education introduced him to Kate Winslet — a relationship that led to his debut feature score for Goodbye June.

Beyond the screen, Ben scored the app Sleepworlds, featuring the voice of Hayley Atwell, and performs with his ensemble ZRI alongside the Västerås Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia.

Training: Guildhall School of Music & Drama; Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Honours: Gareth Neame Scholarship for Composition
Instrument: Clarinet
Ensemble: ZRI — with the Västerås Symphony Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia
Beyond Film: Sleepworlds, featuring Hayley Atwell

Praise

Words from directors and collaborators.

"Ben has a level of profound empathy that lent itself so completely to the emotional balance of Goodbye June. His ability to pre-empt what I might need was invaluable — I have to say that I would at times have been lost without him."
Kate Winslet CBEDirector, Goodbye June

"Ben Harlan's music is beautifully orchestrated, full of surprises and filmic qualities."
John LunnComposer, Downton Abbey / The Last Kingdom

"Ben is the clarinettist and co-creator of choice on my movie scores."
Henning LohnerComposer, The Ring Two / In the Name of the King

Scores and screen credits.

Sound to Picture

More Examples of Ben’s Work

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