John Patrick Elliott

Composer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Assistant: Nacho Martin

Film, TV & Theatre

John is an award-winning composer, music producer, songwriter and performer from West Yorkshire. 

Since moving into composing for theatre, TV and film, in 2022 he won the Stage Debut Award for Best Composer for his score for Olivier-nominated West End hit Cruise. He has also composed for feature films and television, as well as commercial work for clients including Google and Samsung.

John has worked with world-class producers including Graeme Stewart (Radiohead), Brett Shaw (Florence and the Machine) and Sonny Johns (Buena Vista Social Club, Tony Allen). 

Previously he spent years on the road as a touring and recording artist in the UK and Europe, garnering a cult following for his genre-hopping project The Little Unsaid, now a regular staple at Glastonbury Festival and receiving radio support from the likes of Iggy Pop and Guy Garvey. 

He was also recipient of the Steve Reid InNOVAtion Award for boundary-pushing music creators, judged by a panel including Gilles Peterson, Four Tet and Floating Points. 

In Development

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THE ISLE

Aria

New play in development with collaborator Jack Holden

Theatre

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KENREX

2024

Sheffield Theatre

Directed by Ed Stambollouian
Written by Jack Holden

ADA

2023

National Youth Theatre

Written by Rebecca Manley
Dir. Andrew Whyment

CRUISE

2023

HOME Manchester / Aria Entertainment

Composer & Performer By Jack Holden Dir. Bronagh Lagan *Winner Stage Debut Award for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer *Nominated Olivier Awards - Best New Play 2022 *Nominated for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer at the Stage Debut Awards 2022 *Winner Best Recorded Show (Edited - Significant Edits) - Offies 2022

WEEVER FISH

2023

Central School of Speech & Drama

Original show commissioned and performed by final year students

RING RING

2023

Rose Bruford

By Gary Owen
As Composer

THE ALBUM

2022

SAY / THE PLACE

Choreographed by Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui

CRUISE

2022

Aria Entertainment / Lambert Jackson Productions / Apollo Theatre

Composer & Performer
By Jack Holden
Dir. Bronagh Lagan
*Winner Stage Debut Award for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer
*Nominated Olivier Awards - Best New Play 2022
*Nominated for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer at the Stage Debut Awards 2022
*Winner Best Recorded Show (Edited - Significant Edits) - Offies 2022

MAPDANCE 22

2022

Mapdance 22

Contemporary dance piece touring the UK throughout 2022
Choreography by Sarah Golding

CRUISE

2021

Aria Entertainment / Lambert Jackson / The Duchess Theatre

Composer & Performer
Streamed play (Stream.Theatre) and Live at The Duchess Theatre, West End
By Jack Holden
Directed by Bronagh Lagan
*Winner Stage Debut Award for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer
*Nominated Olivier Awards - Best New Play 2022
*Winner Best Recorded Show (Edited - Significant Edits) - Offies 2022

ANIMAL FARM

2021

National Youth Theatre 2021 / Royal & Derngate

Composer
By George Orwell, Adapted by Tatty Hennessy
Directed by Ed Stambollouian

KENREX (rehearsed reading)

2018

Stockroom / Shoreditch Town Hall

Composer and Performer
Written by Jack Holden & Ed Stambollouian
Directed by Ed Stambollouian

Television

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INTO THE CONGO

2024

Channel 5

Film

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THREE MOONS OF BIYANGDO

2022

Newyonder

Composer
Feature documentary following the tradition of the Haenyeo, free-diving women, in South Korea
Directed by Jon Cleave

WILD ISLES

2022

Newyonder

Composer
Feature documentary charting the change in biodiversity around the UK
Directed by Jon Cleave

Short Films

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THE ART OF HYBRID INTELLIGENCE

2022

Brunswick Group

Composer
Directed by Fabia Martin

SOMETIME ELSE

2020

James Cleave Films

Composer
Directed by James Cleave

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU

2020

Composer
Directed by Rik Sims

PRESS

“The Little Unsaid’s John Elliott plays an electronic score that pulses softly throughout, beautifully building each scene with angelic, breathy synths as we go from phone line to nightclub to funeral and back.”  - The Guardian

“John Elliott's music is nothing short of extraordinary and does so much to set atmosphere and add high impact.”  - Broadway World

“Elliott underscores scenes with his brilliantly composed live synth and guitar score... Holden and Elliott are working in a transcendent tandem. It is a heart-stopping moment of modern musical theatre.” - Musical Theatre Review

“Entrancing…deeply atmospheric…songwriting of a real rich quality” Clash