Paul Leonard-Morgan | |
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 Leonard-Morgan in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Scotland |
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| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | paulleonardmorgan |
Paul Leonard-Morgan (born 1974) is a Scottish composer particularly known for his work in scoring for television and film. He won aScottish BAFTA for the filmReflections upon the Origin of the Pineapple (2000), which was his first film score.[1][2]
Leonard-Morgan's mother was a music teacher. As a child, he learned to play the piano, violin, and recorder.[3] He studied at theRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1995 with aBA in musical studies.[4]
Leonard-Morgan's first album,Filmtales, was released in 2007. Between 2006 and 2011, he wrote scores for the BBC spy dramaSpooks.[5] In 2007, he worked on the documentaryJ.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, providing the backing music that went with the film that showed the author working onHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[6]
In 2008, he was chosen by theU.S. Olympic Committee to compose a newU.S. Olympic Team anthem.[7] In the same year, he also wrote the music forNeil Oliver's BBC television seriesA History of Scotland.[8] His score was performed by theBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in 2009.[9]
In 2011, Leonard-Morgan composed the soundtrack for the sci-fi thrillerLimitless,[10][11] and he also wrote music for thetelevision series based on the film.In 2012, he scored the sci-fi filmDredd,[12] for which he was shortlisted at the 2013World Soundtrack Public Choice Award.[13] Also in 2012, Leonard-Morgan composed the queue music forTest Track atEpcot.[14]
Leonard-Morgan first became involved with video game soundtracks by composing material forBattlefield Hardline, which was released in March 2015.[15][16] In May 2016, a trailer forWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III was released, which included his composition;[17] the game came out in 2017, with a score by Leonard-Morgan.[18]
Leonard-Morgan cowrote the score for the 2020 video gameCyberpunk 2077. In an interview withHeadliner Magazine on creating the score and soundtrack for the game, he said, "Writing dark music is relatively easy. Writing dark music like nobody else has ever written before is a little bit harder".[19] Since 2025, he has been the composer for theCBS seriesWatson.[20]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio |
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| 2007 | Popcorn | Darren Paul Fisher | Moviehouse Entertainment |
| 2011 | Limitless | Neil Burger | Relativity Media |
| 2012 | Dredd | Pete Travis | Lionsgate |
| 2013 | The Numbers Station | Kasper Barfoed | Image Entertainment |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Neil Nightingale Barry Cook | 20th Century Fox |
| 2014 | Legendary | Eric Styles | |
| 2016 | Amateurs in Space | Max Kestner | One Filmverleih |
| The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography | Errol Morris | ||
| 2017 | Accidental Anarchist | John Archer Clara Glynn | TVF International |
| 2018 | American Dharma | Errol Morris | Utopia |
| 2019 | The Tomorrow Man | Noble Jones | Bleecker Street |
| Last Breath | Richard da Costa Alex Parkinson | Dogwoof | |
| 2021 | Best Sellers | Lina Roessler | Screen Media |
| 2022 | Gigi & Nate | Nick Hamm | Roadside Attractions |
| 2023 | Boston Strangler | Matt Ruskin | 20th Century Studios |
| The Pigeon Tunnel | Errol Morris | Apple TV+ | |
| 2024 | Separated | Errol Morris | MSNBC Films |
| 2025 | Inheritance | Neil Burger | IFC Films |
| Last Breath | Alex Parkinson | Focus Features |
| Year | Title | Studio | Notes |
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| 2004–2005 | The Brief | ITV | Composed withJohn E. Keane |
| 2006 | Galápagos | BBC Two | Documentary TV series |
| 2006–2011 | Spooks | BBC One | |
| 2008 | A History of Scotland | BBC One | TV series documentary |
| 2012 | How to Grow a Planet | BBC Two | TV series documentary |
| 2012 | Falcón | Sky Atlantic | TV miniseries |
| 2012–2016 | Murder | BBC Two | TV miniseries |
| 2015–2016 | Limitless | CBS | |
| 2017 | Wormwood | Netflix | TV docudrama miniseries |
| 2017–2022 | Dynasty | The CW | Theme music composed withBill Conti and Troy Nõka |
| 2016–present | The Grand Tour | Amazon Studios | |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor | Netflix | Composed for season 3 |
| 2020 | Tales from the Loop | Amazon Studios | Composed withPhilip Glass |
| The Nest | BBC One | ||
| 2021 | Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean | Netflix | TV docudrama miniseries |
| 2023 | Fellow Travelers | Showtime | TV miniseries |
| 2025 | Watson | CBS |
| Year | Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Visceral Games | |
| 2017 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | Relic Entertainment | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red | Composed withMarcin Przybyłowicz and P. T. Adamczyk |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Filmtales | Studio album |
It is the latest milestone for BAFTA award-winner Paul Leonard-Morgan who also wrote the music for BBC TV spy series Spooks
The theme is amplified by Paul Leonard-Morgan, creator of the ultra-atmospheric album Filmtales and a regular TV name thanks to his music for series including Spooks, Fallen and Galapagos
It's your music on the documentary A Year In The Life Of JK Rowling
But now the Bafta-winning Glasgow composer is set to take his compositions on to a world stage after recording the American Olympic team's anthem for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The BBC's main reason for the concert was to promote the music Paul Leonard Morgan has written for the History of Scotland TV series
A Scots composer has written the musical score for a new Hollywood movie starring screen Legend Robert De Niro.
Paul Leonard-Morgan was shortlisted for World Soundtrack Public Choice Award 2013 for the music he composed for the film Dredd.
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