British Film, TV and Video Game composer Stephen Baysted is renowned for his versatility and for his emotionally charged and expressively powerful music

Stephen has a highly creative and versatile musical voice, and he always the finds exactly the right sound world for each project.  Frequently described as a ‘true gent’ and a ‘great guy to work with’, he loves to collaborate closely with directors and producers to help them realise their creative vision.  Stephen always delivers on time, every time, and produces compelling music of the very highest quality. 

Stephen’s work has been nominated for three Jerry Goldsmith Awards for Best Score, two Motion Picture Sound Editors ‘Golden Reel’ Awards, a Golden Joystick award, and two Game Audio Network Guild Awards.

Film

Stephen’s recent scores for cinema include: Dawn of Impressionism: 1874; My National Gallery: London; Leonardo: The Works; Young Picasso; I, Claude Monet, Renoir: Reviled and Revered; The Impressionists and the RTS winning Matisse Live with director Phil Grabsky; the surrealist psychological drama Strange Factories; and Tim Pope’s Brandy and Pep.

For Television

His work includes: 5 seasons of Blink Film’s epic documentary series Ancient Mysteries for Channel 5, Smithsonian and SBS Australia; The Queen: Mother and Monarch for Channel 4; Graveyard of the Giant Beasts for Channel 4 and PBS; the 3 part Volatile Earth series for Channel 4; 2 series for the BBC with Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge; and Shark-Croc Showdown for Discovery Channel.

Animation

Stephen’s additional credits include: ‘Robozuna’ for ITV and Netflix; and ‘Hulk and the Agents of Smash’ for Disney Television.

Video Games

His most recent include: Project Motor Racing (forthcoming); Fast and Furious: Crossroads and Project Cars 3; the number one bestselling racing titles: Project Cars 2 & Project Cars; Electronic Arts’: Shift 2: Unleashed and Need for Speed: Shift; Atari’s Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends; and The Walking Dead: Assault.

Advertising

He has also composed the music for cinema, television and radio advertisements, including high profile campaigns for Budweiser, McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Samsung.