“I have been meaning to write an arrangement of John Powell’s ‘Romantic Flight’ for a couple of years, but it never felt like the right time to do it. Occasionally, I find an organ so inspiring that arrangements just seem to write themselves...
“The 2003 live-action Peter Pan was one of my favourite films as a child, partly because of its extraordinary soundtrack by James Newton-Howard. This track, Flying, seems to encapsulate all the innocent joy of being a child – it always makes me think of...
“I wrote this arrangement for the Pembroke College Chapel Choir; we were in the middle of a tricky term with emotions running high, and I wanted to write something to give them hope and bring them some joy! The piece starts soft and meditative – almost...
“I have loved the 1996 Hunchback of Notre Dame for so many years, largely because of the incredible soundtrack. The opening scene is such an exhilarating mix of on-screen drama and musical commentary, and it is the music from that sequence that I’ve...