Benjamin Woodgates is a London-based composer, arranger and musical director. His strong sense of musicality, extensive knowledge of different genres and understanding of how music works to picture is evident in his scores for film, theatre productions, video games and high profile advertising campaigns.
Benjamin scored the feature film DREAM HORSE directed by Euros Lyn and starring Toni Collette, Owen Teale and Damien Lewis. The film received it’s world premiere at Sundance film festival in 2020. He also worked as the Musical Director on Terence Davies critically acclaimed feature drama, BENEDICTION, about the life of Siegfried Sassoon.
Also a sought after orchestrator and arranger for film and television, Benjamin’s recent credits include BEING THE RICARDOS, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, LANDSCAPERS and THE AFTERPARTY. He translates music for the live arena also, arranging and orchestrating Johnny Greenwood’s Oscar- nominated PHANTOM THREAD score for live performance by the London Contemporary Orchestra at the film’s European premiere in London.
Beyond film, Benjamin has collaborated with some of the world’s leading classical, folk, and world musicians, including RPS Award winner Abel Selaocoe and Martin Green, for whom he arranged the Ivor Novello Award- winning AEONS. He has also composed a series of concert and site-specific works, with commissions for St Paul’s Cathedral and the WDR Funkhausorchester
Benjamin Woodgates is a London-based composer, arranger and musical director. His strong sense of musicality, extensive knowledge of different genres and understanding of how music works to picture is evident in his scores for film, theatre productions, video games and high profile advertising campaigns.
Benjamin scored the feature film DREAM HORSE directed by Euros Lyn and starring Toni Collette, Owen Teale and Damien Lewis. The film received it’s world premiere at Sundance film festival in 2020. He also worked as the Musical Director on Terence Davies critically acclaimed feature drama, BENEDICTION, about the life of Siegfried Sassoon.
Also a sought after orchestrator and arranger for film and television, Benjamin’s recent credits include BEING THE RICARDOS, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, LANDSCAPERS and THE AFTERPARTY. He translates music for the live arena also, arranging and orchestrating Johnny Greenwood’s Oscar- nominated PHANTOM THREAD score for live performance by the London Contemporary Orchestra at the film’s European premiere in London.
Beyond film, Benjamin has collaborated with some of the world’s leading classical, folk, and world musicians, including RPS Award winner Abel Selaocoe and Martin Green, for whom he arranged the Ivor Novello Award- winning AEONS. He has also composed a series of concert and site-specific works, with commissions for St Paul’s Cathedral and the WDR Funkhausorchester
Film
2022 – Benediction [as Musical Director]
Directed by Terence Davies
EMU Films
2021 – Dream Horse
Directed by Euros Lyn
Popara Films / Film4
2020 – Selsey Bill [short film]
Directed by Jake Mavity
2017 – Puff Piece [short film]
Directed by Jonas Eriks
2016 – The Burning [short film]
Directed by Dominic Lees
2014 – The Longest Drive [short film]
Directed by Francis Annan
Full Measures Film
Advertising & Brand Work
2023 – Emirates / Lovers of Sport
HeadsUp Productions / Hogarth
Directed by Wally Pfister
2023 – Hornbach / Square Meter
HeimatTBWA
Directed by Steve Rogers
2022 – Google Nest / Magic of a Moment
Anomaly
Director: Dan Emmerson
2022 – Google Nest / Big Crunch
Anomaly
Director: Dan Emmerson
2022 – DFS / What’s Your Sleep Thing?
Pablo London
Directed by Anna Himma
2021 – DFS / What’s Your Thing?
Pablo London
Directed by Freddie Powell
2019 – Milka / Goodness
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam
Directed by Sam Southward
2019 – Amstel / Bridges on Bridges
Adam&Eve DDB
Directed by Tim Godsall
2018 – Waitrose / Christmas
Adam&Eve DDB
Directed by James Rouse
2018 – Temptations / Cat Attack
Adam&Eve DDB
Directed by Smith & Foulkes
2018 – Channel 4 Promo Trailer / Winter Paralympics
4Creative
2017 – Barclays / Digital Safety
BBH London
Directed by James Rouse
2017 – Honda / Up
Wieden + Kennedy
Directed by Pedro Martin-Calero
2016 – Bulldog Skincare / Awkward Elves
Adam&Eve DDB
Directed by Tom Godsall
Orchestration & Arrangement
Prime Target (2025)
Orchestrator
Scott Free Productions / Apple TV+
Nautilus (2024)
Orchestrator
Seven Stories / Amazon Prime
BBC Proms 2024: Disco at the Proms (2024) Arranger
Royal Albert Hall / BBC Two
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023)
Orchestration
Sister Films / BBC
Villeneuve Pironi (2022)
Orchestration
Noah Media / Sky Studios
The Afterparty (2022)
Arranger/orchestration
Columbia TriStar / Lord Miller / Apple TV+
Landscapers (2021)
Arranger/orchestration
Sister Pictures / Cactus Films
Being The Ricardos (2021)
Arranger/orchestration
Escape Artists / Amazon Studios
The Dark Crystal – Rise of the Resistance (2019)
Orchestration
Netflix / The Jim Henson Company
Spider-Man – Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
Orchestration
Lord Miller / Columbia Pictures Corp.
Mission Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Orchestration
Skydance Media / Paramount Pictures
Royal Wedding of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle (2018)
Arranger
St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
(Kensington Palace commission)
Phantom Thread (2018)
Arranger/orchestration
Royal Festival Hall, LondonCollaborations
Collaborations
Birds (2024)
[with Abel Selaocoe & Marius Neset]
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Four Spirits by Abel Selaocoe (2023)
Arranger
BBC Radio 3 / Seattle Symphony / philharmonie zuidnederland
The Passion of Joan of Arc (2022)
[with Julia Holter]
Opera North / Barbican
Aeons (2018)
(with Martin Green)
Opera North
Great Exhibition of the North
As You Are (2018)
[with Abel Selaocoe]
Opera North
Video Games
2022 – Card Shark
(Conductor, arranger)
Nerial
2022 – Immortality
(Arranger)
Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid Productions
2019 – Astrologaster
(Additional music, conductor, arranger)
Nyamyam
2015 – Wander
Wander MMO
Awards & Recognition
2024 – Cannes Lions Grand Prix – Winner (Hornbach/Square Meter) 2022 – BAFTA Connect Member
2015 – BAFTA Breakthrough Brit – Finalist
2014 – ASCAP Foundation Award – Winner
2014 – OTICONS Faculty Internation Film Scoring Award – Winner
Discography & Published Works
2022 – Bond 25 – Royal Philhamronic Orchestra
2019 – Variant V (from Borderlands) [Arranger] – Mercury KX
2017 – Psalm 67 – Stainer & Bell
2016 – Benedicte – St Paul’s Cathedral Choir commission
2015 – Snowbound – Philharmonia Orchestra
2014 – Bodas de Sangre – WDR Radio Orchestra