Accomplished London-based composer Joel Cadbury’s work spans film, documentaries, dance, and stage. No matter if his music is experienced on the big
screen or on stage and beyond, his signature electronic style always fascinates and mesmerises.

For decades, Joel has been the main songwriter and frontman for the rock band sOuth, whose debut album ‘From Here On In’ was released on James Lavelle’s seminal label Mo’ Wax.  He is also a part of the influential musical group UNKLE as a guitarist and co-writer, and was a featured artist on their albums ‘Never, Never Land’, ‘End Titles’ and ‘Where Did the Night Fall?’  To this day, both groups are lauded for their cutting edge sound and music production – vanguard qualities Joel employs in his scoring as a composer.

His scores for feature films include The Killer Inside Me, based on Jim Thompson’s 1950’s American noir novel, and the Russell Brand economic disparity documentary The Emperor’s New Clothes, both directed by Michael Winterbottom, as well as the armed robbery romantic thriller Comes a Bright Day, and the iconic UK crime thriller Sexy Beast, directed by Jonathan Glazer.  Joel recently provided additional music for the HBO limited documentary series The Way Down, as well as scoring the NBC Universal / BBC comedy drama series Dodger, which explores to origins of the beloved character The Artful Dodger.

As a key collaborator of critically acclaimed British choreographer Wayne McGregor, Joel has composed music for dance and ballet performances such as Borderlands, which was performed for the San Francisco Ballet for their 2013 opening gala, Winged Bull in an Elephant Cage, and the soulful electronica score for the fantasy adaptation UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, based on Jim Henson’s iconic 1982 film.

Accomplished London-based composer Joel Cadbury’s work spans film, documentaries, dance, and stage. No matter if his music is experienced on the big
screen or on stage and beyond, his signature electronic style always fascinates and mesmerises.

For decades, Joel has been the main songwriter and frontman for the rock band sOuth, whose debut album ‘From Here On In’ was released on James Lavelle’s seminal label Mo’ Wax.  He is also a part of the influential musical group UNKLE as a guitarist and co-writer, and was a featured artist on their albums ‘Never, Never Land’, ‘End Titles’ and ‘Where Did the Night Fall?’  To this day, both groups are lauded for their cutting edge sound and music production – vanguard qualities Joel employs in his scoring as a composer.

His scores for feature films include The Killer Inside Me, based on Jim Thompson’s 1950’s American noir novel, and the Russell Brand economic disparity documentary The Emperor’s New Clothes, both directed by Michael Winterbottom, as well as the armed robbery romantic thriller Comes a Bright Day, and the iconic UK crime thriller Sexy Beast, directed by Jonathan Glazer.  Joel recently provided additional music for the HBO limited documentary series The Way Down, as well as scoring the NBC Universal / BBC comedy drama series Dodger, which explores to origins of the beloved character The Artful Dodger.

As a key collaborator of critically acclaimed British choreographer Wayne McGregor, Joel has composed music for dance and ballet performances such as Borderlands, which was performed for the San Francisco Ballet for their 2013 opening gala, Winged Bull in an Elephant Cage, and the soulful electronica score for the fantasy adaptation UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, based on Jim Henson’s iconic 1982 film.

Film

2015 – The Emperor’s New Clothes
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Revolution Films

2012 – Comes A Bright Day
Directed by Simon Aboud
Ipso Facto Films

2012 – Gallop [short film]
Directed by Michael Pearce
Homecorp

2010 – The Killer Inside Me
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Muse Productions / Revolution Films

2000 – Sexy Beast [additional music as sOuth]
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Recorded Picture Company / Film Four

TV

2024 – Fertility Fraudster [forthcoming]
Directed by Josh Allott
Curious Films / Netflix

2023 – Still Up
Directed by John Addis
Various Artists / Apple TV+

2022 – Dodger
Directed by Rhys Thomas
NBC Universal / BBC

2021 – The Way Down [additional music]
Directed by Marina Zenovich
Campfire / HBO

2018 – Civilisations
Directed by Ashley Gething, Matthew Hill and Tim Neil
Nutopia / BBC

2016 – Shield 5
Directed by Anthony Wilcox
Hullabaloo Productions

Stage / Dance

2023 – UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey
Directed by Wayne McGregor
Royal Opera House

2018 – Winged Bull In A Elephant Cage
Directed by Wayne McGregor and Robin Friend
BBC Performance Live

2013 – Borderlands
Directed by Wayne McGregor
San Francisco Ballet

2012 – 2012 London Olympics
Directed by Ravi Deepres and curated by Wayne McGregor
Royal Opera House / International Olympic Gala

Discography

2023 – UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey
Joel Cadbury

2022 – Without A Home EP
Joel Cadbury
Released by Left Out Records

2022 – Dodger (OST)
Joel Cadbury
Released by NBC Universal

2010 – Where Did The Night Fall
UNKLE
Released by Surrender All

2008 – End Titles… Stories For Film
UNKLE
Released by Surrender All

2008 – You Are Here
sOuth
Released by Young American

2006 – Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars
sOuth
Released by Cooking Vinyl

2003 – Never, Never, Land
UNKLE
Released by Mo’Wax

2003 – With The Tides
sOuth
Released by Kinetic Records

2001 – From Here On In
sOuth
Released by Mo’Wax