GRANT OLDING
From his studio between the Black Mountains and the Golden Valley, award winning composer and lyricist Grant Olding writes and produces music for television, stage, film and dance.
Highlights in theatre include his many collaborations with Nicholas Hytner both at the Bridge Theatre: LA BELLE SAUVAGE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, TWO LADIES, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ALYS ALWAYS, YOUNG MARX and at the National Theatre: TIMON OF ATHENS, TRAVELLING LIGHT, GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE, THE ALCHEMIST, SOUTHWARK FAIR, THE MAN OF MODE and most famously writing and performing the songs in ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS, the National Theatre's smash hit comedy starring James Corden, which ran for over three years in the West End and Broadway where Grant was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Drama Desk Award for best music in a play.
GRANT OLDING
Grant has also written many scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company including THE ROVER, THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH, and THE HYPOCRITE as well as DON QUIXOTE and OPPENHEIMER which both transferred to the West End.
In 2013 Grant wrote the songs and score for the animated feature film SAVING SANTA starring Martin Freeman and Tim Curry, and for the same creative team Grant currently scores the Warner Brother's animated TV series MOLEY starring Warwick Davis, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Arterton and Richard E Grant.
Other television highlights include scoring three series' of UPSTART CROW for the BBC and two series of MARLEY'S GHOSTS for UKTV Gold. Also for the BBC he has scored sitcoms including I WANT MY WIFE BACK and THE BLEAK OLD SHOP OF STUFF, as well as one off films like A CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG and THE PACT.
In 2016 Grant's first full length dance piece JEKYLL & HYDE premiered at the Old Vic Theatre, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, and in 2021 the pair's first classical ballet MERLIN premiered with the Northern Ballet Company and in 2022 was broadcast in cinemas.
LATEST NEWS
Christmas Carole - Sky Max
Starring Suranne Jones, Jo Brand, Nish Kumar, Mark Benton and Rosie Caveliero this festive film from writers Richard Pinto and Anil Gupta is coming to Sky Max and NOW TV this Christmas Eve at 8pm.
Grant has written the score for this warm and original take on Dickens' classic, directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and produced by Gareth Edwards for Sky Studios. Buckle up, there's a new Scrooge in town!
A Christmas Carol - The Bridge Theatre
The hit 2020 production of A Christmas Carol adapted and directed by Nicholas Hytner and with a score from Grant is back at the Bridge Theatre this December for four weeks only. Returning to their roles are Simon Russell Beale and Eben Figueiredo and joining them is Lyndsey Marshall.
From 6 - 31st December this authentic and classy five star production will get you perfectly in the mood for Christmas. For more info and to book tickets click here.
Moley on Boomerang
The 52 part animated TV series Moley, with music by Grant is currently playing on Warner Brothers' channel Boomerang. With a star studded voice cast which includes Warwick Davis, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Arterton, Julie Walters, Richard E Grant and Charles Dance.
