Charles Olins

After leaving school became a session keyboardist and arranger, for artists including Tina Turner, Tom Jones, Julian Lennon, Donovan. Also played in various bands including Yes, with whom he recorded the classic album 90125, produced by Trevor Horn, with whom he signed record and publishing deals as member of Esquire, recording 1 album for Geffen records.

Moved to Los Angeles, signing as songwriter to Warner Chappell music.
Working over 25 years with French Disco supremo Cerrone, co-produced 8 albums, MD’ing a series of huge ‘son et lumiere’ shows in France and Japan, including playing at Versailles and at Live 8. Also with Cerrone created the score for a Paris production of A Clockwork Orange at the Cirque d’Hiver.

2008/2009 Created Songs and score for London theatre production of Exposure- The Musical staged in 2016 at St James Theatre, London.

Since 1990, working as a film and Tv composer has produced scores for over 40 feature films including 12 Monkeys, Shaka Zulu: The Citadel, The Mansion Divorce Club,BDE, Les Bodins en Thailande (#1 at the French Box office) Les Infaillbles and Les Bodins department en Vrille .

Television projects included 2 seasons of Steven Seagal’s True Justice, 5 cartoon films in the Jasper the Mule series, Looking after Jojo (BBC -Dir John Mackenzie). Also produced TV commercials for companies including Porsche, Samsung, Land Rover, Sony Playstation and BluRay

French TV projects include fantasy mini-series Le Talisman, comedy/drama series Frerots, & comedy series Morning Night (2 seasons) Documentaries include Dieuleveult, les disparus du fleuve and 'Uderzo, sur le divan d’Asterix’

Arranged , orchestrated and produced all the music (Songs and incidental music) for Friends The Musical Parody.Upcoming projects include a new (Currently untitled) animation feature with Frederic Forestier and a collaboration with The Art of THIS

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