James Thistleton pursues unconventional means of crafting music for visual media. Sonic experimentation lies at the foundation of his approach and is complimented by the discipline of chamber and orchestral composition. His music is often characterized as unsettling, dreadful, and unexpected, yet contrasted with emotional motifs that support depth in storytelling. Classically trained in counterpoint and orchestration, James produces arrangements for orchestra and hybrid enembles. His Youtube channel brings new perspective to fans of game music with arrangements and covers of popular game music. James has produced scores for various student and low-budget films. Recent credits include the feature film TRIP (2022) directed by Neil McCay, the award winning short, CALISTO'S END (2022) directed by Nathan Schiele, and UNSAID (2022) by Shelby Eames. If you need 30 seconds or 90 minutes of music, we can talk options for package deals or per minute basis dependent on the budget of your project. Past clients have enjoyed the benefits of negotiation and recieving high quality music with full copyright ownership.

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James Thistleton pursues unconventional means of crafting music for visual media. Sonic experimentation lies at the foundation of his approach and is complimented by the discipline of chamber and orchestral composition. His music is often characterized as unsettling, dreadful, and unexpected, yet contrasted with emotional motifs that support depth in storytelling. Classically trained in counterpoint and orchestration, James produces arrangements for orchestra and hybrid enembles. His Youtube channel brings new perspective to fans of game music with arrangements and covers of popular game music. James has produced scores for various student and low-budget films. Recent credits include the feature film TRIP (2022) directed by Neil McCay, the award winning short, CALISTO'S END (2022) directed by Nathan Schiele, and UNSAID (2022) by Shelby Eames. If you need 30 seconds or 90 minutes of music, we can talk options for package deals or per minute basis dependent on the budget of your project. Past clients have enjoyed the benefits of negotiation and recieving high quality music with full copyright ownership.

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James Thistleton pursues unconventional means of crafting music for visual media. Sonic experimentation lies at the foundation of his approach and is complimented by the discipline of chamber and orchestral composition. His music is often characterized as unsettling, dreadful, and unexpected, yet contrasted with emotional motifs that support depth in storytelling.

Classically trained in counterpoint and orchestration, James produces arrangements for orchestra and hybrid enembles. His Youtube channel brings new perspective to fans of game music with arrangements and covers of popular game music.

James has produced scores for various student and low-budget films. Recent credits include the feature film TRIP (2022) directed by Neil McCay, the award winning short, CALISTO’S END (2022) directed by Nathan Schiele, and UNSAID (2022) by Shelby Eames.

If you need 30 seconds or 90 minutes of music, we can talk options for package deals or per minute basis dependent on the budget of your project. Past clients have enjoyed the benefits of negotiation and recieving high quality music with full copyright ownership.

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Skills

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Soundtrack
In
Instrumental
Sh
Short Film
Steinberg Cubase
Fr
Freelance Gig

Experience Level

Soundtrack
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
German
Beginner

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Computers & Electronics
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