Ben Foster
Ben studied Composition and Conducting at GSMD winning the Lutoslawski composition prize upon graduation. He went on to study for his MA in Film Composition in Film & Television School.
Since November 2005, he has been orchestrator and conductor for the Â鶹Éç series Doctor Who. Other work as an orchestrator includes the films, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Alien Autopsy, Death at a Funeral and 27 Dresses as well as a number of Commercials including the recent British Airways campaign, Sony Paint and the 2007 Sony Walkman.
Ben has worked as an arranger and conductor for a wide range of artists including Hayley Westenra, Aled Jones, Gary Barlow, SClub7 and Boyzone. He works regularly with the London Session Orchestra and the Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales and has also worked with the Â鶹Éç Philharmonic, RPO and the Czech Film Orchestra.
Work as a composer includes over 30 scores for various European Short Film makers. TV credits include main titles for LWT's Love on a Saturday Night, The Great British Test, and the current arrangement of Â鶹Éç's Question Time. Ben also writes music for the Â鶹Éç drama Torchwood which was nominated in the Best Music category in the 2006 BAFTA Cymru Awards.
Ben was a judge on the Blue Peter Music Makers project in 2006 and a contributor to the Blue Peter Movie Makers project in 2007.
