John Ashton Thomas

John is a Composer and Musician with a large breadth of musical experience. He holds a Master's Degree (M.Mus.) in Composition from the university of London, and is an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London. He has worked as a Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Conductor, Pianist/ Keyboard Player and Teacher in the UK and the USA. Since 2001 ha has worked on a wide range of film scores, from "The Italian Job" and "Happy Feet" to "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Beowulf".

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Credits/ Additional Music, Arranger, Programmer (Film) :

	Hancock (Sony Pictures, 2008) Additional Music, Programming

	Stop Loss (Paramount, 2008)- Arranging

	Horton Hears A Who ! (20th Century Fox, 2008) Additional Music, Programming

	Jumper (20th Century Fox, 2008) Additional Music, Programming

	The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal, 2007) - Additional Music, Arranging

	P.S. I Love You (Alcon 2007) Additional Music, Arranging

	TMNT (Warner Brothers, 2007)- Arranging

	Happy Feet (Warner Brothers 2006) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming

	X Men 3: The Last Stand (20th Century Fox 2006) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming

	Ice Age: The Meltdown (20th Century Fox 2006) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming

	Mr and Mrs Smith (20th Century Fox, 2005) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming

	Robots (20th Century Fox, 2005) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming


	The Bourne Supremacy (Universal, 2004) - Additional Music, Arranging and Programming

	Paycheck (Paramount 2003) - Additional Music

	The Italian Job (Paramount 2003) - Additional Music

	Agent Cody Banks (MGM 2003) - Additional Music

	The Adventures of Pluto Nash (MGM, 2001) - Additional Music

	Rat Race (Paramount, 2001) - Additional Music

Credits/ Orchestrator (Film):

	The X-Files: I want to believe (20th Century Fox 2008)

	Tropic Thunder (Dreamworks 2008)

	Hancock (Sony Pictures, 2008)

	Kung Fu Panda (Dreamworks, 2008)

	Horton Hears A Who ! (20th Century Fox, 2008)

	Beowulf (Warner Brothers, 2007)

	Fred Claus (Warner Brothers, 2007)

	The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal, 2007)

	Stop Loss (Paramount, 2008)

	Fantastic Four:Rise of the Silver Surfer (20th Century Fox, 2007)

	Blades of Glory (Paramount, 2007)

	Night at the Museum (20th Century Fox, 2006)

	We Are Marshall (Warner Brothers, 2006)

	Happy Feet (Warner Brothers, 2006)

	Everyone's Hero (20th Century Fox 2006)

	Zoom (Sony Pictures, 2006)

	The Ant Bully (Warner Brothers 2006)

	Superman Returns (Warner Brothers 2006)

	X Men 3: The Last Stand (20th Century Fox 2006)

	United 93 (Universal 2006)

	Ice Age: The Meltdown (20th Century Fox 2006)

	Robots (20th Century Fox, 2005)

	Mr and Mrs Smith (20th Century Fox, 2005)

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Credits/ Composer (TV) :

	Coast: Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (BBC1)

	Working Lunch (BBC2) www.bbc.co.uk/workinglunch

	Real Life (ITV1)

	Cashing In (BBC1)

	Tony's People (Channel 4)

Credits/ Composer, Arranger (Commercials) include:

Oxfam, Mercedes, Shell, British Gas, USA Postal Service, Hanson, Planters Peanuts (USA), L'Oreal, Lavazza, Zurich Bank, HP Sauce, Nesquik.

Library Music

Johns music is also available as part of the BMG/Zomba music library.

Other Activities

John is active as a concert Composer, and Performer. Use the links below to listen to some of his pieces.

One of John's Compositions, "Music of the Early 21st Century", appears on the first CD release by Sonic Arts Network.

John is also active in the world of music education. He teaches at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and Trinity College of Music, London.

John is a member of the Performing Rights Society, the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the American Federation of Musicians, and the Musicians Union (UK).

Scores

Click here to download some of John's scores.