Peter Raeburn
Peter Raeburn is a composer, producer, songwriter, artist and creative director. He is the founder of award-winning music company Soundtree Music, where he has been bringing his unique sensibility and innovative vision to the relationship between music, narrative and picture since the company began in 1997. Peter is well known for his work on director Jonathan Glazer’s films Under The Skin (nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Music), Birth, and Sexy Beast. Peter also helped shape the soundtrack of Lars Von Trier’s Breaking The Waves and was music consultant for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, directed by Justin Chadwick. Peter composed the music for Raoul Martinez and Joshua Van Praag’s Creating Freedom: Lottery of Birth, which was nominated for Best Documentary at Raindance Film Festival, and his music was featured extensively in Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams. Peter composed the score and songs for indie-favourite Joshua Leonard’s feature film The Lie, as well as for the upcoming film Molly Moon: The Incredible Hypnotist.As founder & creative director of London-based Soundtree Music, Peter’s achievements include some of the most iconic commercial spots ever made, including Guinness (Surfer/Bet on Black/Dreamclub), Sony (Music Pieces), Sony PlayStation (Mountain), Stella Artois (Ice Skating Priests) and Levi’s (Twist/Odyssey), to name a few. Peter composed the BBC title music for the Commonwealth Games 2014, as well as a rich variety of compositions for film & TV (he was the composer for the long running ITV 1 idents). Peter is also the person behind the music and sound that is ‘Skype’. Peter has won some of the industries highest awards including the Cannes Lion, numerous D&AD Awards, Craft Awards, Creative Circle Awards and Clio Awards for original composition. As a recording artist, Peter released his critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘You And Me’ in 2009, showcasing his unique sound and diversity. He is currently completing work on his new album, set for a 2015 release.Peter has just completed composing the score for Russell Brand's re-telling of ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’. As well as an exciting new audio release through Canongate, Peter performed and conducted the live show to an electric response at The Royal Albert Hall.Peter is able to work in a wide variety of mediums and genres and continues to find innovative ways of telling stories with music. He thrives on pushing musical boundaries and is committed to creating unique and original work as he furthers his exploration into the role, power and importance of music.