Ben Foster

Born in Liverpool, a graduate of GSMD and NFTS, Ben is a 4 x BAFTA-nominated composer. His work can be heard on Sally Wainwright's acclaimed dramas Happy Valley and Riot Women and Russell T Davies’ Torchwood for BBC as well as Ridley and Thunderbirds Are Go for ITV. He has conducted most of the major orchestras in the world, and at the BBC Proms on six occasions. He has a relationship of 20 years with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and frequently works with the London Symphony Orchestra, including for the London Olympics 2012. He has worked as an orchestral arranger for many of the world’s leading artists : Nick Cave, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and provided a string arrangement for the final song by The Beatles - Now and Then, working with Giles Martin. He has collaborated with Giles on many projects, most notably the film Rocketman and The Sound of Magic for Disney. Ben has worked with David Arnold since 2012, conducting, providing orchestral arrangements and additional music on many of his projects : Mog’s Christmas, The Tiger that Came to Tea and 3 Seasons of Good Omens. Ben has orchestrated scores for a variety of composers including Jeymes Samuel, Marc Streitenfeld & Warren Ellis. He has also worked with Peter Gabriel, Paul Weller, Alex Warren, Will Gregory and John Williams. Between 2005 and 2015 Ben conducted and provided orchestral arrangements for 110 episodes of Doctor Who and the Doctor Who Proms and Symphonic Spectacular concerts.