Geoff Lawson was born in the UK and is one of the world's most highly regarded and prolific orchestrators working in the film and music industries.

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He has worked on some of the most prominent film productions of recent years and has written orchestrations for many of the world's top film composers, including Ludwig Goransson, John Powell, Henry Jackman, Theodore Shapiro, Dominic Lewis, Germaine Franco, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Carter Burwell, among many others. Ludwig Goransson's score for Black Panther, for which Geoff wrote a large number of orchestrations, won Oscar for Best Original Score in 2019.
 

Known for the clarity and effectiveness of his work, Geoff's style draws inspiration from the Classical tradition, Jazz and the great post-war Hollywood film composers. He combines this with an in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge studio technology and modern sampling techniques.

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He has written arrangements for many high-profile recording artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Rod Stewart, Gregory Porter, Chad Lawson, Jess Gillam, Hayley Westenra, Katherine Jenkins and Gary Barlow. Geoff has also had a long-standing collaboration with the acclaimed vocal ensemble Voces8. His television work includes arrangements for the BBC programme Songs of Praise and BBC Sports Personality of the Year, ITV's Dancing on Ice and many Sky Arts documentaries.

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Geoff also composes music for media and advertising through the joint venture Sound Gallery and in 2015 he arranged and conducted orchestrations for the prestigious John Lewis Christmas advert.

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He was educated at Cambridge University and graduated with a First Class Honours in Music, studying harmony with Paul Wingfield and composition with Giles Swayne.