About me

Hi, I'm Johnny, a London based multi-instrumentalist composer for film, television, commercials, multimedia and stage. I grew up with an unhealthy obsession for sound and vision embracing drums and piano as my tools of expression. I attended the esteemed Creative Music Technology at Surrey University where I graduated with a postgraduate masters degree in 'Mmus Master Of Music' achieving a distinction in my specialised pathway 'Composition'.

I've since been lucky enough to have worked on a host of documentaries, commercials and film scores. Including Channel 4 - Formula 1 Grand Prix and Virgin TV's 'The Story Of Water' documentary show, including with a number of prestigious clients including SailGP, Amazon Prime, Canal+, Santander, ITV, Sky, Movistar, Bentley Motors, McLaren, HSBC, Disneynature, James Bond 'Spectre' TV Spot, American Express, Rapha, SEGA, Decathlon, Lamborghini, NHS, Waze and more.

I perform piano and percussion for the Royal Opera House concerts and events including their development programme to accompany talented dancers, practitioners and upcoming talent. I'm also an associate lecturer at ThinkSpace Education Film Scoring School where I support a collective group of upcoming talented composers around the world, helping them develop their skills in scoring to picture.

Skills

Advertising, Audio Editor, Composing, Film, Music, Orchestration, Sound Design, Television

Sector Experience

Advertising, Film (Feature), Film (Short / Documentary), Music, Television

Awards

Brand Film Festival sponsored by Campaign - Best Factual Brand Documentary, Nominated for the Music and Sound Awards 2017

Clients

British Airways, Canal+, Dlmdd Music, HSBC, ITV, J. Walter Thompson London, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide, Koko London, movistar, Native Music Supervision and Production, NHS, Nutmeg Productions, Ogilvy & Mather London, Rogue Films, SEGA, Sky, Superhero Screen, TMW Unlimited, Villa Lunera

Trade Associations

Bafta crew, ThinkSpace Education

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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
studiopro:Johnny was verified as a studiopro on 18th March 2022
Annual 2024 People's ChoiceBBC SilverbackMusic & Sound Annual 2020 BronzeThe Story Of Water - Main Titles ThemeMusic & Sound Annual 2026 ShortlistSky Showtime - A Recipe For Murder - Opening Titles MusicMusic Annual 2021 ShortlistNetflix - Not A Game TrailerMusic & Sound Emerging Talent of the Year 2020 Shortlist
Top 25 Composer Project featured:Spectre
on 23rd July 2019
Project featured:The Story Of Water - Main Titles Theme
on 5th February 2020
Project featured:Not Forgotten
on 4th September 2020
Project featured:Channel 4 Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix
on 17th February 2021
Project featured:Holocaust Survivors
on 9th April 2021
Project featured:Netflix - Not A Game Trailer
on 16th April 2021
Project featured:Not Forgotten
on 6th September 2021
Project featured:Netflix 11M Terror In Madrid Trailer
on 16th March 2022
Project featured:Confused Cloak
on 6th October 2022
Project featured:NIO EC7 Launch Film
on 28th September 2023
Project featured:Discovery+ - Jared From Subway: Catching A Monster
on 19th October 2023
Project featured:BBC Silverback
on 29th April 2024
Project featured:Channel 4 - Poisoned: Killer In The Post
on 14th July 2025
Contributor:

Johnny Yates has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.

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Contract
Freelance
Location
London, London, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Director
Languages
English
Creativepool member since 3 September 2016