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
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.