Marina Elderton is an award winning composer for film, TV, theatre and media, and solo artist.
Her original soundtracks include Poly Styrene: I AM A CLICHE (Sky Arts/ Modern Films), Sudden Death: My Sister's Silent Killer (BBC), Such Small Hands (Film4), and feature film ZERO (BBC Films/ BFI Films). Further projects include Royal Television Society Award winning documentaries, and internationally acclaimed animations and shorts. She has composed commercially for the likes of Vodafone, Rimmel, Cadburys, and Tesco.
A scholar from the National Film and Television School (UK), her practice combines experimental textures with traditional instruments. She is represented by We Are Golden, and is signed to BDi music publishing.
Her artist project "ELDR" received support from the PRS Women Make Music Foundation and her debut album is currently in development. She previously co-founded ethereal-psych duo KULL, electronic project White Russia (BBC Introducing), and the woman sound artist collective Erinyes. She is a member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers.
"At once holistic and individual, her techniques are drawn from sound manipulation and electro-acoustic music, as well as more contemporary digital sources... The industry is in need of such original and creative practitioners."
Peter Howell
BBC Radiophonic Orchestra