Jon Ouin is a composer / music producer based in Oxford.
He has written music for a number of theatre companies working at the Orange Tree Theatre, Park Theatre, Arcola Theatre, New Diorama, the Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival and Oxford Playhouse. His music for radio includes themes for BBC radio dramas such as ‘Undercover Mumbai’, ‘Someone Dangerous’, ‘My Friend, Marie Antoinette’ and critically acclaimed podcasts 'Victoriocity' and 'Seeds'. Other radio work has included writing and presenting a Russian-themed music documentary for BBC World Service about the creator of one of the world’s earliest electronic instruments ‘Yevgeny Murzin – Master of the Synthesiser’. He has written themes for television documentaries such as 'Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us' (BBC 2 / Wall to Wall Media) and ‘Abducted - Elizabeth I’s Child Actors’ (BBC Four / Wingspan) presented by children’s author Katherine Rundell. Jon is a member of the band Stornoway. |
“Intuitive and imaginative, Jon's work always exceeds my expectations.”
(Susie Peters, film director)
“Jon has a thoughtful approach and an ability to translate a minimal brief into an impressive, fresh and original soundtrack, dynamically juggling both technical and artistic considerations: he hits the right notes at the right times, and enhances the mood and impact of the film.”
(Jo Elliot, Topic Films)
“Jon brought great musical creativity to our conceptual idea, giving us range of brilliant choices in a short space of time. We’re all delighted with the final result.”
(Peter Moore, historian and podcast producer for History Today magazine)
(Susie Peters, film director)
“Jon has a thoughtful approach and an ability to translate a minimal brief into an impressive, fresh and original soundtrack, dynamically juggling both technical and artistic considerations: he hits the right notes at the right times, and enhances the mood and impact of the film.”
(Jo Elliot, Topic Films)
“Jon brought great musical creativity to our conceptual idea, giving us range of brilliant choices in a short space of time. We’re all delighted with the final result.”
(Peter Moore, historian and podcast producer for History Today magazine)