Alan Cumming - All Aboard! - Scotlands Poshest Train.
Trailer for Series
I’m thrilled to have composed the Original music for Alan Cumming - All Aboard! - Scotlands Poshest Train.
After using some of my production music in early edits, Series Director George Scott reached out to me, having received my contact from Scott Pearce at Nerve.io. The team felt the series needed an original score,
The series beautifully captures Scotland’s landscapes and rich history, with Belmond’s The Royal Scotsman offering the perfect setting for an unforgettable journey. Alan Cumming is incredible—his character and energy brought so much to the project, and the whole team at 14th Floor Productions were a pleasure to collaborate with. It’s a great team that made this show come to life.
As a composer from and based in Oban - a destination on one of The Royal Scotsman’s routes, it was particularly personal to compose music for a series that celebrates the beauty and spirit of my home country. I spent two months creating a score that reflects my own culture, as well as the landscapes and heritage we’re exploring.
A highlight was working with some of Scotland’s leading folk musicians. We recorded at both my studio, Kinetic Studio, and St Mary’s Space, and their exceptional talent really brought the score to life. I’m incredibly proud of how it turned out, and I’m grateful to be part of such a wonderful project.
The series starts this Sunday, November 10th at 8pm—don’t miss it!
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Other recent features include Countryfile (BBC), Phil & Kirsty’s “Love it or List It” (Channel 4) Billy Connolly’s “Billy Does Nature” & Derren Browns “Trick of the Mind”
Clients include: Discovery Channel, ITV, BBC, SKY TV, DMAX, Orange, Seat, BMW, Visit Scotland - the latter national TV Campaigns James also filmed, directed and produced
“I've worked with James on many high end productions and he is not only one of the best composers I've collaborated with but he has the innate knack of being able to nail the sonic identity of a film.
Great communication and a top bloke.”
Mick Johnson - Film & TV Editor
Film & TV Music
From brooding & evolving sound-scapes, thematic orchestral majesty, to joyous music that soothes the soul, every note tells a story, lets tell one together.
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Production Music
Tundra Production Album 1
Tundra
An expedition across snowy landscapes, shimmering glaciers under the Northern Lights
The Scottish One - Production Album 2
The scottish One
From the shores of the Isle of Skye to bonnie Loch Lomond, the most popular & loved Scottish music recorded and mixed in the Highlands. Let's ceilidh!!!
A Highland Safari - Production Album 3
A Highland Safari
Heather strewn glens, curious deer and wild hare…glorious Scottish music to sooth the soul
About
I’ve never been one of the cool Kid’s
I’m good with that… being able to find my own voice and help others find theirs, free to experiment with a generosity of spirit, sharing, and collaboration which is important to me. Music is a sanctuary, it is the warm sun on my skin, the breath in my lungs.
Being raised in Oban, a small town fishing town in Scotland and in South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, I have benefited from a tapestry of Gaelic song, poetry, and culture woven over thousands of years, I have been gifted a deep rooted connection to the land and its spirituality - something i seek to bring in everything I do.
I hope that, if you listen even fleetingly, the music speaks to you and you in turn think of your own journey, self, and how to share it..
You could also think that that’s all a lot of arty pish, you decide x