An experimentalist and highly experienced composer, producer, collaborator and performer, Ed continues to push boundaries in the electronic and classical spheres, creating music that’s fresh, powerful and beautifully crafted.
RECENT NEWS
Finding Alice – The Soundtrack
The compelling ITV series ‘Finding Alice’ staring Keeley Hawes, Joanna Lumley, Nigel Havers, Isabella Pappas and Jason Merells. Performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London and Edmund himself you can now purchase this excellent soundtrack via various outlets: Listen and download here
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2021
We are proud to announce that Ed’s “Night on Earth” was nominated in this years Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Score – Documentary TV Series. If you’d like to hear a taster from this amazing Netflix series click here. To view the other Hollywood Music in Media 2021 Nominees – Click Here
Night on Earth – Out Now!
Emmy-winning actor Samira Wiley narrates this stunning nature documentary series from the producer of “Planet Earth II.” Music composed by Edmund Butt:
Yellowstone Album
I’m thrilled that Classic FM have made my album “Yellowstone”, which is released this Friday 26th Feb, their “Drive Featured Album” and a track from it can be heard every evening from 6pm for the rest of this week! The album is available as a pre-order from the Silva Screen Records website and from Amazon.…
Ivor Novello Award Nomination – “From Darkness”
It brings me great pleasure to announce that I have been nominated for an Ivor Novello award again this year for best score for “From Darkness”. As a composer, this award is the pinnacle as the jury are comprised of the top musicians and composers in the country.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
…So good to hear such complex music in a comparatively low-budget film such as “The Dark”
I can’t even imagine why no one released this back in 2009 because it would be just as great then as it is now. It would in fact be great for any year and any decade, that’s how great it can be. So please do yourself a favour and buy this CD. It’s well worth it and then some…
Like a musical anatomist, Butt is a composer able to reach through your ears and tug at your heartstrings
Think of ‘In the flesh‘ as a fantasy. The music makes me do that with its subtle inflections and alluring echoes. ‘The second coming‘ is so beautiful…
A moving tribute to a man who deserves to be remembered. Jimmy McGovern’s drama took an unusual approach in depicting the real-life racist murder of Anthony Walker.
Anita Singh – The Telegraph – 4/5****
Edmund Butt brings something brand new to Doctor Who, but it makes you realise that it would have been a catastrophe had he never had the chance to score An Adventure in Space and Time because no one else could have done the job so wonderfully.