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Library and Production Music

Master and sync publishing rights are available on much of my back catalog, with tracks arranged for a variety of uses. Please contact me for CDs and DVDs.

Recent Projects

	Natural Selection
	Congratulations! You are really delivering what I was hoping for and lifting this production up to something more and better, than what it could be without the score or with just stock music. Thank you for taking away my doubts (if any were left) that this is the right way to go for the show: to have a professional music score composed.
	Robin Sip - Producer Mirage3D

Natural Selection received the highest audience score of all 26 films shown at the Jena fulldome festival 2010.

	400 Years of the Telescope
	Mark's unique musical capabilities result in a valuable perspective and professional approach that combines his technical expertise with a sensitivity to motion picture production that makes him unique asset to any project
	Kris Koenig - Interstellar Studios

400 Years of the Telescope was a Silver Winner at the 30th Annual Telly Awards

Composer Services

I'm a professional composer, with a passion for scoring to picture, conducting and writing for the symphony orchestra. I live and work both in the USA and Europe. I can provide many musical services e.g. orchestration, synth scores, score and part preparation and printing, session fixing and I offer a variety of price options to suit all budgets.

Film Composer Videos

2010: Mark Slater conducting his score for Natural Selection in Budapest, earlier this year.

Abbey Road: Mark being interviewed during recording of the Philips Aurea soundtrack in 2007

Film Composer conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for an award winning documentary

2008: The composer at Abbey Road recording his music for 400 Years of the Telescope. Nick Ingman conducting.

Short Film: Inside. Directed and written by Lucy Brooks. A useful experience for me, learning the ropes as a composer.

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PBS documentary "400 Years of the Telescope" wins 4 Telly Awards. The soundtrack is now available on iTunes. Buy, rate and listen to the score.

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About Mark Slater

MARK SLATER is an award winning California and London based BRITISH FILM MUSIC COMPOSER and composer for TV, commercials and advertising. Slater has working relationships with the London Symphony Orchestra, Abbey Road and Skywalker Sound. His most recent commission for Interstellar Studios and PBS saw him collaborating again with the LSO creating a score for the Documentary 400 Years of the Telescope shot in 4k Digital Cinema and an official project of 2009’s International Year of Astronomy. In 2007, Mark was commissioned by acclaimed online ad agency TRIBAL DDB as the composer of the PHILIPS AUREA soundtrack which was recorded at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, conducted by Mark Slater, with key members of the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and other top session players. Mark Slater is credited alongside Film Director WONG KAR WAI who directed the short film for the site, “There’s Only One Sun” and Production Company ANONYMOUS CONTENT. Mark is a conductor, pianist and cellist. He studied at the LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC and EALING FILM STUDIOS with NICK INGMAN and RODNEY NEWTON. Mark Slater is the composer on the animated feature film FLATLAND THE FILM and has scored numerous other films, shorts and documentaries. His composition skills also extend creating music for VIRAL VIDEO campaigns online and developing loops for interactive content which can include games. Mainly a composer of orchestral music, Mark Slater has composed many works for concert hall and theatre. This site contains links to examples of his music, credits, testimonials, biography and how to contact him. Further relevant information is listed in the IMDB, Internet Movie Database and WIKIPEDIA.

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