Richard Breakspear is an British multi media composer.
Known for his dark ambient style, his compositions are a blend of traditional orchestration with contemporary elements.
Originally hailing from a small town called Lewes on the South Coast of England, he spent his youth obsessing over the art of songwriting and film scoring.
Richard relocated to Los Angeles, CA in 2007 and fast made a name for himself in the composing world. He began composing music for hit CBS show CSI:NY and Top Gear USA.
In 2011 Richard scored the short film 'Everything Carries Me To You' directed by Emma Holly Jones (Mr Malcolms List) and starring Matthew Rhys (The Americans, The Post), Ben Robson (Animal Kingdom, Vikings) and Janet Montgomery (Salem, Black Swan, New Amsterdam). The film premiered at the Beverly Hills film festival and was met with glowing reviews.
His music has featured in trailer campaigns including Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Girl With All The Gifts, Lights Out, The Gallows, The Avengers, Sully, Power Rangers, Marvels Dark Phoenix.
Marvel, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, CBS, NBC The CW and Fox have all featured his original music in their marketing campaigns.
His original compositions have been placed in many world wide commercial campaigns for Ford, Ferrari, Kinder, Vanish, Warner Bros. Theme Parks, GQ magazine
In 2019 Richard scored the Blumhouse horror film PREY directed by Franck Khalfoun.
His score for the feature film HELD (Magnolia Pictures/Tremendum Pictures/HULU) had its World Premiere in October 2020 as the opening film at FrightFest2020 and a worldwide release in April 2021.
Currently Richard is scoring several TV & Film projects including the limited comedy Series C*A*U*G*H*T starring 2 time Oscar winner Sean Penn.