Tom Foskett-Barnes
Composer, Sound Designer
Film, TV & Theatre
Tom Foskett-Barnes is a composer and sound designer based in London and Berlin. Film credits include the Academy Award-nominated BLACK SHEEP (dir. Ed Perkins), the BAFTA TV-nominated TONI_WITH_AN_I and Guardian documentary SAINTMAKING (dir. Marco Alessi). For stage, Tom's work includes BULLRING TECHNO MAKEOUT JAMZ (Royal Court), SAP (UK Tour/Roundabout), BOY PARTS (Soho Theatre), WORK.TXT (Soho Theatre/International Tour), and ANNA BELLA EEMA (Arcola Theatre). Tom has worked at theatres including The Globe, The Old Vic and at the National Theatre Studio, and is Co-Artistic Director of London Youth Theatre. In 2016 Tom was announced as Sound and Music Composer in Residence with ROLI, as part of the Embedded_Innovate scheme. In 2017 Tom was selected as part of the Old Vic 12. Tom has received commissions from The Chisenhale Gallery, BBC Radio 3 and the ICA. Tom trained at the Royal College of Music as a Soirée d'Or Scholar generously supported by a Clifton Parker Award and was the recipient of a BAFTA UK Scholarship.
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE LAST SHOW BEFORE WE DIE 2024 | The Yard Theatre, Hotter Project, Ellie Keel Productions | Dir. Sammy Glover |
BULLRING TECHNO MAKEOUT JAMZ 2023 | The Royal Court, Ellie Keel Productions, Paines Plough | Dir. Dermot Daly |
BOY PARTS 2023 | Soho Theatre | Dir. Sara Joyce |
AN INTERROGATION 2023 | Summerhall Edinburgh, Ellie Keel Productions | Written and Directed by Jamie Armitage |
RECOGNITION 2023 | Talawa Theatre | Dir. Rachael Nanyonjo |
SAP 2023 | Soho Theatre | Dir. Jessica Lazar |
RESURRECTION ( A BAD COPY) 2023 | Ufer Studios, Berlin | Dir. Crispin Lord |
WELCOME HOME 2023 | Soho Theatre | Dir. Zach James |
WORK.TXT 2022 | Soho Theatre / International Tour | Dir. Nathan Ellis |
THE BEAT OF OUR HEARTS 2022 | Exeter Northcott | Dir. Scott Hurran |
HOTTER / FITTER 2019 - 2021 | Soho Theatre | Dir. Jess Edwards |
ANNA BELLA EEMA 2019 | Arcola Theatre | Dir. Jessica Lazar |
PUFFERFISH 2019 | Vault Festival | Dir. Ng Choon Ping |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE TALENT 2023 | Second Name Productions | Dir. Thomas May Bailey |
LIONHEAD 2023 | Disney / NFTS | Directed by Alvin Yu |
THE BOWER 2022 | Fire Heart / Greenacre / BFI | Dir. Marco Alessi |
SAINTMAKING 2022 | Greenacre, The Guardian | Dir. Marco Alessi |
TONI_WITH_AN_I 2019 | BBC4 / BFI | Directed by Marco Alessi |
POMPEII 2019 | Film4 / Try Hard Films | Directed by Harry Lighton, Marco Alessi and |
FOUR QUARTETS 2018 | FQ Films | Directed by Marco Alessi |
BLACK SHEEP 2017 | Lightbox / The Guardian | Dir. Ed Perkins |