Biographie
Based in his studio between the Black Mountains and the Golden Valley, award-winning composer and lyricist Grant Olding creates and produces music for television, theatre, film, and dance.
His theatre work features numerous collaborations with Nicholas Hytner, including productions at the Bridge Theatre such as LA BELLE SAUVAGE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, TWO LADIES, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ALYS ALWAYS, YOUNG MARX, and at the National Theatre with TIMON OF ATHENS, TRAVELLING LIGHT, GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE, THE ALCHEMIST, SOUTHWARK FAIR, THE MAN OF MODE. He is notably recognized for writing and performing the songs in ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS, the National Theatre’s hit comedy starring James Corden, which enjoyed a run of over three years in the West End and on Broadway, earning Grant a Tony Award nomination and the Drama Desk Award for Best Music in a Play.
Grant has composed numerous scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including THE ROVER, THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH, THE HYPOCRITE, as well as DON QUIXOTE and OPPENHEIMER, both of which transferred to the West End.
In 2013, Grant wrote the songs and score for the animated feature film SAVING SANTA, starring Martin Freeman and Tim Curry. He currently composes the score for the Warner Brothers animated TV series MOLEY, featuring Warwick Davis, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Arterton, and Richard E Grant, created by the same team.
His television credits include scoring three series of UPSTART CROW for the BBC and two series of MARLEY'S GHOSTS for UKTV Gold. For the BBC, he has also scored sitcoms such as I WANT MY WIFE BACK and THE BLEAK OLD SHOP OF STUFF, along with one-off films like A CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG and THE PACT.
Grant’s first full-length dance work, JEKYLL & HYDE, premiered in 2016 at the Old Vic Theatre, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie. Their first classical ballet, MERLIN, debuted in 2021 with the Northern Ballet Company and is scheduled for cinema broadcast in 2022.
