Graduate Composes Music for New BBC Drama

Music graduate Joe Donohoe has composed additional music for Baptiste - the new BBC One drama series airing this Sunday.

This marks the third time Joe has collaborated with award-winning television composer, Dominik Scherrer. They first worked together in 2014 on the critically acclaimed series, The Missing, which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Mini-Series, and they continued their collaboration in 2016 with the follow-up series.

Joe contributed almost an hour's worth of original music to Baptiste, and performed a number of instruments on the soundtrack, including nylon guitar, ukulele, charango and electric bass.

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In addition to working on feature films, documentaries and commercials, Joe has also composed additional music for a number of factual entertainment programmes, including BBC Two's Great American Railway Journeys and Channel 4's The Autistic Gardener and Ugly House to Lovely House.

Joe said: "It was a really enjoyable experience composing additional music for Baptiste. There was a huge amount of freedom to experiment with different acoustic and electronic instruments. The series is very dark, so I used a number of unconventional playing and recording techniques to help support the atmosphere of the show.

"It's always a thrill hearing my music on primetime national television. It really makes all those years of hard work worth it. I can't wait to see how the show is received when it airs on Sunday!"

Joe studied at Falmouth from 2010 to 2013 and often returns as a guest lecturer, sharing his professional experiences and expertise with music students.

Read more about Joe's work on his SoundCloud