Ross Campbell (composer)


Ross Campbell is a Scottish composer. He is possibly best known for his score for the short film Poor Angels which earned him a Best Composer nomination at the 1996 BAFTA Scotland Awards.

Life and career

Ross Campbell studied composition as the prestigious Royal College of Music in London and further enhanced his studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Upon leaving university, Ross pursued a career in commercial music and worked with many bands including Nightcrawlers in which he co wrote the song Push the Feeling On which enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic selling over 750,000 copies in the United States alone. In the mid 1990s, Campbell began working as a composer for Film and Television. In 1996, he composed the music for the short film Poor Angels which starred Peter Mullan in the lead role. The score earned Campbell a nomination at the 1996 BAFTA Scotland Awards. On the small screen, Campbell provided music for shows such as Missing and the long running crime series Taggart.
In 2017, he release the album Kompass Strasse.
He is the younger brother of Scottish actor Duncan Airlie James.
Ross was also a lecturer at North Glasgow College, Sprinburn, Glasgow between 1997 and 1999 which he taught music recording and techniques.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations