FRANK MOON

Press from the recent run at The Place, London:

"It looks and sounds a treat... Moon’s flavourful, gently and varyingly rhythmical score."   ★★★★ The Times

"...the unfailingly inventive and listenable Frank Moon... what I really wanted was the CD" Financial…

Frank's scores could be heard in three different shows for the Christmas run in 2019! The Little Prince at The Place, London; The Little Match Girl at Sadler's Wells, London; and Ten Sorry Tales at Dance East, Ipswich. A wonderful…

"Frank Moon’s characteristically quirky soundtrack is a joy." The Guardian

"Frank Moon’s inventive soundscape (I must admit I recognise his distinctive affecting touch)" British Theatre Guide

"A masterstroke was to involve Frank Moon in pulling together the sound collage" ★★★★ …

Last month in New York, the Joyce Theater's annual summer ballet festival closed with Arthur Pita's Cristaux, set to music by Frank Moon and Bev Lee Harling. Danced by stars Robbie Fairchild and Maria Kowroski (New York City Ballet)…

The next collaboration with choreographer Arthur Pita is under way... Ten Sorry Tales will be a dance-theatre adaptation of Mick Jackson's fantastically macabre book of short stories. Frank is collaborating with songwriter Bev Lee Harling on the score, which will…

★★★★★ The Telegraph   

★★★★ The Guardian 

★★★★ The Independant  

★★★★ The Evening Standard

"A hauntingly beautiful soundscore...  Every note and every sound has it's place." In Covent Garden

"Multi-layered virtuosity." The Arts Desk

On 20th June THE MOTHER transferred to London's Southbank Centre, and simultaneously down the road THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR was streamed live into nationwide cinemas from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The Mother features a hybrid live/electronic score composed and performed…

The Merry Wives of Windsor is now open at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on London's south bank. 

Frank's original jazz score is played by swinging quintet of London't finest musicians, plus voices of the cast.

Ticket link here: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/the-merry-wives-of-windsor-2019/#book

“(The dancers') versatility is topped by that of the composer, Frank Moon. Visible beside the stage, he plays late-night jazz and spooky chords on the piano, switching to violin, jaw harp or high-pitched vocals to regulate the mood expertly. The…

"So much of not only the feel of this production, but its whole atmosphere, is due to inspired music by the gifted composers and multi instrumentalists Frank Moon and Dave Price who have created truly original and powerful music for…

Pleased to announce that Pentedattilo Film Festival (Italy, 2018) awarded 'Best Soundtrack' to Frank Moon's score for 'Curing Albrecht', the English National Ballet commissioned film directed by Morgann Runacre-Temple and Jessica Wright. 

Morgan Runacre-Temple's new work for Northern Ballet was very well received at it's premiere last week. Frank's score features original music alongside a mixture of recomposed Mozart, Leopold Mozart, the Swingle Singers and arrangements of David Bowie. 

"This powerful…

Soon to begin creation is another dark fairy tale from Arthur Pita, starring Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard, which will premiere in Edinburgh this December. This exciting new piece will feature an exciting new musical collaboration - the score will…

This summer Arthur Pita and Frank Moon spent 5 weeks in New York to create a new work - THE TENANT - for the Joyce Theater. Adapted from Roland Topor's surreal novel, it will start James Whiteside & Cassandra Trenary…

Frank is currently in the studio preparing the score for a new family show from Protein Dance. The score for this family production will feature songs for the cast plus recorded music composed and performed by Frank. The show…

This acclaimed immersive political piece by Theatre Rites originally co-commissioned by Manchester International Festival in 2017, has just completed it's second run at Ruhrtriennale Festival in Germany. Frank worked with sound designer Jon Gingell to remount this work bespoke for…

Arthur Pita's new work for The Royal Ballet is based on Dorothy Scarborough’s classic novel and the silent film it inspired. The ballet comes with a new score by  Frank, orchestrated by the fabulous Christopher Austin. Frank will be performing…

Open til 16th July, The Welcoming Party has attracted great reviews at Manchester International Festival...

"This is, no two ways about it, an astonishing piece of theatre: a kids' show that handles immigration, both as lived experience and as…

Frank is confirmed to produce the sound score for Theatre Rites' exciting new production, The Welcoming Party. Blending installation, music, puppetry and dance, this immersive theatre experience will take place in a warehouse on the grounds of the Manchester Museum…

SALOME, with choreography by Arthur Pita, design by Yann Seabra and a full orchestral score by Frank, has just received it's world premiere at San Francisco Ballet. 

"Frank Moon’s atmospheric and percussive original score lays a filmic foundation from which…

Autumn news...!

WHELAN / WATSON: OTHER STORIES enjoyed a partial revival last week at New York City Center - Arthur Pita's piece "The Ballad of Mack & Ginny" was danced by Wendy Whelan & Edward Watson for two sold out…

Performances: 29 June - 3 July 2016
This evening of newly commissioned work features a new Arthur Pita commission from Sadler's Wells, created on Royal Ballet dancers Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin with a soundscore mixed by Frank. The score…

Following a successful tour in December 2015 that included Birmingham, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Newcastle and a well received run at Sadler's Wells Lilian Bayliss theatre, Arthur Pita and company are about to open for a sold out run at the National…

Frank is set to tour with some of the world's greatest dancers this summer, as part of Ardini Artists 25th Gala Celebration, performing his score to Arthur Pita's FACADA live on stage with Natalia Osipova & Ivan Vasiliev - closing…