Jody Jenkins
Jody Jenkins (PRS)
Percussionist, programmer and orchestrator for TV, film and advertising.
Selected Albums
- Treasured HeavensOrchestral hybrid soundscapes with world flutes, piano, uplifting strings and spirited woodwind.
- Maximum Impact AeternaHeavenly choral voices, dramatic percussion and soaring choruses, with synth/string hybrids
- Merry & BrightOriginal Christmas instrumentals. Whimsical festive fun meets heart-warming family themes.
- A Continental BreakfastA bouncy jazz set spanning carefree gypsy jazz and jaunty swing-time bounce.
Latest Tracks
Counting4658/1Menacing atmospheric bed driven by tuned percussion rhythms, pulsing cellos, ticking clock & eerie reversed piano. Tense & unsettling2:17- Under Tension4658/2Hypnotic clock-like strings build with atmospheric textures, light piano, delicate marimba patterns, moody guitar & urgent cello. Growing sense of unease2:44
- Broken Clocks4658/3Tense drama with synths, percussion, strings & textures shifts uneasily through key changes & the sinister pulse of ticking clocks 2:16
- Fired4658/4Tense, slowly unfolding drama with mysterious hang drum, clock-like percussion, insistent cello motif & dark atmospheric textures2:33
- Tension Time4658/5Tense espionage style drama with danger lurking in the shadows. Features moody strings, mysterious guitars, bass pulses & ticking percussion 2:19
- Worth Waiting For4658/6Tense ticking strings & percussion build with dark drones & synth textures. Mysterious & unsettling2:18
- Patience Is A Virtue4658/7Fragile blend of tension & foreboding. Marimba pulses, bowed glass tones, cello & guitars create a delicate sense of dread2:55
- Watching The Clock4658/8Ominous pulsing string chords with eerie harp patterns, ticking percussion & otherworldly synth textures2:20
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The story behind the sound
Percussionist, programmer, and orchestrator Jody Jenkins studied percussion and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. His craft has benefited from working alongside composing giants. He was the percussion programmer for Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli, on films such as “V for Vendetta” and “Atonement.” He also worked with Harry Gregson-Williams on the score for Disney’s “Prince Caspian” and as programmer for Javier Navarrete on “Wrath of the Titans.” He’s gone on to score the films “Aladin,” “Lipstika,” “Cockneys vs Zombies,” and “Sawney: Flesh of Man” as well as several television projects. Jody has also composed music for international advertising campaigns, including British Gas, McDonald's, Samsung and the award-winning campaign for BMW’s C1 bike.
Jody has also composed music for international advertising campaigns, including British Gas, McDonald's, Samsung and the award-winning campaign for BMW’s C1 bike.