Thomas Balmforth

Thomas Balmforth (PRS)

A renowned composer for television and visual media, celebrated for his deeply narrative style.

Latest Tracks

Codex4589/1
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesDark, anxious electronic soundscape with mysterious piano weaving over powerful tech rhythms & edgy distorted synths

2:5260 BPM
Singularity4589/2
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesEpic evolving electronic soundscape with widescreen analogue synths, bell-like synths & distant atmospheres over powerful climactic rhythms

2:3697 BPM
The Way Is Lit4589/3
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesPowerful, forward moving electronic soundscape with mysterious arpeggiating synths, steady rhythms & epic spacious synth melody. Builds & evolves

3:1484 BPM
Regenesis4589/4
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesMysterious neutral electronic tension with spacious piano, dense enveloping synth atmospheres & cutting edge electronics & FX

2:35118 BPM
Orion4589/5
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesElectronic soundscape with insistent edgy drum machine pulses, FX, evocative piano & distant cinematic synth atmospheres

2:42100 BPM
In Sequence4589/6
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesNeutral & insistent electronic soundscape with subtle pulses, hypnotic mallets & light felt piano evolving over synth atmospheres & pads

2:47170 BPM
Conduit4589/7
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
11 mixesSpacious electronic soundscape with mysterious warped synth pulses, resonating piano, FX & dense cinematic atmospheres

2:54116 BPM
The God Particle4589/8
Thomas Balmforth (PRS)
10 mixesAwe inspiring electronic soundscape with huge resonating synth leads, rousing chords, sparkling textures & intriguing orchestral pulses

2:5757 BPM

The story behind the sound

Leeds-based Thomas Balmforth is a renowned composer for television and visual media, celebrated for his deeply narrative style and immersive sound worlds. Obsessed from a young age with the language of sound and its interaction with the moving image, Balmforth’s music reflects a lifetime spent studying the emotional resonance that inhabits every tone and texture. From recording symphonic orchestras at Abbey Road Studios and Angel Studios to creating ambient textures on reel-to-reel tape machines and analogue synths, Balmforth's work bridges the cinematic and the experimental with ease.

From recording symphonic orchestras at Abbey Road Studios to creating ambient textures on reel-to-reel tape machines and analogue synths, Balmforth's work bridges the cinematic and the experimental.