Film composer Rachel James graduated with her second Masters Degree in
Composition for Screen from the Royal College of Music in London, where
she studied with Joseph Horovitz and David Burnand. She gained her
first degree in Music at the University of Surrey before taking her
first Masters at the Guildhall School of Music in London, where she
studied with composer Malcolm Singer. She works as a film composer,
score programmer, orchestrator and copyist. She works in all areas of
media from animation and commercials to films. Rachel recently scored
an American feature film for Kovach Productions, 'Crash Down Hearts'
and cinematic trailers for the National Trust, directed by Anthony
Aurelius. She works as assistant to composer Guy Michelmore, as well as
managing and tutoring on all the courses at ThinkSpace Education, which
include orchestration and composing for media.