Composure is the combined talents of Nicholas Buc and Hugh Crosthwaite who create a unique musical voice for film, television and other multimedia projects. Having worked extensively in classical, orchestral, rock, jazz, pop, avant-garde and electro-acoustic music, Composure prides itself on its broad musical diversity. Composure is passionate about delivering music that elevates and compliments the emotional journey taken by the audience member.
The combined talents of Composure are far greater than the sum of their individual parts. Between them Nicholas and Hugh have composed, arranged and produced music for some of the biggest names in Australian music including artists like Tina Arena and institutions like the Australian Ballet.
Venturing into the world of film and television, Nicholas and Hugh have composed and arranged music for the feature films Little Deaths (Jason Byrne) Josh Jarman (Red Rover Productions) and Let Me Not (Ron Brown). In 2010 Composure will finish work on the features The Joe Manifesto (Gregory Pakis / Julian Costanzo), Suite for Fleur (Ruth Brown / Ron Brown). Short film scores include Jumping Jack, Union Jack, One of Us (Eidolon Creative), The Manual (Growing Brain) and Operation Play Station. Composure also orchestrated and produced Adrian Vincent’s score to the short film Fallen.
In addition to their work on feature length dramas, both Nicholas and Hugh have worked on a number of TV series, composed for a bundle of TVCs and featured in numerous TV appearances.