About The Music
All music © Ian Cullen
It’s no secret that music does something extraordinary to us. It’s a powerful tool able to stir emotion, generate a thought or memory, cloak us in comfort or fear. I’ve loved writing music for theatre performances. I treat it like a film soundtrack (and yes, I would love to write a film soundtrack!), taking video of rehearsals then writing to picture. I love soundscapes. I love melodies. I love the in-between silence. Stylistically I try not to overtly signpost, I want to get inside the emotion and present it in a way only music can. Sometimes with simplicity, sometimes with surprises. From giant washes of sound, to intricate, intimate notes. Interpreting not interfering. I love working as part of a total creative team to deliver on a vision, and hopefully delivering long-lasting memories for audiences. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the music. Ian x
Testimonials
"One of the finest composers it’s been my privilege to work with."
Steve Thompson
Screenwriter: Vienna Blood, Sherlock, Doctor Who
"Ian's music does so much more than accompany a performance - it elevates, enhances, adds depth and levels that carry an audience to somewhere really special. He's an extraordinary talent."
Mark O'Sullivan
Creator and writer of C4's My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom, Lee and Dean,
and ITV's Tell Me Everything
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness / Adam Peck /
Siobhan Dowd
Directed by Mark O'Sulllivan
for The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
February 2025
Wendy & Peter Pan
Adapted by Ella Hickson
from the book by J.M.Barrie
Directed by Lynsey Wallace
for Hertfordshire Players
at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
August 2024
The Tempest
William Shakespeare
Directed by Steve Thompson
for Hertfordshire Players
at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
August 2022
Alice
Laura Wade
Directed by Louise Wallace & Lynsey Wallace
for Hertfordshire Players
at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
August 2018
Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens
Directed by Steve Thompson
for Hertfordshire Players
at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
August 2016
The Innocents
William Archibald
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
for The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
November 2015
Photo © Simon Wallace / Melting Pot Pictures
A Matter Of Life and Death
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
for The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
November 2013
Photo © Simon Wallace / Melting Pot Pictures
The School Of Night
Peter Whelan
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
for The Company Of Players
at the Little Theatre, Hertford
2005
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Directed by Simon Wallace
for The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
November 2003
A Russian In The Woods
Peter Whelan
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
for The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
November 2007
The Herbal Bed
Peter Whelan
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
for Cops Theatre, Hertford
November 2010
The Trial
Steven Berkoff / Franz Kafka
Directed by Steve Brice
for The Sandpit Theatre, St Albans
December 2006
