Ross Campbell
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal College of Music
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter

Ross Campbell is a Scottish composer and songwriter. He is possibly best known for his score for the short film Poor Angels which earned him a Best Composer nomination at the 1996 BAFTA Scotland Awards.[1]

Life and career

Ross Campbell studied composition as the prestigious Royal College of Music in London and further enhanced his studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow. Upon leaving university, Ross pursued a career in commercial music and worked with many bands including Nightcrawlers in which he co-wrote the song "Push the Feeling On" which enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic selling over 750,000 copies in the United States alone.[2] In the mid-1990s, Campbell began working as a composer for film and television. In 1996, he composed the music for the short film Poor Angels which starred Peter Mullan in the lead role. The score earned Campbell a nomination at the 1996 BAFTA Scotland Awards. On the small screen, Campbell provided music for shows such as Missing and the long running crime series Taggart.

In 2017, under the moniker Mondorosco, he released the album Kompass Strasse.[3] His writing credits include hit records for artists such as Riton, French Montana, AJ Tracey and Big Narstie.

Ross is the founder and MD of the record label Fool the Public. He is also a lecturer at Glasgow Kelvin College.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Director(s) Notes
1997 Poor Angels Ian Madden Short film
2014 Death Knight Love Story Hugh Hancock Short film
Glory Hunter Craig Maclachlan Short film
K'Nibble Andrew Dobbie Short film
2015 Prescription R Andrew Dobbie Short film
2016 Lucky Break Andrew Dobbie
Tobias Erdmann		 Short film
The Land of Time Emma Skeldon Short film
2020 Autumn Never Dies Chris Quick Short film

Television

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2002–2005 Taggart Various 9 episodes
2006 Missing Ian Madden TV film
2015 Fanatic Luke Aherne TV pilot

Discography

Year Album Release date Peak chart position
US UK
2017 Kompass Strasse 31 March 2017 — —

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Work Award Category Result
1996 Poor Angels British Academy Scotland Awards Best Composer Nominated
2020 Autumn Never Dies Top Indie Film Awards Best Music Nominated
2022 Scotland International Festival of Cinema[4] Alan Parsons Award for Best Original Score for a Featurette Pending

References

  1. ↑ Scottish Music Centre Biography
  2. ↑ "Nightcrawlers – Push The Feeling On". Discogs.
  3. ↑ Kompass Strasse on Apple Music Store
  4. ↑ Announcement of 8 Nominations from Scotland International Festival of Cinema
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