Biography
James Seymour Brett is an English composer and conductor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 1997, he began working with composer Michael Kamen on films including The Iron Giant (1999), X-Men (2000) and the television miniseries Band of Brothers (2001).
Brett composed the score for the animated feature Planet 51 (2009). His other film work includes scores for Outpost (2008), Lay the Favorite (2012), Eat Locals (2017) and Waiting for Anya (2020). He has also served as conductor and orchestrator on projects such as Alien vs. Predator (2004), 2012 (2009), In the Heart of the Sea (2015) and Black Adam (2022), and collaborated with Roland Emmerich and Stephen Frears.
Beyond film, Brett has composed for arena shows including Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular and Batman Live, and conducted events such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012.
