Elizabeth Parker is a British film and television composer who worked at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop   from 1978 until the workshop's closure in 1996.  Classically trained in cello and piano, she graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Music in 1973 and became UEA’s first recipient of a Masters degree in Electronic music in 1974. Her graduation piece was a Hilaire Belloc poem based purely on vocal sounds cut up using a reel-to-reel tape recorder, now sadly lost. She was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Staffordshire University.

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Recording

Released in July 2023, “Future Perfect” is, unbelievably, the first ever Elizabeth Parker LP. This is an album full of musical ideas ahead of the curve, employing contemporary technology and shaping the future of electronic music.

From classic tape loop techniques to modern sampling concepts you will find dark ambience, drones, beer adverts and drifts into space. With 26 tracks, this collection provides a small, but representative retrospective of Elizabeth’s catalogue.

 

Under The Spotlight

Backstage : Instant mood music challenge

The Living Planet music explained to Miles Kington

Working with cellist for Doctors to Be

Discussing music cues for The Living Planet