| Code | DS/UK/582 |
| Person Name | Pook; Jocelyn (1960-); Composer |
| Dates | 1960- |
| Dates and Places | 1960: Born in Birmingham
1983: Graduates from Guildhall School of Music
1999: First Film Score, Eyes Wide Shut
2008: Wins the Olivier Award for St. Joan
2018: Wins the BAFTA for the Score for King Charles III |
| History | She was born on February 14, 1960 in Birmingham, England. Pook graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 1983 and studied the viola. Upon graduation, she began to tour and record with various artists including Peter Gabriel and became a member of the synth-pop group the Communards. Pook’s work spans from film and television, most notably Eyes Wide Shut and The Merchant of Venice, along with compositions for the stage and music for her group The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble.
Her work has recieved numerous accolades including a BAFTA, an Olivier, and an ASCAP Award and has recieved a Golden Globe nomination, a BRIT nomination, and a BAFTA TV award.
Pook continues to work for film, TV, and stage plays in addition to recording her own works, creating projects that reflect humanitarian crises (Room 2 Dream), history, and politics. She also chairs and judges prestigious music competitions, such as the BBC Proms Young Composers Competition. |
| Activity | Film Scores:
Blight (1996)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Nasty Neighbours (2000)
The Sight (2000)
Time Out (2001)
How I Killed My Father (2001)
In a Land of Plenty (2001)
The Repentant (2002)
The War in Paris (2002)
Wild Side (2004)
The Returned (2004)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
The Government Inspector (2005)
Heidi (2005)
Chaotic Ana (2007)
Brick Lane (2007)
Storm Over Everest (2008)
Frontline (2008)
Going South (2009)
Room in Rome (2010)
Room 304 (2011)
Augustine (2012)
Les Invisibles (2012)
King Charles III (2017)
The Wife (2018)
The Kingmaker (2019)
Little Girl (2020)
Still Standing (2022)
Tin & Tina (2023)
TV Scores:
The Government Inspector (2005)
The Staircase (2018)
The King’s Favourite (2022) - 2 episodes
Other Albums - independent:
Deluge (1997)
Flood (1999)
Untold Things (2001)
Drawing Life: Remembering Terezin (2021)
Stage Compositions:
King John (2006)
St. Joan (2008)
DESH (2011)
Out of Water (2012)
Bench, by Jennifer Muller (2013)
iTMOi (2013)
Lest We Forget (Dust) (2014)
King Charles III (2017)
She Said (M-Dao) (2016)
Chotto Desh (2016)
Macbeth (2016)
Adam (2017)
Memorial (2018)
Jungle Book Reimagined (2022)
Collaborations:
Jam Nation - Plus from Us (1993)
Jam Nation (1993)
Friday the Thirteenth (1997); collaboration with The Stranglers
Liquid Sunshine (1999); collaboration with Keziah Jones
OVO The Millenium Show (2000); collaboration with Peter Gabriel
Something Dangerous (2003)
Room 2 Dream (2023), a Rosetta Life project
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| Relationships | Stanley Kubrick, collaborator |
| Peter Gabriel, collaborator |
| The Communards, collaborator |
| Source | Jocelyn Pook, 2023. https://www.jocelynpook.com/. |
| Power, Ed. “Eyes Wide Shut: 20 Years on, Stanley Kubrick’s Most Notorious Film Is Still Shrouded in Mystery | The Independent | The Independent.” The Indpendent, September 3, 2019. https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/features/eyes-wide-shut-stanley-kubrick-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-marriage-film-plot-a9083926.html. |
| Hobbs, Thomas. “How Eyes Wide Shut’s Uniquely Unsettling Score Was Made | Dazed.” Dazed, October 30, 2018. https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/41996/1/eyes-wide-shut-stanley-kubrick-soundtrack-jocelyn-pook-interview. |
| “Jocelyn Pook | British Music Collection.” British Music Collection, 2019. https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/jocelyn-pook. |
| Wise Music Group. "Composing Myself: Jocelyn Pook." Youtube video, 8:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=148n103uSGs. |
| “Jocelyn Pook — The Movie Database (TMDB).” The Movie Database. Accessed July 25, 2026. https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5017-jocelyn-pook. |
| “Les Invisibles - Film Documentaire - Tënk.” Tenk. Accessed July 25, 2026. https://www.on-tenk.com/fr/documentaires/coups-de-coeur/les-invisibles. |
| “Jocelyn Pook Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... | Allmusic.” AllMusic. Accessed July 25, 2026. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jocelyn-pook-mn0000782439. |