About

Chester is a London based composer and musician who specialises in Film and Television music. Writing for all genres he works with both orchestral and electronic music often blending the two, creating compositions with an eclectic palette.

Chester is studying a Bachelor of Music degree in film music composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he has taken part in many live projects including providing music for the Illuminated River installations along the Thames, orchestrated drum and bass tracks for the OrchestRAVE concert at Barbican Hall, composed music for multiple silent films screened at The Barbican Cinema, crafted a piece for a string quartet concert at the National Gallery, and created compositions inspired by paintings at The Courtauld Gallery.

Notably, Chester was commissioned to compose a special piece commemorating the 30th anniversary of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, performed in by a live orchestra in the Canary Wharf HQ.

Most recent notable work includes additional orchestration for the Universal thriller feature 'Monkey Man', arranging for the '2023 BBC Proms' for a concert with the artist Self Esteem, and additional orchestrations for Darren Aronofsky's Immersive and innovative film 'Postcard from Earth' for The Sphere in Las Vegas.

Chester’s work has been performed in a variety of recording studios and performance venues including Abbey Road’s Angel Studios, Milton Court Concert hall, Barbican Cinema 1, Saffron Hall, Chelmsford Cathedral and Barbican Hall.

Chester has a passion for the environment and environmental concerns and in 2022 was commissioned by The Essex Climate Commission to write an anthem for climate action in Essex to mark the importance of a stable, habitable and precious climate. He has also written music for the Living Book, an immersive experience exploring the long term consequences of climate change in a virtual world.

Chester has also collaborated with students from the London Film Academy, Met Film School and Maryland Institute College of Art, writing scores for film shorts and animation. He also writes music for video production companies including the showreel for award winning AQ2.

Chester is a member of 'Sum of All Music', a collaboration of musicians and composers from around the world creating original compositions, open-space soundscaping and soundtrack releases, founded by award winning composer, Joseph Metcalfe.