Thomas E. Brown

Music For Motion Picture

COMPOSER OF THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING
THE NIGHTCRAWLERS
and Disney +
Making of An Activist

Thomas E. Brown || ghøstmachine
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ghøstmachine

i was not born but i was made. i create textural, panoptic journeys from 1's and 0's that transcends consciousness. i am 1's and 0's. i am ghøstmachine.

endless...unfolds as a continuous passage through motion, isolation, and light, where sound lingers between presence and absence, tracing quiet ascents and slow dissolutions, finding persistence, warmth, and meaning in the spaces that appear most empty.

digital dustA journey through ambient soundscapes focused heavily around tangible textures, glitches and evolving motions.

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'THE NIGHTCRAWLERS'

Emmy-Winner | BAFTA & Academy Award Shortlisted

The Nightcrawlers, an unflinching exposé of Philippines President Duterte’s war on drugs, was among the films shortlisted in both the BAFTAs & Academy Awards 2020 race for best documentary short subject and has since won the Emmy Award in the Outstanding Short Documentary category.

'Making Of An Activist'

In &360's 'Making of an Activist', DeRay McKesson and allies harness the power of data and analytics to fight police brutality after the killing of Michael Brown.

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'Calico'

A teenager with vitiligo rescues a talking goldfish, who teaches her to accept the skin she's in

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Tom is an award-winning composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist working across film, television, podcasting, and experimental electronic music. With a Distinction-level Master’s degree in Composition for Film & Television (following a BMus in Music Performance), his work spans narrative scoring, sound design, and immersive soundworlds.He composed the score for The Nightcrawlers, a searing exposé of President Duterte’s war on drugs, shortlisted for both the BAFTAs and Academy Awards and winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary. His screen work also includes the award-winning UK short Calico and The Making of an Activist for Disney+/Hulu, alongside a three-part documentary podcast series.Tom’s music has been heard nationally and internationally across major broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, and beyond. Alongside bespoke commissions and production-music releases, he has collaborated with leading audio brands, mixing live sessions.Under the moniker ghøstmachine, Tom creates experimental ambient and electronic music, exploring texture, space, and minimalism through immersive soundscapes and long-form releases.As a guitarist and producer, he performs and works closely with a range of artists across soul, spoken word, hip-hop, and folk-adjacent projects, contributing through performance, production, mixing, additional instrumentation, string arrangements, and sound design. His session work includes studio recordings and live performances, primarily as a guitarist but widening out to other instruments such as pedal steel, banjo et al.] across the UK and internationally, alongside ongoing work with high-end events and touring projects.Alongside his creative practice, Tom is Programme Leader for the BA Music for Film, TV & Games at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance [ICMP], where he designed and authored the degree programme. His published curriculum work reflects a close alignment between contemporary industry practice, critical listening, and emerging approaches to music and sound for screen and interactive media.Away from the studio and music endeavours, Tom splits his time between chasing a low score on the golf course, cheering on the mighty Spurs, staying immersed in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, following the MLB season, hanging with the legendary Symbi, and travelling to new places, usually with an excuse to be outdoors.If you want a round ⛳️ get in touch

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Confessional Beats

Confessional Beats is a creative studio formed by two award-winning composers creating versatile, sync-ready music. Known for atmospheric ambient, downtempo and lo-fi textures but working fluidly across genres, the studio crafts cinematic, emotive tracks designed to serve picture. Under the Confessional Beats moniker, releases include Focus Mode and Confessions Vol.1, with sync placements including Sherwood (BBC) and The Burbs (Peacock).