Hilary Brooks is a freelance musical director, arranger, composer and pianist. She has a wealth of experience in theatre, film and television. Her credits include composing, orchestrating and producing the film score for The Eastern Bride with The City of Prague Philhamonic Orchestra. Hilary’s many other achievements include the musical direction and arrangements for the award-winning stage productions Sunshine On Leith and Sondheim’s masterpiece Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Musical Director / Arranger
– Sweeney Todd, Sunshine On Leith (3 tours), Gypsy, Nightflights, Cabaret (Dundee Rep)
– The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Charlie’s Aunt, Alice (Lyceum, Edinburgh)
– The Rink, Cinderella (Belgrade, Coventry)
– Whisky Kisses (Rightlines & RSAMD)
– Beauty and The Beast (The Byre, St Andrews)
– Whisky Galore (Cutting Edge)
– A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine, Glasvegas, Lucy and the Christmas Treasure (Borderline)
– Memory of Water, Kabaret (Stellar Quines)
– Eight to the Bar, Cleaning Up (Wildcat)
– Without a Trace, Johnny B Happy (S.O.P.)
– The Spitfire Grill
– Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Dick Whittington (Kings, Glasgow)
– James and the Giant Peach (Citizens, Glasgow)
– Summer Lightning (W.S.I.)
– That’s Her/That’s Her Again/See That’s Her (Dorothy Paul tours & TV specials, DVD)
Composer
– Dedicated (PianoPiano)
– James and the Giant Peach (Citizens, Glasgow)
– Memory of Water (Stellar Quines)
– The Broonie – a youth musical (Italia Conti, London)
– Beauty and The Beast (The Byre, St Andrews)
– Nightflights – a musical fantasy (Dundee Rep)
– F.O.T., Mr Wymi, Salut Serge (BBC Worldwide)
– Stripes of the Zebra (Mak Movies
– Der Golem (GFT live silent movie score)
– The Eastern Bride (orchestral score, Kharis Productions – recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
– Meeting Matthew (musical for Oran Mor Glasgow, book / lyrics by Clive King)
Recording
– Sunshine on Leith, a musical (Cast Album, co-produced with Nigel Clark)
– At This Moment (CD, Karen Dunbar)
– Both Sides (CD, Horse with the SCO)
– It’s Her (Triple DVD, Dorothy Paul)
– Salut Serge (CD / DVD, BBC Worldwide)
– The Beecakes (CD TBC)
– One More Time, Kowtow, Easier Being Lovers (CDs, Lorna Brooks)
– Still (CD, Carol Laula)
– Throwing Shapes (CD, Rab Noakes & The Varaflames)
