Marcus Brown:
Signature Themes
Marcus is our Lead Composer and Creative Director at Sybil Productions Ltd. His style and approach leads our compositions and he produces any work supported by our team of in house and freelance composers, artists , sound designers and lyricists.
Genre: Orchestral | Electronic | Hybrid
Tone: Dark | Textured | Emotive
Works for: Drama | Factual | Feature Film | Series
Available for commission as a composer, programmer and producer, or see Marcus's pre-composed suites and score pallets.
Pre-composed suites
Marcus has pre-composed score pallets and thematic collections available for projects to licence. These collections offer modular score elements including stems, cues, themes and underscore for series or film producers as stand-alone packages, or to complement the work of an attached composer. ​
We have a broad range of Marcus Brown signature pre-composed pallets and thematic collections available. Please contact us with your project's requirements (tone, genre, usage) and we can send samples or discuss options with you for your specific needs.
The Eve of Ragnarok
Hybrid | Orchestral | Gravitas | Dramatic
Tone: Regal, dark, impending, grand
Perfect for: Drama, fantasy, landscape, action
Usage: Fully curated theme - titles, cues, underscore, series, feature
Inspired by brutal landscape juxtaposed with regal clanship and family bonds, the Eve of Ragnarok is a dramatic, orchestral theme with hybrid underscore.
Composed by Marcus Brown for orchestra, with synthesised beds, this piece is ideal for dramatic feature film or series.
Dueling Candelabras
Orchestral | Action | Dramatic
Tone: Exciting, anticipation
Perfect for: Drama, action, thriller
Usage: Fully curated theme - titles, cues, underscore, series, feature
Verona. A moonlit staircase. A feud finally breaks its silence.
Composed by Marcus Brown for orchestra, this stunning action piece breathes an underlying tenderness between foe.
Ideal for action drama with a romantic twist.
Ascension
Hybrid | Electronic | Atmospheric | Piano
Tone: Dreamy, innocence, evolving, loss
Perfect for: Factual, science, space, discovery, journey
Usage: Understated theme - cues, underscore, samples
Ascension is a hybrid piano instrumental piece inspired by creation and innocence. Harmony and simple piano melody tiptoe on a bed of evolving synthesis and sound design.
​Perfect for underscore, this piece supports dialogue or narration beautifully and would be equally welcome in a deep space documentary as an intimate biography.
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Mariana Tide
Hybrid | Electronic | Synthesis | Generative
Tone: Speculative, eerie, thoughtful.
Perfect for: Factual, science, space, discovery, journey
Usage: Understated theme - cues, underscore, samples
Mariana Tide ​is a generative electronic piece exploring themes of uncertainty and infinity.
Perfect for underscore, this piece will sit well under dialogue, creating space for thought and reflection.
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Services for sync licensing
Marcus has worked at the highest level of the international music industry since the 1990s, including programming, recording, producing and world tours with major label artists like Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Tina Turner and Seal, and independent artists like Skinny Living, Gogol Bordello and Genaside II. From the back streets of Brixton to Abbey Road, and with an education in classical and jazz piano, Marcus brings a uniquely eclectic mix of musicianship to the songs he writes and records and the artists he develops here at Sybil Productions.
We offer bespoke songwriting services for sync licensing, alongside having existing recordings available for tailoring to the needs of specific projects. Please contact us with your requirements for samples of work or to explore our bespoke commissioning service. Examples of previous work are available below.
Previous work
Our Creative Director and Lead Composer, Marcus Brown, has a wealth of experience working with a wide range of international clients, creators and artists. Below are showreels, playlists and highlights of his work.
International Music Industry
Marcus Brown Live Showreel
Principle keyboard player: Madonna, Seal, Ozzy Osborne, MD: Richard Ashcroft
Including performances at: The Grammys, MTV Music Awards, Live 8.
Showreels (Film/Games/Brand)
Sample (Advertising): Sky Digital Launch Campaign
Music composed, orchestrated and produced by Marcus Brown
Marcus Brown Film Showreel
Film credits for Marcus Brown - composer and/or music department.
IMDB: Click Here
Sample (Advertising): Nike - The Music of Baseball
Award Winning Superbowl Half Time Ad for Nike.
Role: Sound design and composition (Marcus Brown at Machinehead, LA, with Steven Dewey).
Marcus Brown Games Showreel
Games music highlights by Marcus Brown including Line Rider 2, The Matrix: Path of Neo and Destroy All Humans.
Sample (Advertising): Jennifer Lopez - Perfume
Role: Sound design and composition (Marcus Brown with Machinehead, LA).