Matthew Summerfield is a UK-based film and media composer with a background in performance, songwriting, and music production. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, including touring as a keyboardist and songwriter in the band Fly Sonata, he has performed at major festivals such as Blues on the Farm, El Dorado, and the Isle of Wig...
Read MoreMatthew Summerfield is a UK-based film and media composer with a background in performance, songwriting, and music production. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, including touring as a keyboardist and songwriter in the band Fly Sonata, he has performed at major festivals such as Blues on the Farm, El Dorado, and the Isle of Wight Festival.
In 2019, Matthew transitioned into screen composition, earning a master's in Professional Media Composition. Mentored by top industry professionals — including Emmy-winning mix engineers. Since graduating he has developed a unique cinematic voice that blends the orchestra with electronic textures.
His credits include scores for the fantasy period drama The Barn (supported by Kate Winslet), the dark comedy God Is Dead, the horror short I See You, and commercial projects such as a promotional film for the British School of Paris. He also composed a dramatic theme for the German Dungeons & Dragons Das Götter.
Matthew’s strength lies in hybrid orchestration, combining traditional and modern elements to create emotionally impactful scores. He’s highly skilled at working to a brief, with proven versatility across genres.
He also brings technical expertise in audio restoration, collaborating with directors to enhance production audio by balancing dialogue, reducing noise, and restoring clarity — including work on films shot in challenging environments such as rural Africa.
Whether scoring a feature film, game, or commercial, Matthew brings depth, polish, and a passion for storytelling through sound.
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