composer - film - television
Alexander is recognised for his adventurous approach to scoring. Often seeking out varied and unconventional instrumental palettes, his scores are diverse in style, characterful and always guided by story
Alexander has collaborated with BAFTA and Oscar-winning teams on acclaimed productions including Hell Jumper, Netflix’s Who Killed Jill Dando, Coco Chanel: Unbuttoned, The Man Who Stole the Scream, a feature documentary that premiered at the CPH:Dox 2023; Grierson-shortlisted Amazon Prime series Curse of the Chippendales, produced by the Oscar-winning team at Lightbox, which premiered at London Film Festival 2022; The Steve McQueen and Rogan-Produced BAFTA-nominated feature documentary Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra; King of the Apocalypse, performed by 12 Ensemble and Channel 4’s award-winning lockdown hit Grayson’s Art Club.
Additional credits include the BAFTA-winning landmark BBC1 series Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation; Apple TV’s 1971: The Year that Music Changed Everything; the hit BBC 2 true crime series Forensics: The Real CSI; the feature documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm; Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated Surviving Covid; the Emmy-winning, feature-length documentary In Cold Blood and the multi-award-winning BBC3 documentary series American High School.
Growing up in South London, Alexander performed extensively as a violinist and saxophonist from a young age, before completing a Master’s in composition at Goldsmiths College, There he developed a passion for electronic and electroacoustic music, regularly integrated coding and software experimentation into his work. This fusion of classical training, DJ culture, and software-based sound design has become a hallmark of his work.
Beyond film and TV, Alexander performs both as a touring musician and session player. He was a founding member of the Miro Shot collective, pioneering multi-sensory live shows that blend VR, Mixed Reality, and live orchestration at venues like the Institute of Modern Art in Amsterdam, BAFTA Piccadilly, Somerset House, and SXSW. He has also collaborated with the Theatre of Debate, with performances staged across the UK and at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
"Alexander Parsons’ impressive score mixes tinges of the music the kids listen to with his own emotive arrangements. Six episodes of hope, just when it’s needed."
Julia Raeside on American High School, The Guardian