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Lydia Ashton
Composer for Film & Television


Behind the Music - War & Conflict
I recently worked on a project for FirstCom called War & Conflict. It is a collection of orchestral dramatic pieces for TV and film...
"Breathe Deeply My Son" on YouTube
Some years ago I had the honor to provide music for a documentary about Henry Wermuth. He survived multiple concentration camps, and...
"Writing Production Music for TV" by Steve Barden
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Steve Barden for a book he was in the process of writing called "Writing Production...
"Polititroppene" on YouTube
The documentary "Polititroppene", which uses several of my Scandinavian folk pieces as underscore, is now available on youTube. It is a...


Olympics 2016
It has always been a dream of mine to have my music played during the coverage of the Olympic Games. This year that came true. A fanfare...


John Braheny Award
I am so very honored to be this year’s recipient of the John Braheny Award. John Braheny was not only excellent at the craft of...
Talent vs Hard Work
A 10-year old girl asked me yesterday if I was better than everyone else in my class at music when I was her age. I answered honestly and...
Overnight Success
I have a friend who recently was offered a really cool job on a TV show. Someone told him “Wow, you are one of those overnight success...
Never Stop Learning
Mozart once said “It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given...


Composer Catalog/Featured Composer
I am honored to be featured on the Composer Catalog web site. A link to the interview is posted below. If you are a composer and are...
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