Lydia Ashton
Composer for Film & Television

Some years ago I had the honor to provide music for a documentary about Henry Wermuth. He survived multiple concentration camps, and...

I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Steve Barden for a book he was in the process of writing called "Writing Production...

The documentary "Polititroppene", which uses several of my Scandinavian folk pieces as underscore, is now available on youTube. It is a...

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...

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...

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...

My friend Panos Kolias recently shared some things on FB that he learned last year and asked if I would do the same. Being someone who...

I am excited to share that a fanfare I co-wrote with Stephen Goforth (Eternal Flame) was used by FOX during their coverage of the New...

When I first got started scoring films I sent an email to one of my mentors ending with, “When I hold my thank you speech at the Oscars,...

Have you ever heard a piece of music used in a TV show or film score and thought "I am as good as that composer! Why didn't they hire me?...

Some years ago I sent a friend request to a producer via FB. I also sent a message introducing myself. I told him I was a composer who...

Some days ago Nathan and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. It made me ponder what has made our marriage strong and happy. Some of the...

Some years ago a counselor told me he believed I had “Chronic Depression”. I refused to get help, because I did not believe that there...

A while back I contacted a young composer, who has amazing talent, and asked if we could meet. I did not say much beside that I was a...