Christopher Belsey is a composer currently active in the indie film scene in Glasgow, scoring and producing music for a variety of films and documentaries

Christopher’s journey in music began when he started playing piano at the age of eight. His piano studies sparked his interest in musical notation and how music worked in films, ultimately leading to his ambition to learn about film scoring and orchestration.

After finishing school, Christopher pursued higher education in Sound Production at college before advancing on to study composition at Edinburgh Napier University.

Throughout his studies he worked on notable projects, including: I Am Scottish (2009) - a short video montage accompanied by a poem recital and musical score that won the top prize at the SQA Star Awards 2009; Once There Was A Boy (2010) - an award-winning short film; and Connection Please (2011) - a pilot documentary produced for BBC Scotland.

In 2015, Christopher began frequently collaborating with the Glasgow Film Crew - a filmmaking collective comprising of aspiring and experienced filmmakers who produce a variety of films covering a diverse range of genres. Notable films by the group Christopher scored are: The Last Equinox (2016) - both Christopher’s score and Ewan Manson’s original song won ‘Best Soundtrack’ at the DonQuest Short Film Festival 2017, and also received a nomination for ‘Best Music’ at the 2017 Maverick Movie Awards; The Turtle Terminator (2017) - film critic Richard Propes noted: “Christopher Belsey’s original music gives the film a quirky zest”; and Fertility Daze (2021) - a silent comedy-drama featurette that contains a wall-to-wall score conveying all the emotion, drama and humour of the characters and story.

It wasn’t before long Christopher was hired for his first feature film assignment: The Nest of Vampires (2021). This projected his work onto the mainstream streaming platform Prime Video and put him in the sights of other feature film directors. His next feature assignment was the action film Lock & Load (2023) which is currently available on a wide range of streaming platforms such as Apple TV and Prime Video.

He is currently working on his third feature, Fly Away to the Emerald Isle, which is set to be released early next year, and will soon begin work on his fourth feature, The Baby in the Basket which stars Maryam d’Abo and Paul Barber, and is set for release mid-2024.

Alongside his film scoring projects, Christopher frequently collaborates with other composers producing library music albums for use in media. He also arranges songs and orchestrates accompaniments too.

Outside of music, Christopher enjoys walking the dogs, tennis, cycling, hill walking and spending time with family and friends - when time permits!