Caitlin Rosanna Perry

Since beginning piano at 5, composing and performing music has been the central focus of my life. Growing up in a household which massively places an importance on Classical and Jazz music, it is composers such as Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Bill Evans who have become an inspiring source of musical grounding to me. Studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music for 4 years, I developed a strong ability for performing solo and duet Classical repertoire, as well as Symphony Orchestra’s and Big Bands and composing for modern classical and jazz ensembles. 

Performing Chopin’s ‘Winterwind’ Etude and Rachmaninoff’s G minor Prelude, I received the World Tour Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, Boston, where I study Film Scoring and Jazz Composition. Throughout my time at Berklee College of Music, I have explored many different musical studies and creative avenues, whilst always placing a focus on Film Scoring. I cannot imagine I would be doing what I am doing today if it wasn’t for Danny Elfman. Before I could even play the piano, I was a lover of Tim Burton films and in particular the music from his films. All my life I have been obsessed and in awe of the music of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘The Corpse Bride’, so much so, that I’ve always known I was going to become a film composer. This obsession has only progressed, now being inspired by the unconventional film scores of Trent Reznor and Alexandre Desplat. 

My love for films has enabled me to make my own short films and compose the music for them. The artistic and directorial styles of Tim Burton, Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson, are some of my biggest inspirations as I go through the process of creating my own style and becoming an auteur.