BIO
Composer Chris Salt produces bespoke music and sound design for commercials, TV, radio and film. He is also very active in the production music world and since 1999 has written extensively for many of the world's leading publishers including KPM and Universal.
Chris attended the Royal College of Music where he studied guitar, piano and composition. After graduating from the performer's course he furthered his academic studies at Keele University where he obtained an MA in Modern Music. Since then he has focused on media composition exclusively. Chris's music has been used in thousands of TV shows, ads and promos across the world.
His work has featured on commercials for many established brands including: Sainsbury’s, Vicks Sinex, AT&T, Adidas, KFC, Visa, Bisto, Google, Fairy, Shell, Mazda, Toyota, TRESemme, Cofidis, Pantene, Estée Lauder, Dior, Brother, The Mail On Sunday, The Times, Mattel, Marmite, The Sunday Times, Chrysler, Carphone Warehouse, Oral B, Olay, Head & Shoulders, 32Red.com, W.B.Mason, Dentyne, 23 and Me and many more.
Recent commissioned work includes the music for ‘Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly’ on Channel 5. Other notable recent projects include a Sainsbury’s TV ad, worldwide ads for Voltarol and Pandora as well as promos for Sky Cinema and the F1 channel. Sports related programming includes: Sky’s Masters golf coverage (since 2018) as well as specially commissioned music for BBC Sport.
Chris was a finalist in the 2016 UK Music & Sound Awards for use of his track ‘You Can Shine’ (published by EMI) in a Promo for UNICEF featuring David Beckham.
Chris's tracks have appeared in a number of movies including: Lakeview Terrace, Gambit, She's Funny That Way, The Campaign, Devil's Double and the acclaimed Who biopic Lambert & Stamp. High profile shows featuring Chris’s music include Stranger Things and The Walking Dead.