Tone presents Melissa Parmenter
+ Ben Pearson
Melissa will be joined by Harry Escott on cello.
Melissa Parmenter’s music showcases a life-long love of the piano and her complete mastery of the craft of composition.
An accomplished composer and pianist and a BAFTA nominated film producer, Parmenter has written original scores to films such as Michael Winterbottom’s film Genova, starring Colin Firth and Catherine Keener, The Killer Inside Me, starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson, and Simon Aboud’s Comes A Bright Day, starring Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots and Timothy Spall, alongside fellow film composer Joel Cadbury.
Parmenter has also composed and performed bespoke solo piano works for several feature films, including Topspot, directed by visual artist Tracey Emin, Michael Winterbottom’s A Mighty Heart starring Angelina Jolie, and 9 Songs with Kieran O’Brien and Margo Stilley. Most recently, her track “Platform” was featured in Friends: The Reunion.
Alongside her music, Parmenter has produced many of British Director Michael Winterbottom’s films and TV series’ including The Face of An Angel starring Kate Beckinsale, Greed, starring Steve Coogan and Isla Fisher, all four series of The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, and most recently the Fremantle/SKY Atlantic TV drama This England, starring Kenneth Branagh.
Parmenter has over 2m global streams, and has received support from the likes of Classic FM, Scala Radio, BBC London, Apple Music & Spotify, Soho Radio and The Line of Best Fit.
