Leighton Jones

Leighton Jones is a composer of music for theatre and stage. Mentored by Belize born British composer Errollyn Wallen, he completed a Masters of Music (Composition and Performance) at Leeds College of Music in 2017.

Recent works include 'The Wish Thief', a commission in 2024 by the Royal Ballet and Opera to compose a new opera in collaboration with their Youth Opera Chorus; and composing four new choral works for 'Beowulf' and Proper Job Theatre’s critically acclaimed site-specific immersive production of the epic poem in Huddersfield as part of Kirklees Year of Music 2023.

In 2001 he joined Celtic-fusion act <a href="spotify:artist:5KyefvLJv46ZwqDBrzoNtK" data-name="Peatbog Faeries">Peatbog Faeries</a> on keyboards, co-writing their third and fourth studio album Welcome to Dunvegas (2003) and Croftwork (2005) with performances throughout Europe, America and Australia

In 2009 he formed Hebridean folk-noir quartet <a href="spotify:artist:2LDSbmXlRK6MC1uSeVfXdt" data-name="The Dead Man&#39;s Waltz">The Dead Man&#39;s Waltz</a> with Hector Macinnes, recording and releasing their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album (2011) “Fusing Weimar Cabaret, the accordion of Yann Tiersen and theatriality of Beirut and Bellowhead&#34; (The Herald).

In 2015 he released his EP &#39;All The Way Home&#39; - &#34;Showcasing a palette that spans melancholic piano balladry and traditional scottish folk with a meticulous approach to sound design&#34; (The Herald).

He formed chamber pop group Beware of Trains with Scottish soprano Marie Claire Breen, releasing their third single &#39; Forever Home&#39; in 2023, co-produced and mixed by Darren Allison (The Divine Comedy).