Chad Hobson is a classically trained composer. He began his career in the pop music industry working with bands as diverse as Snoop Dogg, Massive Attack, Finley Quaye, Take That and Des’ree.

In 2008 Chad completed the score for the hit film Adulthood, BAFTA winning Noel Clarke’s edgy sequel to the highly acclaimed British independent film Kidulthood. Where he merged film music with underground Hip Hop and grime music.

Chad’s musical diversity can be heard in films such as James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin (starring Naomie Harris and Rain), produced by the Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers where he arranged and played Asian ethnic instruments supported by full orchestra as well as vocal arrangements. He is also credited with vocals on the classical score for The Young Victoria.

When he crossed into film and Television music, his work was quickly noticed. He began to work with composer Ilan Eshkeri and award-winning producer Steve McLaughlin on high profile film projects like Matthew Vaughn’s fantasy adventure, Stardust starring Claire Danes, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer,Hannibal Rising the fourth in the Hannibal Lecters series, Mark Mahon’s Strength and Honour starring Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones (Winner of Best Film and Best Director at the Boston Film Festival) and Film Four’s Battle of Haditha, directed by Nick Broomfield.

He also composed the music for the BAFTA award winning BBC1 series Fight for life, Series 8 of Waking the Dead along with many documentaries and dramas for Ch4 and the BBC including Jamie Olivers Ministry Of Food and BAFTA nominated Help Me Help My Child and many of the MTV's EMA's directed by Hamish Hamilton. He also composed the music for Telstar the successful London West end play written by Nick Moran, starring Linda Robson and Con O’Neil about legendary record producer Joe Meek