Jessica Dannheisser
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jessica Dannheisser is a British composer based in London. Her work is characterised by a flair for combining orchestral textures with imaginative contemporary production and her passion for narrative music can be seen in her wide-ranging scores for film, television, VR, and theatre, and by her orchestral and concert work that explores portraiture in music. Jessica loves scoring comedy and adventure films, and has worked with David Walliams' production company King Bert on several productions including 'The Queen and I' and recently 'Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After' starring Walliams alongside Sheridan Smith. In 2020-21 Jessica composed the score for 6-part wildlife series 'Secret Safari: Into The Wild', set in Kenya's breathtaking conservancy, Ol Pejeta, narrated by Andrew Scott. She has collaborated on many of David Attenborough's projects, composing the score for Sky VR's groundbreaking virtual reality experience 'Hold The World' and recently orchestrating the score for 'A Perfect Planet'. Jessica's debut album, 'Orchestral Portraits: Seven Pioneering Women' was recorded at Abbey Road Studios & released in March 2020 in celebration of International Women's Day and she is working on a follow up in this series. Jessica's work in theatre includes the 2019 large-scale theatrical production 'The Incredible Tale of Robot Boy', a show about the ethics of artificial intelligence, scientific testing, and parenthood. Jessica's other factual work includes the recent three part history series 'The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family' and the BAFTA-winning BBC One drama-documentary 'Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley', and this year she rejoined the same production team scoring a landmark film about the Blitz to mark its 80th anniversary. She more recently composed the soundtrack for critically-acclaimed CNN/BBC production 'Race For The Vaccine' that followed five COVID-19 vaccine teams across the world.