Biography

Leigh Roberts is an American television and film composer.

Leigh has a longstanding partnership with filmmaker and director Tom Donahue. Their past collaborations include the 2012 release of the HBO Emmy-nominated "Casting By", a documentary based on the fascinating life of casting agent Marion Dougherty, and "Thank You for Your Service", an eye-opening documentary on the affects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in servicemen and women.

In 2018, he co-composed the score for Starz's acclaimed documentary entitled "This Changes Everything." From executive producer Geena Davis (who received an honorary Oscar for her philanthropic work in 2020), this important work shines a spotlight on gender inequalities within Hollywood. It has the distinction of being a featured exhibit in the Academy of Arts & Sciences museum. It is available for streaming on Netflix.

In 2021, he scored TCM's first foray into original content, the feature-length "King of Cool". This retrospective about the legendary Dean Martin has been enjoying critical acclaim since its debut on TCM at the end of 2021. Leonardo DiCaprio/Appian Way hails as one of the project's screen-credited producers.

Leigh has scored numerous projects for television networks like HBO, Discovery Channel, PBS, USA, and A&E. He has also composed dramatic music for television shows including "House", "White Collar", "Graceland" and "Power Rangers", and co-composed the international main title of the hit television show "House" with fellow composer Jon Ehrlich.

He is also a founder of Qwire, Inc (pronounced 'choir'), a cloud-based software company designed to organize collaboration between pre-production, post-production, and music clearance and administration of the television and film industry. He resides in Pasadena, CA.

- IMDb mini biography by: Leigh Roberts