Leopold Ross
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Leopold Ross | |
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| Also known as | Leo Ross |
| Born | 23 October 1980 |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer, recording engineer |
| Labels | Epitaph Records, S2 Records, Reprise Records, Iamsound Records, Sargent House Records, Sacred Bones Records |
Leopold "Leo" Ross is an English musician, composer, record producer and recording engineer. He is a Grammy Award nominee and two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, receiving Grammy recognition for Shōgun in the category of Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Emmy nominations for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series and Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for the same series.[2][3]. He is also the recipient of a Society of Composers & Lyricists Award and a Hollywood Music in Media Award for his work on ‘‘Shōgun’’."Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba's Shōgun Score Wins SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production". Society of Composers & Lyricists. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2026."HMMA Winners". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved 25 June 2026.. His film and television credits include Apple’s Godzilla franchise ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters', 'Black Mirror', and 'Dr Death'. His film scoring career began with The Hughes brothers 2010 film ‘The Book Of Eli’. He has gone on to create scores for acclaimed directors Michael Mann (Blackhat), Harmony Korine (Rebel), and John Hillcoat (Triple Nine).
Career
[edit]Leopold was a founding member of eclectic rock band Nojahoda who released one album on Sony S2 Records in 1999.
In 2003 he joined his brother Atticus Ross, as well as Bad Religion member Brett Gurewitz in the punk/hardcore band Error. Along with temporary vocalist Greg Puciato, the band recorded and released a well received EP on Epitaph Records in 2004. Around this time Leopold also began his scoring career, composing the music for the USA Network show Touching Evil alongside Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne.
Outside of his scoring work, Leopold has written, recorded, produced and performed with various noted acts including Bad Religion, Grace Jones, Korn, Dillinger Escape Plan, Rancid, The Transplants, Five Finger Death Punch, Brigitte Fontaine, The Big Pink, Io Echo and Brett Anderson.
Personal life
[edit]Ross has five siblings, including model Liberty Ross and Atticus Ross, who is also a musician. His maternal grandfather was Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn. He is of part Italian descent through his great-grandfather, Aldo Castellani.[4]
Selected credits
[edit]| Band, artist, show or movie | Song or album | Year | Credits |
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| Nojahoda | Jahoda Witness | 1999 | Guitar, vocals |
| Error | Error EP | 2004 | Guitar, programming |
| Bad Religion | Beyond Electric Dreams | Sonic Alienator | |
| Touching Evil | Music to accompany series | Co-writer, guitar, production | |
| Korn | See You on the Other Side, Tearjerker | 2005 | Producer, production assistant, co-writer (Tearjerker) |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | Duets: The Final Chapter | Production assistant | |
| Korn | Untitled | 2007 | |
| Grace Jones | Devil In My Life | 2008 | Co-writer, guitar |
| Five Finger Death Punch | Never Enough | Co-writer | |
| New York, I Love You | Movie soundtrack ("Allen Hughes" segment) | 2009 | Co-composer |
| The Book of Eli | Movie score | 2010 | Co-composer, Performer |
| Fear and the Nervous System | Fear and the Nervous System | 2011 | Programming, guitar, co-producer, co-writer |
| Io Echo | Ministry of Love | 2013 | Producer, guitar, co-writer |
| Broken City | Movie score | Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne | |
| Blackhat | 2015 | Composer, With Atticus Ross | |
| Love & Mercy | 2014 | ||
| Triple 9 | 2016 | Composer, With Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Bobby Krlic | |
| Almost Holy | Composer, With Atticus Ross & Bobby Krlic | ||
| The Defiant Ones | Television score | 2017 | Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne |
| Death Note | Movie score | Composer, With Atticus Ross | |
| Black Mirror | "Crocodile" (season 4, episode 3) | ||
| Corazón | Movie score | 2018 | |
| A Million Little Pieces | |||
| Earthquake Bird | 2019 | ||
| Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Television score | 2023–present | Composer |
| Shōgun | 2024 | Composer, With Atticus Ross and Nick Chuba | |
| Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever | Movie score | 2025 | Composer, With Nick Chuba and Matt Cohen |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Leopold Ross on Apple Music".
- ↑ "Leopold Ross". Grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Leopold Ross". Television Academy. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Buckley, Cat (30 October 2013). "The Liberty Ross Family: Meet the Oscar Winners, Scientists, and Rock Stars Related to the Model". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Leopold Ross at IMDb
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