Aka Orchestrator. The person who prepares, rewrites, and adapts written music for a different presentation. Arrangers usually work from a composer’s draft and vary the work to best effect.
What is the role of a Music Arranger or Orchestrator?
Benjamin Craig is an award-winning filmmaker and chief executive of Cinemagine Media Limited. With a career spanning theatre, film, and new media, his credits include Waiting for Gorgo and Sparks and Embers. He is the author of the Cannes and Sundance Festival Virgin's Guides and has written for Vogue and GQ. Based in London, he is also the founder of filmmaking.net and holds a Masters in Producing Film & Television from Royal Holloway, University of London.
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