About
About
I write music for the moments brands are trying hardest to get right. I founded Jim English Music, LLC in 2008, composing for advertising, film, documentary and digital work ever since — but my agency experience came first. Before I was writing the score, I was buying the photography, producing the shoots and defending the brand guidelines, as an art buyer at Deutsch and Doremus, then as VP of Creative Strategy at Bank of America.
In 2025 I partnered with Hill Holliday's Chief Creative Officer to launch the agency's new approach to music and sonic branding. That's the part most composers don't have: I know what a creative director needs before they've finished asking for it.
Career
Partnered with the Chief Creative Officer to design and launch a new agency-wide approach to music and sonic branding; led composition and sound design from concept through delivery.
Senior creative to the internal agency on national, multi-channel campaigns; shaped visual and sonic identity through photography, illustration and voice talent.
Original music across genres for advertising, film, documentary, social, radio and web — hands-on from brief through final mix.
Produced photo shoots and creative executions for national and global brands, including IKEA, Tylenol, Sheraton and others.