About


Ros Stephen is a violinist, violist, composer and producer based in London.

Her music has featured widely in film trailers and on TV. She writes regularly for publishers including Universal Production Music, PowerHaus Creative, JDM, Glory Oath and Blood, Evolving Sound, Angry Mob Music, Reliable Source Music, Colossal Trailer Music and Elephant Music.

Ros’s music has been used in countless trailer campaigns including the last three main trailers for Bridgerton (season 3 part 2, season 4 part 1 and season 4 part 2); The Empress Season 2; The Glass Onion; Wake Up Dead Man; 13 Days 13 Nights; Only Murders in the Building; Outlander: Blood of my Blood; The Regime; Smile 2; Lee and many more.

Custom placements include Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale; Oh. What. Fun. Official Trailer, NBC Brilliant Minds Main Trailer; The Fall of the House of Usher;

Her compositions have been published by Oxford University Press, Schott Music Ltd. and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and have been performed in West End theatre and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4.

As a violinist she has performed extensively in the UK and abroad, performing regularly in London’s West-End (including Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, Pinocchio, Hadestown and Hex at the National Theatre, Sinatra at the Palladium, Midnight Tango at the Aldwich and the Phoenix Theatre), symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, string quartets, jazz and world music bands. She does regular recording sessions both in orchestras and as a soloist. Recent solo recording work includes Brian Ferry, David Gilmour, Robert Wyatt, Disney, Clint Mansell, Barnaby Taylor, BBC Strictly Come Dancing, BBC Radio 3.

Ros does regular remote recording sessions for composers, production music companies and music supervisors around the world. She’s comfortable playing from sheet music, playing by ear and improvising. She also arranges and records full orchestral strings.

Ros is passionate about educational music. Her series of “Globetrotters” books for Oxford University Press won the award for Best Educational Publication at the 2011 MIA awards, and she is currently writing a violin method for young children for Schott Music Ltd.

Ros has a 1st class degree and PhD from Bristol University.