Malcolm Lindsay
Creator
Malcolm Lindsay is a musician and RTS award-winning TV/Film composer.
Recent TV credits include Harry Price Ghost Hunter - 90min drama for ITV; BBC 1 drama series One Night; The Children, and Unforgiven both three-part drama series for ITV; In Love With Barbara for BBC4 starring Anne Reid, and popular crime series Taggart and Whitechapel. Malcolm has scored several documentary series including: Mountain for BBC 1; Civilisation Channel 4; Michael Palin's documentaries on Art for BBC 2 and an 18 part series for Discovery.
His film scores include; A Nazi Legend: What our Father Did, Blinded, Young Adam (on which Malcolm collaborated with David Byrne), Penny Woolcock's highly acclaimed Exodus, BBC's Scotland on Film and 16 Years Of Alcohol.
He is also an established classical composer whose work has been performed internationally by some of the world's leading players including the Moscow Contemporary Ensemble, RSNO, BBC Concert Orchestra and BRNO Philharmonic. He has recorded classical albums with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Quartet and Scottish Opera.
In addition to his soundtrack and classical work, he continues to collaborate with visual artists, choreographers, theatre groups and writers. He is also in demand as a music producer/arranger with some chart success.
As a software specialist and later researcher he has worked for MOD, University of Strathclyde, and also set up his own creative institute. He continues some work in relation to creative problem solving and the development of tool kits to assist psychological well being (KitBag) and strategic thinking (3 Horizons).
www.malcolmlindsay.com
Residence/Main Office Glasgow
Contact email
NMS opportunities
Upcoming events
- 14 Jun 2026, 14:00
[On A Wing and A Prayer - Reflections on Morvern's Changing Habitat] - 16 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026] - 17 Jun 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 17 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026] - 18 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026]
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)
- BBC SSO: Takemitsu & Fujikura
- BBC SSO: Erland Cooper's Dawn Chorus
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Call for delegates to UNM Denmark festival 2026
- New Music Scotland CPD Fund
- Development Opportunities for Scottish composers / composers based in Scotland
