Music shaped by story
Across stage, screen and spectacular spaces
About Sarah
Creating story-led music for stage, screen, and extraordinary spaces
Sarah Llewellyn is a UK-based composer, sound artist, and music director working across the arts in the UK and internationally. She creates original music, songs, and soundscapes for stage, screen, radio, circus, outdoor arts, and the concert hall.
Originally from Liverpool, Sarah studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. Her work is shaped by classical training, a period “Running away with a circus,” a Composer Residency at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and over twenty years of composing across artistic, commercial, and charitable projects. After two decades in London, she is now based in the Yorkshire Dales.
Sarah collaborates closely with directors, producers, writers, choreographers, and creative teams, composing distinctive, responsive scores that serve the work at their heart.
Her work spans intimate theatrical settings and large-scale outdoor events, balancing detailed musical craft with an instinct for atmosphere and place. Whether composing for live performance, screen, or installation, her music is guided by dramatic intent and crafted through collaboration.
Photo of Sarah with Designer Neil Irish & Chung Ying's executive director Gladys Wong. Opening night - A Tale of Two Cities - Hong Kong
Recent & Current Work
Selected highlights of Sarah’s most recent & current projects across stage, screen, and live performance:
- Ghost Train – Epic outdoor spectacle, (audience 14000+), Avanti Display and Walk The Plank
- New Home Makers – Sound and light installation, Leeds Light Night Festival
- Alipay Commercial – Jazz/funk soundtrack, Societal
- Jubilee! (BBC Radio 3) & The Signalman (BBC Radio 4) – Radio drama
- RSC 37 Plays Podcast Series – Music for storytelling across 37 plays
- A Tale of Two Cities – Chung Ying Theatre – Hong Kong, China tour & UK
- Upcoming: Banshee (Spring 2026, Barefeet Theatre, Zambia)
- Upcoming: Bartleby, the Scrivener (Spring 2027, Chung Ying Theatre, Hong Kong & China)
Sarah Llewellyn leading Ghost Train rehearsals. Photo by Charlie Meecham
Sarah’s Process
A collaborative, story-led approach
Sarah’s music is inventive, responsive, and crafted uniquely for each project. From research → composition → demo production → rehearsals → recording – she creates fresh, ambitious, and bespoke work.
- Works closely with directors, producers, writers, choreographers, and performers
- Creates music that supports narrative, builds atmosphere, and connects emotionally
- Tailors scores for large-scale public spectacles, intimate storytelling, and experimental projects
Writing for specialist musicians and ensembles:
- Orchestras, chamber groups, choirs
- Jazz and folk ensembles, circus bands
- Vocalists and actor-musicians
Her compositions often weave electronics and experimental sound design with live instrumentation, creating electro-acoustic works, spoken-word pieces and immersive sound environments. The work is driven by curiosity, storytelling and emotional connection.
Sarah conducting Giffords Circus Band - War & Peace production
Highlights from Ghost Train
Photo by Leah Llewellyn
Screen, Audio & Digital Media
Alongside live performance, Sarah creates music for film, radio, podcasts, and commercial media. These projects draw on the same collaborative, research-led process, adapted for broadcast and digital formats.
Sarah was invited by the Ivors Academy to be a judge for the Best Television Soundtrack panel at the Ivor Novello Awards 2023.
Alipay Commercial - 2025
Sarah Llewellyn, Photo by Michelle George
Representation & Skills
Sarah is represented by Kate Weston, Fillingham Weston Associates.
Core skills:
- Composition, arrangement, orchestration, music direction
- Sound design, recording, production
- Vocal coaching, workshops, performance
- Music contracting, live direction, collaboration
GHOST TRAIN finale 2025. Photo by Marlon Bonilla
Watch extracts fromZARA
Selected Highlights
Work spanning theatre, film outdoor arts, circus, and radio
Theatre
Outdoor Spectacle & Circus
BBC Radio Drama
Film & Commercial
Songs & Concert
