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Chris Read

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Songwriter, writer and producer Chris Read has worked on stage and screen for over 15 years, writing songs and stories for Netflix's 'Ladybug and Cat Noir: The Film', the CW's 'Legacies' and Audible's 'Crush Hour', starring Ellie Goulding and Douglas Booth. He arranged and produced songs for Paramount's 'Better Man' and Marvel's 'Venom 3', and contributed lyrics to the 'Whiplash' soundtrack (deluxe edition).
 
As half of musical-comedy duo 'Harry and Chris', he wrote and performed multiple songs for Sky's The Russell Howard Hour', and NBC's 'Bring The Funny'. The duo also wrote and performed multiple times for BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4, and wrote and toured four full-length musical comedy shows, selling out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and garnering 5-star reviews.

He is currently based in his hometown London, writing a handful of original musicals in development with various production companies.
 
Chris prides himself on collaboration and bring an infectious energy and joy to everything he works on. He is also becoming an expert at writing his own bios in third person.

SELECTED RECENT WORK

Ladybug and Car Noir: The Movie

2023, NETFLIX

Songwriting, production, story breaking, additional dialogue

CRUSH HOUR PROMO

2022, AUDIBLE

Songwriting, producing, story breaking

LEGACIES EPISODE 303: 'SALVATORE: THE MUSICAL'

2021, WARNER BROS / THE CW

Songwriter and co-producer of 6 songs for one-off musical episode

'MOONWALTZ' ADVERT

2021, ONEPLUS

Composer, writing to picture

SOLO EP RELEASED - 'LIVE IN LONDON LAST JULY AT ABOUT 3AM'

2021, ABBEY ROAD

Composer, performer, arranger etc. Listen here

'NEW YORK AND YOU' - WHIPLASH REISSUE

2020, CUTTING EDGE

Lyricist and arranger for song on soundtrack reissue

'ALTERNATIVE CAROLS' LIVESTREAMED CONCERT

2020, HTB CHURCH

Songwriting, performing and hosting the streamed event

'FEAR SONG' - HARRY AND CHRIS

2017, RUSSELL HOWARD HOUR, SKY ONE

Writing to brief for feature on Russell's show

'THE CHRISTMAS SONG' - HARRY AND CHRIS

2017, RUSSELL HOWARD HOUR, SKY ONE

Series finale, songwriting and producing end-of-season song

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