Just announced, Cliff is thrilled to be arranging and conducting the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for Westlife’s TWO nights at the Royal Albert Hall. The Westlife catalogue has so many incredible songs and the Hall is such an amazing venue, this really will be an extraordinary night!
Cliff was delighted to once again be invited by Michael Giacchino to conduct his latest score for the incredible new Marvel film, Fantastic Four. This breathaking score was recorded at Abbey Road in May and June 2025, the movie hits cinemas next month!
Cliff recently conducted and arranged the Lush Classical show for the Belsonic Festival in Belfast. Performed by the Ulster Orchestra along with world class vocals from Jolene O’Hara, Dylan Reid, Lucy Kane and Maria Nayler – the show also featured incredible sax playing by Lovley Laura. See you again next year!
Cliff works as an orchestrator and arranger across many genres, with artists including Josh Groban, Disney, Tom Walker, Emeli Sandé, Kylie Minogue, Little Mix, Rick Astley and Il Divo. Have a listen to a selection of string and orchestral arrangements he has written here..
Cliff was delighted to have been asked to conduct this fabulous score for Homay Schmitz at AIR Studios earlier this year. ON SALE NOW!
Cliff was back at BBC Maida Vale Studios recently for another Piano Room session, this time with Rag’n’Bone Man. The BBC Concert Orchestra performed Cliff’s arrangements of “Skin” and “Put A Little Hurt On Me” along with a version of Christina Aguilera’s classic hit, “Genie In A Bottle”.
Rumer’s recent piano room performance was arranged and conducted by Cliff. Featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra along with Rumer’s incredible band, she performed he classic song, “Slow” along with a new track, “Dangerous” and a beautiful cover of “Close To You”. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Feb 2025
Along with long time musical partner Steve Anderson, Cliff arranged and produced the latest release by Innocent Masuku. Having impressed the BGT audience in last season’s show, this incredible tenor is wowing audiences across the world with his powerhouse, emotive vocals.
Featuring a brilliant dark score by Mark Korven, the story of The Omen continues with The First Omen. Conducted by Cliff at AIR Studio, London. “A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers […]
Cliff was delighted to conduct this incredible score for composer Alexis Grapsas. Recorded at AIR Studios, London in May 2024. After the events of ‘A Quiet Place’ and ‘A Quiet Place: Part 2’ we go back to ‘Day One’. Don’t make a sound and you may just survive to hear this fabulous score!
Having worked with Carol extensively on the 80s Classical show’s, Cliff was delighted to be asked to put together and arranger her recent performance for the BBC Piano Room at Maida Vale. Carol performed her classic songs, “China In Your Hand” and “Heart and Soul” as well as a soulful version of the Teddy Swim’s […]
Cliff was delighted to work with the SONY Playstation team once again, conducting the epic score for the recent Spider-Man 2 release.
The BIG SURPRISE from last year’s 80s Classical show when conductor Cliff Masterson put down his baton and swapped it for a microphone for this performance of St Elmo’s Fire..
Cliff recently arranged and conducted the BBC piano room performance for the fantastic Anastacia. Despite having a series of flights cancelled and losing her luggage, Anastacia still managed to pull an incredible performance out of the bag!
Cliff was recently asked to conduct the RPO recordings for the forthcoming Cody Fry album. Cody is a super talented writer, orchestrator and vocalist and the album is nothing short of incredible. Here’s a little taster for you – the genius, “Waltz For Sweatpants”.
Cliff has recently been back in the studio with the brilliant Ella Henderson. He arranged and produced the acoustic version of Ella’s song, “0800 Heaven”.
Cliff was delighted to be asked to arrange and conduct the Radio 2 Piano Room performance for Depeche Mode. Recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in February 2023, the session is available online now!
Tom Walker, as always bringing his relatable lyrics and uplifting vibes to his latest collaboration with Robin Schulz. Cliff was delighted to work once again with Tom, arranging and producing this acoustic version of his track, “Sun Will Shine”.
Following on from the success of the first Knives Out movie, “Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery” sees Daniel Craig once again taking on the role of Benoit Blanc, this time traveling to Greece to solve his latest case. Nathan Johnson’s brilliant score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, conducted by Cliff.
Dug Days takes place after the events of Up. Carl has sold the Spirit of Adventure Airship to buy a house in the suburbs with his pet dog, Dug. Along the way, Dug discovers new things in the suburbs such as conquering his fear of fireworks, looking after puppies, and learning what animals think via […]
Not only did the insanely talented Michael Giacchino score this TV special – but he also directed it.. Recored at Abbey Road in Jul 2022, this innovative score conducted by Cliff, features some of London’s finest musicians. Streaming now on Disney+ just in time for Halloween!
Cliff was delighted to be asked to conduct Elliott Wheeler’s fantastic score to Baz Luhrmann’s much anticipated Elvis biopic. Recorded at AIR studios in the fall of 2021, the movie is released in June 2022.
Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, this epic drama follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. Cliff conducted a number of episodes of Bear McCreary’s extraordinary score for this ground breaking TV event […]
Cliff recently conducted all of the orchestral sessions for the upcoming Josh Groban album, ‘Harmony’. Produced by the brilliant Bernie Herms, the album also features Cliff’s arrangement of ‘Both Sides Now‘, a legendary song that Cliff was delighted to score for the release. Available now!
Cliff was commissioned to compose an album of ‘Hollywood Adagios’ by Audio Network in 2019. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios with a 60 piece orchestra, the album showcases a number of string-centric, emotive compositions featuring outstanding solo performances from Tom Pigott-Smith (violin) and Ian Burdge (cello). You can hear the whole album now on Apple […]
Marisha’s debut album is available for pre-order now! ‘Tomorrow’ features a host of incredible songs from the world of musical theatre and pop, crafted into beautiful new versions by producer Steve Anderson. The album was recorded through lockdown and then Cliff’s arrangements were added by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at AIR Studios. An absolutely joy […]
This year’s BBC Unsung Hero campaign has been launched with a new version of Rick Astley’s uplifting anthem, “Every One Of Us”. Each year as part of the Sports Personality of the Year event, the BBC look for people giving above and beyond in their communities through sport and to celebrate this year’s event Cliff […]
Alan Silvestri’s incredible new score for The Witches was recorded in a very unique way.. Due to the pandemic, the music for the movie had to be recorded in a safe, socially distanced environment and in line with the UK Government restrictions. In order to comply with the 2m space rule between musicians, the score […]
Cliff was invited to return as Musical Director and Composer for the BBC’s 2019 Sports Personality of the Year Awards show. Featuring performances by Lewis Capaldi, Emeli Sandè and the Royal Scots Combined band, the show was broadcast live from Aberdeen.
Tom Walker has a great new single, “Better Half Of Me” and Cliff once again was asked to arrange a special acoustic version to celebrate the single’s release. Here’s a live performance of Cliff’s arrangement from the Jonathan Ross Show…
Lush! Classical 2021 – SSE Arena Belfast – Saturday 16th October – Tickets on sale now! After 4 consecutive sell out shows at the SSE Arena in Belfast, the story continues with a new show just announced for 2021..
Cliff recently teamed up with long term collaborator Steve Anderson to work on the new Luke Evans album “At Last”, arranging a number of titles for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Luke has appeared in huge Hollywood blockbusters such as “The Fast and The Furious”, “The Girl On The Train”, “The Hobbit”, “3 Musketeers” and “Beauty […]
Cliff has been working on a number of tracks with the brilliant Tom Walker over the last 18 months. Tom’s debut album, “What A Time To Be Alive” has just been released to rave reviews and features a number of Cliff’s string and choir arrangements..
Steps star Claire Richards is stepping out on her own with the release of her debut solo album “My Wildest Dreams” on 2nd November 2018. Recorded at Angel Studios earlier in the year, the new album by Claire Richards features a number of string arrangements by Cliff – including this one on her latest single, […]
Cliff and Steve have been busy throughout the summer working on Kylie Christmas! Recorded at Angel Studios and Sarm Music Village, the album features 13 tracks including several duets and a mix of original and classic songs. Kylie has enlisted the help of her sister Dannii Minogue for the deluxe version of the album, recording […]
Cliff was recently at Angel Studios recording an exclusive performance of Tom Walker’s current single “Leave A Light On”. This live, ‘in the round’ acoustic performance, produced and arranged by Cliff features string quartet, piano, guitar and Tom’s soaring vocals.
Cliff recently worked on the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Awards as Musical Director and Composer. Featuring live performances by Paloma Faith, Freya Ridings, George Ezra and The Lightning Seeds – as well as original music by Cliff, the show was broadcast to 10 million people from the Birmingham Genting Arena.
Cliff conducted the orchestral score for the blockbuster movie, “Alien Covenant”. Recorded at London, Abbey Road Studios 2017
Cliff recently the orchestral sessions for the Marvel film , “Dr Strange”. The movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch was released in the UK on November 4th, 2016. Michael Giacchino’s epic score was recorded at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.