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..
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!
Cliff was delighted to work with the SONY Playstation team once again, conducting the epic score for the recent Spider-Man 2 release.
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”.
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 was recently back at Abbey Road Studios in London, conducting the score for the next instalment of the Jurassic franchise, “Jurassic World: Dominion” Composer Michael Giacchino returns to compose another epic score for the movie, which was recorded across both Studio 1 and 2. In order to comply with the health and safety […]
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…
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 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 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.
Rupert Gregson Williams’s epic score for Hacksaw Ridge was conducted by Cliff at Abbey Road Studios. The movie stars Andrew Garfield and is directed by Mel Gibson.
Kylie is back for another Christmas extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall – and this time for 2 nights! Cliff has been working with Steve Anderson over the summer arranging new songs for Kylie’s Xmas album and sold out show for this December.. It’s going to be seriously festive!
Along with production partner Steve Anderson, Cliff produced the debut album for 13 year old singing talent Beau Dermott. Signed to Decca in the summer of 2017 after her performances on Britian’s Got Talent received more than 25 million views on YouTube, the album BRAVE is released on 25th August.
Robbie’s new album – The Heavy Entertainment Show – was released on the 4th November. Produced by Guy Chambers, the orchestra sessions for the album were conducted by Cliff at Angel Studios during summer 2016.
Emeli Sandé’s new album “Long Live The Angels” features a number of new string arrangements written by Cliff. The orchestra was recorded at Angel Studios over the summer of 2016. The albums first track, “Hurts” is available online now.
Harriet’s eponymously titled debut album is out now. A firm favourite on Radio 2, the album features Cliff’s arrangements played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Cliff and Harriet also wrote the song “Empty Shoes” together which appears on the album.
Cliff teamed up once again with Steve Anderson to produce Ella Henderson’s cover of the classic Kate Bush song “This Woman’s Work”. The song was recorded in one take, live at Angel Studios with strings and Cliff playing piano – and is featured on the 2016 album “Sounds of the 80’s – volume 2”.
Cliff was recently in the studio recording strings for the new Little Mix album on tracks including “Secret Love Song” – a duet with Jason Derulo. Recorded at London’s Angel Studios, featuring a 24 piece string section the band’s 3rd album “Get Weird” was released on the 6th November.
Cliff had the privilege of being commissioned to compose an album of uplifting, sporting anthems for Beds and Beats over the summer of 2015. The album was recorded at Angel Studios with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, annd then mixed at the legendary Capitol Studios, Hollywood. The compositions are a hybrid of orchestral elements, fused with […]
Cliff has been working on strings for Fleur East’s debut album. You can her Fleur’s version of “Girl On Fire” in the new Virgin Media advert.
Cliff has just finished arranging and conducting a project with German superstar Helene Fischer at Abbey Road Studios, London. The Christmas album entitled “Weihnachten” features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cliff had a busy week working on the all four possible winners singles for The Voice UK TV Show. He arranged the strings and choirs for all four versions as well as arranging and producing the version of the song recorded by Lucy O’Byrne.
Cliff has recently been in the studio with Markus Feehily and producers Mo Jam and Steve Anderson, working on titles for his forthcoming solo project. Working at Angel Studios he arranged and conducted strings and gospel choir on a number of tracks… Here is the first released from the album – “Love Is A Drug”
England Rugby has released its official single for 2015, a new recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot from Brit Award winning singer, Ella Eyre featuring strings and choir arranged by Cliff. The contemporary version of the fans’ favourite song is being released on iTunes and Spotify with a donation made to England Rugby All Schools […]
Cliff arranged strings and choir on several tracks for Ella’s first album. Produced by a host of top drawer producers, the album “Chapter One” was released in October 2014.
To celebrate 25 years in the music business, Kylie Minogue released the “The Abbey Road Sessions” album. The album features new arrangements of many of Kylie’s hit records – set in a more acoustic, orchestral style. It was recorded at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios in late 2011, and produced by Steve Anderson and Colin […]
Ella Henderson’s Radio 1 Live Lounge performance featured her current single, “Glow” and a cover of A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera’s “Say Something”. Recorded live at the BBC, both songs included brand new string arrangements by Cliff. Here’s the Live Lounge performance of “Say Something”
Cliff has worked on a number of projects with Little Mix, from their first appearance on the X Factor, through to album tracks and a Radio 1 Live Lounge performance. He arranged this acoustic version of DNA And teamed up once again with Steve Anderson to arrange this down tempo version of the Mumford and […]
Cliff has worked with Labrinth on a number of projects including his debut album, “Electronic Earth“, which features the hit duet “Beneath Your Beautiful” with Emile Sandé. The song was a huge radio record thoughout 2012 and continues to be used as an instrumental for numerous TV shows. Cliff also arranged a version of Labrinth’s […]