From that point onwards, James was heavily involved with all sorts of music making, playing the violin and later viola in chamber groups and orchestras, as well as singing in various choirs. After school, James then went on to graduate in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with the academy award winning composer, Dario Marianelli.
After graduating, James’ career took off by working on short films at first but branching out in many directions, including library music, as well as composing scores for a wide variety of documentaries, TV and film featured on British media channels like ITV, Channel 4 and BBC.