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31 May 2025 Scoop, BBC Radio 4 Archive on 4
A wide ranging interview in which Dan discusses his mobile sound creation Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans, alongside Banksy and Dr Annie Gray https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001psl0
The Ivors Classical Awards 2024 winners announced: BEST SOUND ART – DAN JONES ‘EACH TINY DROP’
The judges praised Dan’s sonic accompaniment saying “The sound composition harmonizes seamlessly with the various elements of this large scale artwork, utilizing 64 loudspeakers to create a powerful sonic trail that weaves through Mansfield Park for the ritual water walk.” adding that “this poignant performance places migration at its core, celebrating Britain’s rich cultural diversity while highlighting the importance of our natural resources.”
https://ivorsacademy.com/news/the-ivors-classical-awards-2024-winners-announced/
Bristol composer Dan Jones wins his fourth Ivor Novello Award
https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/bristol-composer-dan-jones-wins-fourth-ivor-novello-award/
8 September 2023 Dan talks to Craig Charles about his mobile sound artwork Music for Seven Ice Cream Vanshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q0gs
1 Jun 2021 Films Gunda and First Cow reviewed, Actor and writer Amy Trigg, Composer Dan Jones - BBC Radio 4 Front Row
“Composer and sound designer Dan Jones talks to Tom Sutcliffe about his epic mass participation sound composition Coventry Moves Together – the finale to a day of events marking Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wjr5
27 May 2021 Coventry City of Culture. Composer Dan Jones talks about Coventry Moves Together., Breakfast on BBC CWR
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09jrc9q
28 May 2021 Coventry Moves Together at Willenhall Primary School
Dan Jones discusses his creation of a large-scale surround sound piece for the Coventry Moves Together event alongside workshop leader and co-producer Guy Hughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlSNIN6t5s
28 May 2018 An interview with Dan Jones: the composer of the soundtrack to Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach, BBC Music Magazine
https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/interview-dan-jones-composer-soundtrack-ian-mcewans-chesil-beach
18 May 2018 Classical Music Captures A Young Wife's Anxiety In 'On Chesil Beach' - 18/05/2018
An NPR article featuring an interview with Dan Jones about his score for On Chesil Beach https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2018/05/18/612028290/classical-music-captures-a-young-wifes-anxiety-in-on-chesil-beach
26 Feb 2018 The New Soundtrack | Volume 8 | Issue 1 “Internal Soundscapes: An Interview with Dan Jones”
A wide-ranging interview in which Dan discusses his approach to composing and sound design for film and theatre, including insights into his work on Shadow of the Vampire and Lady Macbeth. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/sound.2018.0116
6 October 2013 Sonic Art Boom - The Art of Noise, BBC Radio 3 Between the Ears
“Dan Jones commemorates the centenary of 'The Art of Noise Manifesto', by Luigi Russolo, with an exploration of that mysterious, invisible and vigorous form - Sound Art. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03c0703
12 April 2012 London wakes up to balloon orchestra, Evening Standard
An Evening Standard article detailing the Sky Orchestra, a large-scale sound artwork co-created by composer Dan Jones and artist Luke Jerram, flying over London in anticipation of the 2012 Olympics. https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/london-wakes-up-to-balloon-orchestra-6425846.html
11 Aug 2011 Composer Interview- Dan Jones, Film.Music.Media.
Dan discusses his approach to scoring, following his Emmy nomination and BAFTA and Ivor Novello wins for Any Human Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nseRALAbl0M
06 Jul 2010 LIFT chat to Dan Jones creator of Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans
Dan discusses his experimental sound art piece "Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans," detailing its concept and execution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInV9TYqdMo