Leopold "Leo" Ross is an English musician, record producer, recording engineer and music programmer. Leopold is a guitarist for LA-based band Io Echo.[2] He is best known for his collaborations with his brother Atticus Ross on various film and television scores.

Leopold Ross
Also known asLeo Ross
Born (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 44)
London, England[1]
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer, recording engineer
LabelsEpithaph, S2, Reprise, Iamsound, Sargent House, Sacred Bones

Career

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Leopold was a founding member of eclectic rock band Nojahoda who released one album on Sony S2 Records in 1999.

In 2003 he joined his brother Atticus Ross, as well as Bad Religion member Brett Gurewitz in the punk/hardcore band Error. Along with temporary vocalist Greg Puciato, the band recorded and released a well received EP on Epitaph Records in 2004. Around this time Leopold also began his scoring career, composing the music for the USA Network show Touching Evil alongside Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne.

Leopold has since gone on to score numerous motion pictures and television shows, beginning in 2009 with the Hughes brothers' movie The Book of Eli. In May 2010 this score won a BMI film music award.

Outside of his scoring work, Leopold has written, recorded, produced and performed with various noted acts including Bad Religion, Grace Jones, Korn, Dillinger Escape Plan, Rancid, The Transplants, Five Finger Death Punch, Brigitte Fontaine, The Big Pink, Io Echo and Brett Anderson.

Personal life

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Ross has five siblings, including model Liberty Ross and Atticus Ross, who is also a musician. His maternal grandfather was Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn. He is of Italian descent through his great-grandfather, Aldo Castellani.[3]

Selected credits

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Band, artist, show or movie Song or album Year Credits
Nojahoda Jahoda Witness 1999 Guitar, vocals
Error Error EP 2004 Guitar, programming
Bad Religion Beyond Electric Dreams 2004 Sonic Alienator
Touching Evil Music to accompany series 2004 Co-writer, guitar, production
Korn See You on the Other Side, Tearjerker 2005 Producer, production assistant, co-writer (Tearjerker)
The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter 2005 Production assistant
Korn Untitled 2007 Production assistant
Grace Jones Devil In My Life 2008 Co-writer, guitar
Five Finger Death Punch Never Enough 2008 Co-writer
New York, I Love You Movie soundtrack ("Allen Hughes" segment) 2009 Co-composer
The Book of Eli Movie score 2010 Co-composer, Performer
Fear and the Nervous System Fear and the Nervous System 2011 Programming, guitar, co-producer, co-writer
Io Echo Ministry of Love 2013 Producer, guitar, co-writer
Broken City Movie score 2013 Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne
Blackhat Movie score 2015 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Love & Mercy Movie score 2014 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Triple 9 Movie score 2016 Composer, With Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Bobby Krlic
Almost Holy Movie score 2016 Composer, With Atticus Ross & Bobby Krlic
The Defiant Ones Television score 2017 Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne
Death Note Movie score 2017 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Black Mirror "Crocodile" (season 4, episode 3) 2017 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Corazón Movie score 2018 Composer, With Atticus Ross
A Million Little Pieces Movie score 2018 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Earthquake Bird Movie score 2019 Composer, With Atticus Ross
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Television score 2023 Composer
Shōgun Television score 2024 Composer, With Atticus Ross and Nick Chuba

References

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  1. ^ "Leopold Ross on Apple Music".
  2. ^ Ryan, Larry (10 December 2010). "Caught in the Net: Still living in perfect harmony". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ Buckley, Cat (30 October 2013). "The Liberty Ross Family: Meet the Oscar Winners, Scientists, and Rock Stars Related to the Model". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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