About

Jessica Dannheisser is a BAFTA winning composer based in London. Her work includes critically-acclaimed feature documentary The Last Musician of Auschwitz for which she recently won a BAFTA, as well as a Music and Sound Award. Other recent scores include the crime drama series Whitstable Pearl, BAFTA nominated sci-fi drama series Silverpoint, and the RTS winning BBC drama adaptation of A Kind of Spark.

Jessica received an Ivor Novello Award nomination for her cinematic score for Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley and 2024 saw her second collaboration with Wingspan Productions on the multi-award winning The Battle To Beat Malaria. Her work in interactive media includes Sky VR’s groundbreaking virtual reality game Hold The World featuring Sir David Attenborough.

An accomplished pianist, Jessica trained at Oxford University and The London Film School, and has performed at The Royal Albert Hall, The Union Chapel and The Roundhouse with The Cinematic Orchestra. Her album Orchestral Portraits: Seven Pioneering Women was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and she is a long-time collaborator with celebrated theatre company Theatre Rites, scoring several of their stage productions including Something In The Air and The Incredible Tale of Robot Boy.

Jessica is a member of BAFTA and The Ivors Academy, and is represented by COOL Music.