Adam Robinson
Conductor, Composer and Arranger
Adam is a conductor, composer and arranger working across film, television, concert and the stage. As co-founder of Clockwork Sessions recording company and conductor of the Scottish Session Orchestra, he has collaborated with composers including Hans Zimmer, Craig Armstrong, Christian Henson, Paul Leonard-Morgan and Jim Fowler on scores such as Dune (Warner Bros.), Outlaw King (Netflix) and Grow (Sky Cinema).
He has conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Ben Forster’s album and Radio 2 broadcast, served as cover conductor for Disney’s The Lion King, and led sessions for BBC Springwatch, Children’s Classic Concerts and Vivum Music. His recordings, including Seonaid Aitken’s What Is This Thing Called Love?, have been broadcast on Classic FM and BBC Radio 3. In 2024 the World Science Fiction Convention commissioned him to arrange and conduct a piece for Scottish singer Hannah Rarity and orchestra at the SEC Glasgow.
Adam directed the PRS for Music award-winning Threads Orchestra, which released two acclaimed albums (4★ Jazzwise), were selected for SXSW and commissioned for Liverpool Capital of Culture. His arrangements have been performed by the National Festival Orchestra, Submotion Orchestra, and Snake Davis among others.
Also a violinist and violist, he has freelanced with Opera North, Northern Ballet, Manchester Camerata and the Netherlands Symphony, held chairs in Annie (West End) and The Lion King, and performed and recorded with Sting and Corinne Bailey Rae and Trish Clowes.
Selected film & TV
Grow (Sky Cinema, 2025): Orchestrator, Conductor
Strike: An Uncivil War (Netflix, 2024): Score Preparation, Conductor
Relay (2024): Additional Music, Orchestrator
Edinburgh International Festival Opening (2024): Orchestrator, Conductor
Inside No. 9 (BBC, 2021–24): Orchestrator
Outlaw King (Netflix, 2019): Additional Music, Arranger, Conductor
Testimonials:
“Adam was incredibly attentive and articulated during the orchestration leading up to the live recording and showed great attention to detail and finesse. As a result the live recording went amazingly and I felt throughout the process that my music was in a very safe pair of hands. A great talent “- Blank Mass, Composer 2026
“Adam is the best string arranger and conductor I've ever worked with. He has a deep understanding of many genres and is able to draw on his extensive experience with classical arranging techniques and complex jazz harmony. Adam operates at the highest levels and is a consummate professional with every project he is involved with “- Chris Montague, Guitarist and Composer 2026
“Adam is a superlative musician and a great conductor and person in equal measure. I've had the pleasure of recording with him many times and can testify to the quality of his work, and his attention to detail. He is lovely with it, and fosters a positive and pleasant atmosphere in the room” - Thomas Hewitt Jones Composer 2025
“Adam always creates a wonderful and collaborative atmosphere at work to bring the best out of the musicians” - Lena Zeliszewska, Associate Leader Royal Scottish National Orchestra 2024