Joseph Purdue

Joseph Purdue is a composer and lyricist from the United Kingdom. He has written music and lyrics for three original musicals, 'Legends Of Arahma', 'Catfish' and 'A Tale of Fellowship'. His works have been performed multiple times in London and have featured many West End stars, including Tom Hier, Jodie Steele and Kerry Ellis.

He also works as a freelance arranger, orchestrator and audio producer. In 2020, he was hired to orchestrate and produce a new concept album for Treeson the musical. Since then, Joseph has worked on the musicals For Tonight, Honeycomb, Into The Sun, Kansas, The Last Ones, Human, and Pinocchio. To learn more, visit the Studio/Services.

Joseph has also composed for a variety of film projects, including wildlife documentaries, trailers and short films, with the hope of transitioning into full length features in the future. His passion for film scores has certainly found its way into his stage work, which is most evident in 'Legends Of Arahma'. After completing a first draft of this score, he sent a few samples to Stephen Schwartz, who enjoyed the music and kindly offered to meet with him to give advice on the 'craft' of writing lyrics. It was an invaluable experience for the composer.

Currently, Joseph is writing two new smaller musicals, with working titles 'When Bluebells Sing' & 'Caffè Chiara'.