Pook, Jocelyn

(1964– )

   Composer of the original music for EYES WIDE SHUT (1999), Jocelyn Pook graduated from the Guildhall School in England, where she studied viola. She has performed with various pop and alternative artists, including Meat Loaf, Massive Attack, and P. J. Harvey. Cofounder of the musical group Electra Strings, Pook has collaborated musically with such key figures as Laurie Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Paul Weller, Peter Gabriel, and Nick Cave.

   She has composed theme music for numerous British television shows, including The Alien and Half the People. STANLEY KUBRICK’s Eyes Wide Shut marked her first work on a major film. Since then, she has composed the scores for Nasty Neighbors (1999),My Khmer Heart (1999), and The Sight (2000,made for TV).

   References

   ■ “Jocelyn Pook,” Internet Movie Database, www.imdb.com;

   ■ “Jocelyn Pook,” press book for Eyes Wide Shut,Warner Bros. , 1999.