

EVA DONOGHUE

Eva Donoghue is an award winning composer known for her work in television, film, and games. Her recent credits include A Woman of Substance (Channel 4) where she assisted and contributed additional music as well as Rivals (Disney+) as an arranger. In 2023, she was highly commended in the BBC Young Composer competition, and has since been featured on BBC One for her conducting and arrangements of ‘Tarantula’ for the 2025 Lady Mayor’s march.
Eva has orchestrated for artists such as Corinne Bailey Rae (for Roundhouse performance of Black Rainbows) and had her work mentioned in the Times as ‘An inspired idea, superbly executed’ .
Eva's compositions have been performed by world-class ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, Wells Cathedral Choir, and the VGM Ensemble. Her music often blends rich orchestral textures with electronic elements, creating hybrid sound worlds for the screen. She gravitates toward raw, primal sounds using unconventional instruments and voices, as heard in her work for Prey and the video game Untitled, which premiered at the Now Play This festival in 2025.

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Recent Work
Black Rainbows Tour
Eva Donoghue arranged and orchestrated the song 'he Will Follow You With His Eyes' by Corrine Bailey-Rae for the Black Rainbows tour. The piece was performed by the Guildhall Session Orchestra and was conducted by Sam Dinley. The arrangement premiered at the Roundhouse on the 27th April 2025.
-The Times
'He Will Follow You With His Eyes was especially strong , a seductively smooth orchestral Jazz ballad recalling an era where cosmetic companies marketed white beauty standards to black consumers... An Inspired idea, superbly executed'






In 2025 Eva Donoghue had her composition of 'Never Let Me Go' performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. This was the result of her winning a multi-round composing competition set by Guildhall school of music and Drama in collaboration with the Academy Award Winning Composer Rachel Portman. Within the recording session, Eva received mentorship from Rachel. She states:
'It was an honour to have my music performed by such incredible musicians, under the guidance of a composer who's been an inspiration to me throughout my career.'


London Symphony Orchestra X Rachel Portman
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