Len Arran
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Len Arran (born Leonard Arran in Thornaby-on-Tees, England on 7th June 1961) is a composer of film scores, and songwriter for 90's rock band Skunk Anansie and solo artist Skin.
He began his career as a guitarist in London in the late 1980s. In 1991, he developed a writing partnership with Dyer, lead to the formation of rock band Skunk Anansie.
From 1994 onwards, they produced eight Top 40 singles, including "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)", "Twisted", and "Brazen (Weep)", and three gold/platinum albums: Paranoid and Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1997) and Post Orgasmic Chill (1999). 2004 saw the release of songs for Skin's first Solo Album, Fleshwounds on EMI followed by her second solo album, Fake Chemical State (V2 Music) released in March 2006.
The huge hit song "Secretly" was used in the film Cruel Intentions (1999), along with other tracks for the films Strange Days (1995), Mission: Impossible (1998), The Avengers (1998), and other television credits in Europe and America.
Arran has composed music for many computer games, including the Sony Entertainment PC game Tellurian Defence. He has scored music for several Irish short films, in addition to music for "Simon Community" TV commercials.
He has scored films including the award winning A Dublin Story (2003), and Push Hands (2004), Past Pupil (2005) and L'Empire des loups (2005). Other works include the British romantic comedy The Truth About Love (2006), [New Boy]' (2007), Souled Out and the Shimmy Marcus/Paul Davey documentary "[Breaking Boundaries]"(2008).
Arran lives in Dublin, Ireland and is currently working with the Irish singer Labhaoise Brennan on her debut album, to be released in 2008.
