Leopold Ross

His film and television credits include Apple’s Godzilla franchise ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters', 'Black Mirror', and 'Dr Death'. His film scoring career began with The Hughes brothers 2010 film ‘The Book Of Eli’. He has gone on to create scores for acclaimed directors Michael Mann (Blackhat), Harmony Korine (Rebel), and John Hillcoat (Triple Nine).

• Name — Leopold Ross • Alias — Leo Ross • Born — 23 October 1980 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — Musician, record producer, recording engineer • Label — Epitaph Records, S2 Records, Reprise Records, Iamsound Records, Sargent House Records, Sacred Bones Records

Leopold was a founding member of eclectic rock band Nojahoda who released one album on Sony S2 Records in 1999. In 2003 he joined his brother Atticus Ross, as well as Bad Religion member Brett Gurewitz in the punk/hardcore band Error. Along with temporary vocalist Greg Puciato, the band recorded and released a well received EP on Epitaph Records in 2004. Around this time Leopold also began his scoring career, composing the music for the USA Network show Touching Evil alongside Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne. Outside of his scoring work, Leopold has written, recorded, produced and performed with various noted acts including Bad Religion, Grace Jones, Korn, Dillinger Escape Plan, Rancid, The Transplants, Five Finger Death Punch, Brigitte Fontaine, The Big Pink, Io Echo and Brett Anderson.

Ross has five siblings, including model Liberty Ross and Atticus Ross, who is also a musician. His maternal grandfather was Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn. He is of part Italian descent through his great-grandfather, Aldo Castellani.

• Band, artist, show or movie — Song or album — Year — Credits • Nojahoda — Jahoda Witness — 1999 — Guitar, vocals • Error — Error EP — 2004 — Guitar, programming • Bad Religion — Beyond Electric Dreams — Sonic Alienator • Touching Evil — Music to accompany series — Co-writer, guitar, production • Korn — See You on the Other Side, Tearjerker — 2005 — Producer, production assistant, co-writer (Tearjerker) • The Notorious B.I.G. — Duets: The Final Chapter — Production assistant • Korn — Untitled — 2007 • Grace Jones — Devil In My Life — 2008 — Co-writer, guitar • Five Finger Death Punch — Never Enough — Co-writer • New York, I Love You — Movie soundtrack ("Allen Hughes" segment) — 2009 — Co-composer • The Book of Eli — Movie score — 2010 — Co-composer, Performer • Fear and the Nervous System — Fear and the Nervous System — 2011 — Programming, guitar, co-producer, co-writer • Io Echo — Ministry of Love — 2013 — Producer, guitar, co-writer • Broken City — Movie score — Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne • Blackhat — 2015 — Composer, With Atticus Ross • Love & Mercy — 2014 • Triple 9 — 2016 — Composer, With Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Bobby Krlic • Almost Holy — Composer, With Atticus Ross & Bobby Krlic • The Defiant Ones — Television score — 2017 — Composer, With Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne • Death Note — Movie score — Composer, With Atticus Ross • Black Mirror — "Crocodile" (season 4, episode 3) • Corazón — Movie score — 2018 • A Million Little Pieces • Earthquake Bird — 2019 • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Television score — 2023–present — Composer • Shōgun — 2024 — Composer, With Atticus Ross and Nick Chuba • Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever — Movie score — 2025 — Composer, With Nick Chuba and Matt Cohen