Jocelyn Pook (born 14 February 1960, Birmingham, England) is an English composer and viola player. Biography Jocelyn Pook?s distinctive style is a product of her diverse experiences in classical, commercial and world music. After graduating from London?s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she performed with many pop artists including The Communards and Massive Attack, and formed Electra Strings for whom she wrote original material. She has worked extensively with eminent dance companies such as DV8 and Shobana Jeyasingh, and in 2002 she was commissioned by the BBC Proms to write a work for The King?s Singers in collaboration with Poet Laureate Andrew Motion. Notable film credits include Michael Radford?s adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, Stanley Kubrick?s final film Eyes Wide Shut, and "Brick Lane". As one of the "Leytonstone Contingent," Pook recorded on two occasions with pianist Jeremy Peyton Jones for