Biography
Derek Holt is a British composer and musician. A founder member of the Climax Blues Band, he has written and performed on multiple albums with the group and contributed songs to film soundtracks.
Holt co-composed the score for the 1992 neo-noir crime film One False Move, directed by Carl Franklin and starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton, with Peter Haycock. The music, which also includes orchestral underscore by Terry Plumeri, received a nomination for Best Original Score at the 1993 Independent Spirit Awards.
His other credits include additional music and theme songs for the animated series Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986), original music for the television series Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island (1999), and songs featured in films such as Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and The Nice Guys (2016).
