British Violinist Perry Montague-Mason has Died, Aged 68

Perry worked as a session violinist and often served as concertmaster in the orchestral recordings of major films

A graduate of Kingsway-Princeton College and London’s Royal Academy of Music, violinist Perry Montague-Mason studied violin, viola, and conducting.

In 1976, he embarked on a career as a freelance session player and his extensive recording output included over 200 soundtracks.

He served as concertmaster on movie soundtracks such as Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Meg 2, Monsters vs Aliens, Madagascar 2, Iron Man, HHhH, Unlocked, Edie, and Dunkirk, among others.

Director of the London Studio Orchestra since 2008, he also appeared with the Orchestre de Grandeu, London Festival Orchestra, London Orchestra, London Session Orchestra, the Pale Blue Orchestra, and the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble.

The famed Abbey Road Studios, in London, wrote on social media, "Perry graced us with his work countless times, going all the way back to ‘Highlander’ in 1986 and up until recently on scores for the likes of ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda 4.’"

Before retiring, his final session was on Gladiator II.

"On his last day, Hans Zimmer had arrived to hear the final cue from the film when it was revealed that one of Perry’s first sessions with the London Studio Orchestra was the original ‘Gladiator’ 25 years previously," the studio added.

Our condolences to Mr. Montague-Mason's family, friends, and colleagues.