His background is in music for TV and film but he has found a platform in games which lets him compose music for a new medium to a new audience.

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The accolade comes after Mr Coleman was asked to compose a piece of Olympic-themed music performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales during 2012 as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

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There have been flops like My Little Composer, a podium with movable notes that let kids compose their own music.

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Characteristically, he taught himself to compose music at the age of nine, and wrote a number of pieces over the years, some of which were recorded.

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