# Chris Letcher

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**Chris Letcher** is a South African singer-songwriter and film composer based in [London](/source/London) and [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg).

He has played with [Urban Creep](/source/Urban_Creep). Two of his albums made South Africa's *Mail & Guardian* "20 Best CDs of the Decade by South African Artists" list.[1] *Frieze*, his 2007 album, is listed for that year in the *Sunday Times* Albums of the Decade. His second solo album, *Spectroscope*, was named 2011 album of the year.[2]

He wrote the scores for Claire Angelique's debut feature film, *My Black Little Heart*,[3] the BBC production of *[Women in Love](/source/Women_in_Love_(TV_series))*, and director Ntshavheni Wa Luruli's film, *[Elelwani](/source/Elelwani)*.[4] which was shown at the [Berlinale](/source/Berlinale) Film Festival 2013.[5] He also composed the score for the BBC film, *Challenger*, which stars [William Hurt](/source/William_Hurt).[6] Letcher co-scored the film *Black South-Easter* in 2013 with [Sub Pop](/source/Sub_Pop)'s [Spoek Mathambo](/source/Spoek_Mathambo).

## References

1. [Mzansi's groove](http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-12-23-mzansis-groove)

1. ["Let's hear it for local sounds"](http://mg.co.za/article/2011-12-23-lets-hear-it-for-local-sounds). 23 December 2011.

1. [Claire Angelique's debut film My Black Little Heart](http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/archive/2008/07/15/claire-angelique-s-debut-film-my-black-little-heart.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090615151252/http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/archive/2008/07/15/claire-angelique-s-debut-film-my-black-little-heart.aspx) June 15, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Elelwani - FILM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130102015631/http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_elelwani.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_elelwani.htm) on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-02-16.

1. ["Elelwani"](http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20131845)

1. ["William Hurt to Star in Science Channel/BBC Challenger Docu-Drama (Exclusive)"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/william-hurt-science-channel-challenger-374576). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. 26 September 2012.

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