Variety Performance in 1984, and recorded an album with Simon Rattle in 1987. At the same time, he continued to play as a session musician with consorts including the Tallis Scholars, the Taverner Choir The Bourbon Ensemble and other ensembles. Early composing and arranging career After Harvey and the Wallbangers’ final performance in May 1987, Brough's professional focus turned towards production and composition. During this time, he specialised in several genres, notably pop, jazz and film music. His work in pop included collaborations with Simon Law and Jazzie B, including the contribution of arrangements to Soul II Soul’s album Volume V Believe in 1995. His jazz career centred around a long collaboration with John Dankworth and his family; this acted as a key formative influence in his orchestration. With Jacqui Dankworth whom he married, he formed the band Field of Blue in 1996; they released two albums, a self-titled debut (1996) and Still (2000). Brough's composition career at that time was focused on film and television. Credits include the television series Paris for Channel 4, and BBC Radio 4's soap opera Citizens. His collaboration with composer Jocelyn Pook led to contributions to the soundtracks for the film Eyes Wide Shut and the television series In A Land of Plenty. Requiem in Blue Brough's most significant work from this time was his composition Requiem in Blue. This marked a transition for him from solely composing music to also writing lyrics. It combines the words of the requiem mass with a modern musical idiom that combines a wide range of styles, including choral music, folk songs, early music and jazz: the range of his influences to that point. The piece was commissioned by East England Arts and Wingfield Arts. It premiered at Eye Church, Suffolk in 1998, and was the winner of the first Andrew Milne Memorial Prize. It was recorded by Smudged Discs in 2010 with the choirs of Clare College Cambridge and Portsmouth Cathedral, alongside Brough's 2004 pieces Valete in Pace and i carry your heart. Middle and later composing and arranging career By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Brough's career largely centred on composition, predominantly working for commission and in partnership with other artists. Notable pieces composed during this time include Valete in Pace (2004), commissioned for the 60th anniversary of D-Day by Portsmouth City Council and the City of Caen and premiered at L'Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen