two series of the South Park-esque animated show Empire Square, which made its TV debut on Channel 4 on 18 February 2005. Non-photorealistic rendering Rowntree has an interest in computer graphics and has contributed to three research papers on topics related to non-photorealistic rendering. The papers look at translating video to animation using novel techniques to track and visualise movement. Film and television Rowntree also works in film and TV soundtrack composition. He and Ian Arber composed the music and score for the 2018 Bros documentary Bros: After the Screaming Stops. He also worked on the BBC series The Capture, which premiered in 2019 and Netflix's science fiction series The One (March 2021). Legal and political career Law Rowntree trained to become a solicitor when Blur took a hiatus in 2006. He worked in the criminal department of Kingsley Napley, a firm of solicitors based in Farringdon, London. In July 2017 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by Greenwich University becoming Honorary Doctor of Laws (HonLLD). Labour candidate and councillor Rowntree has been a keen activist and supporter of the Labour Party since becoming a member in 2002 and has been chair of London's West End branch. In April 2007 he unsuccessfully contested the safe Conservative seat of Marylebone High Street on Westminster City Council. In July 2008, he fought the Labour-held seat of Church Street, a Labour stronghold since its creation in the 1960s, but a swing from Labour to the Conservatives of 14.1% meant that he was again unsuccessful, as the Conservatives gained the seat. In February 2008, he was selected by the Cities of London and Westminster Constituency Labour Party to stand against Conservative MP Mark Field at the 2010 general election. He was defeated at that election. In 2011, Rowntree sought selection as Labour candidate for Norwich South. He lost to Clive Lewis, a journalist and former soldier, who went on to be elected as MP. In the Norfolk County Council election on 4 May 2017, he was elected as county councillor for the University ward in Norwich. He stood down before the 2021 election. In a statement on his website he said "It has been a joy and a privilege to represent the residents in University Ward, and I've made friendships here that will last a lifetime. I hope that when this is all over, I can get back involved somehow." Political views