Julian Anderson (born April 6, 1967 in London) is a British composer. Anderson studied at Westminster School, with John Lambert at the Royal College of Music, with Alexander Goehr at Cambridge University, with Tristan Murail and on courses in composition by Olivier Messiaen, Per Nørgård and György Ligeti. Anderson's publisher describes his music as "…characterised by a fresh use of melody, vivid contrasts of texture and lively rhythmic impetus. He has a continuing interest in the music of traditional cultures from outside the Western concert tradition. He has a special love for the folk music of Eastern Europe–especially of the Lithuanian, Polish and Romanian traditions–and has also been much influenced by the modality of Indian ragas." These influences, combined with elements of modernism, spectral music and electronics go to make up what Gramophone have called the composer's vivid, transfixing sound worlds. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.