Fred. Olsen has announced that acclaimed composer Benjamin Squires has been appointed as the industry’s first-ever composer-in-residence, joining a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines voyage this spring to create an original musical score.

Doug Glenwright, guest experience director at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “For so many guests, the experience of traveling the high seas compares with nothing else.”

“With the appointment of our first-ever Composer-in-Residence, we want to help them relive and reconnect with their holidays long after they return home, as well as give those who haven’t cruised yet a taste of the experience,” added Glenwright.

“We’re delighted to welcome Benjamin Squires onboard and look forward to hearing how he captures and translates the experience of a Fred. Olsen cruise into the bold, cinematic music that he’s famed for.”

Composer Benjamin Squires said: “I’ve composed hundreds of pieces, but the opportunity to create a musical narrative of an entire journey through a soundtrack is a totally unique challenge.”

“I know there are going to be so many moments of inspiration, and it will all culminate in a timeless soundtrack, recorded at the inimitable Abbey Road Studios, that people can return to again and again,” added Squires.

The company said in a press release that the new score marks a step change from Squires’ typical work across interdisciplinary performance, movies and TV.

His recent credits include trailers for “Wicked: For Good” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” and documentaries including Netflix’s “Tiny Creatures.”

In March, Squires will join a Northern Lights cruise aboard the Bolette, where he will have access to every corner of the ship, its crew and the passengers onboard to inspire the composition.

The soundtrack will be performed and recorded by a 60-person orchestra at London’s Abbey Road before being made available on Spotify.