His 2001 film Far from China starred singer and actress Marianne Faithfull and featured original music by Suede.
Leigh's films are characterised by long takes (Giorgos Arvanitis is a frequent collaborator), minimal dialogue, 'extreme' content and references to art of all varieties.
Welsh musician John Cale has composed music for two of his films: Process (2004) and American Widow (2009).
Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda composed music for his film See You at Regis Debray (2005).
Neil Thomas Ward eulogizes Leigh's death in an article[2] on Medium, dated March 2018.