Working in close collaboration with Massive’s Robert Del Naja, AKA 3D, Neil then had a key hand in shaping the darker, forward-looking sound of the band’s third album, 1998’s Mezzanine. One of its most memorable sessions found him working with former Cocteau Twins vocalist Liz Fraser on the song Teardrop, now known to millions more as the theme tune for House, the hit US medical drama that stars British actor Hugh Laurie.
As well as working with Massive Attack, Neil and Robert Del Maja have been behind scores for Bullet Boy (2005) and Battle In Seattle (2007), and have written music for advertising campaigns by Jaguar, Adidas and Levis, among many others. Away from his collaborations with Robert Neil also scored the music to the Paul McGuigan directed Push (2009).