News
August 2010
Missing: Claudia Lawrence on 4oD
Missing: Claudia Lawrence is now available to watch online on 4oD:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/missing-claudia-lawrence/4od
Missing: Claudia Lawrence on Channel 4 - Friday 7.30pm
The documentary Missing: Claudia Lawrence, which I scored, will be broadcast on Channel 4 this
Friday, August 13th. The programme is about the disappearance of the chef from York last year, and is directed by Billy Dosanjh.
Sheridan Tongue
I am currently working once again with the composer Sheridan Tongue, on the
music for a BBC documentary series.
Richard Thomas
I am currently working with composer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer: The Opera) on a film project.
Lore Lixenberg
I am currently working with the singer Lore Lixenberg - engineering, mixing and processing pre-prepared vocal elements for a project that she will perform at Kings Place in London.
Jocelyn Pook
I recently did some sample programming for composer Jocelyn Pook for a new live work with singers.
July 2010
Satyajit Ray Award for A Miracle In West Brom
Director Billy Dosanjh's short film A Miracle In West Brom, which I scored, has won the prestigious Satyajit Ray Award for best short film at the London Indian Film Festival on July 20th. The film is a moving portrait of the lives of Billy's parents.
June 2010
How Not To Live Your Life
I've been working with composer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera), recording live drums and programming for songs that he has written for the forthcoming third series of BBC3 sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, which will be broadcast later in the year.
May 2010
Channel 4 Documentary
I recently completed scoring a half-hour documentary by director Billy Dosanjh, produced by Glasshead for Channel 4, which will be broadcast in August.
Atlas 4D
Working again as assistant composer to Sheridan Tongue, I recently finished composing additional music for the three one-hour episodes of forthcoming natural history series Atlas 4D that will be broadcast on the Discovery Channel later in the year. Across the different episodes this involved drawing on musical influences from Africa, Hawaii and various Mediterranean countries.
Brixton 85 Award
Acclaimed director Tom Green's drama short Brixton 85, which I scored, won the award for Best Postgraduate Drama at the Royal Television Society Student Television Awards. I attended the ceremony at the Barbican Centre in London on May 7th to pick up the award alongside Tom, writer Mahalia Rimmer and sound designer Zhe Wu.
April 2010
"Wonders of the Solar System" on DVD & Blu-Ray
The DVD and Blu-Ray of BBC2's acclaimed series Wonders of the Solar System, which I worked on as assistant composer (working for composer Sheridan Tongue) are now available.
Royal Television Society Student Television Awards
The nominations for the Royal Television Society Student Television Awards have been announced. In the Postgraduate section, three films that I scored have been nominated, making up half the nominations in the Fiction and Animation categories. Both of the drama shorts that I've worked on with director Tom Green - Brixton 85 and Kid - have been nominated, along with the animation Cherry on the Cake directed by Hyebin Lee. Clips from all three can be found in the showreel section of this website. The awards ceremony is on May 7th at the Barbican Centre in London.
March 2010
"Wonders of the Solar System" on BBC2 - Sundays at 9pm
The first episode of BBC2's "Wonders of the Solar System" series (on which I worked as assistant composer) aired on March 7th and the programmes continue on Sunday nights over the next few weeks.
Here's a clip from the opening of the first episode, with music that I worked on with series composer Sheridan Tongue:
and here's a clip from episode 2, with some music that I worked on:
Toshiba Commercial Competition
Toshiba recently announced the results of their commercial competition, run in partnership with the NFTS. I scored two entries, for directors Phil Connolly and Joana Flor, and both of these were prize-winners, winning 1st and 3rd Prize respectively!
Here's Joana's commercial, Production Line:
also, take a look at the updated Advertising Showreel page
Sheridan Tongue
I am currently working again with composer Sheridan Tongue, on the score for a natural history series for the Discovery Channel.
January 2010
"KID" wins Best European Student Film!
KID, directed by Tom Green (who recently directed three of the six episodes of the first series of E4's brilliant Misfits), has just won the Best European Student Film award at Angers Film Festival in France.
A Miracle In West Brom
I recently scored director Billy Dosanjh's NFTS graduation documentary film A Miracle In West Brom, which will be screened at the NFTS screenings at the BFI in late February.
December 2009
"Wonders of the Solar System" & "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking"
For the last few months I have been working with composer Sheridan Tongue
on his scores for two separate forthcoming documentary series on the solar system: BBC2's Wonders of the Solar System (presented by Professor Brian Cox), and the Discovery Channel's Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (Darlow Smithson Productions).
August 2009
"Cherry on the Cake" at London & Chicago Film Festivals
Hyebin Lee's animation Cherry on The Cake has been selected to be screened at both the London BFI International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival, both in October.
Sheridan Tongue
I am currently working for the excellent composer Sheridan Tongue (Silent Witness, Spooks, etc.) on the score for a TV project.
July 2009
Jocelyn Pook
For much of June and July I've been working with the amazing composer Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Merchant of Venice, Brick Lane, etc.), assisting her with the orchestration and parts preparation for Julio Medem's new film Room In Rome.
Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy
I
was commisioned to compose a track for the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy promotional material. This can be heard at their website: www.mbdrivingacademy.com
June 2009
"Cherry on The Cake" wins Best Animation in Shanghai
Hyebin Lee's animation Cherry on The Cake has won Best Animation at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival!
"Satisfaction" at Rhode Island
Aasaf Ainapore's short film Satisfaction, starring Michael Parks, will be screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in August
International Film Festival Screenings
There are several festival screenings this month of projects that I scored:
Today Only - Edinburgh International Film Festival
Cherry On The Cake - 12th Shanghai International Film Festival
Long Distance - SilverDocs (USA); Brooklyn International Film Festival (USA); Festival De Cine De Huesca (Spain)
ESPN Classic Promo
I've scored a 30-second promo for ESPN Classic, for the programme Tovars Talk Futebol, which will be screening throughout Europe in June