"Ewan is the most hardworking and versatile composer I have met. Despite the complexity of the required score (a subtle Middle Eastern flavour), he offered one solution after another until I was completely satisfied."
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Showreel
Date:
2011-03
Genre:
Various
Type:
Short Film
For those after a quick sampler, here are six short excerpts from a range of my recent short film scores.
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Palm Sunday
Date:
2011-12
Genre:
Biblical epic
Type:
Library track
Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, a week prior to his death. He receives a King's welcome by crowds, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey. Given what is to come, this is a bittersweet scene.
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First Photo
Movie Title:
Outsider
Date:
2012-01
Genre:
Drama
Type:
Short Film
A tender scene in which a new friendship deepens. Mohammed, a lonely Moroccan boy, is taught by a travelling photographer to take his first photo. Featuring Andrew Simmons on guitar.
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Metricity
Date:
2011-02
Genre:
Coming-of-age drama
Type:
Short Film
Written to evoke a character who is 10 and obsessive about neatness and measurement. The music captures his child-like logic, endearing quirks and optimism.
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Luz
Movie Title:
El Tiempo de la Luz
Date:
2011-09
Genre:
Art film
Type:
Short film
This is the opening of a surreal, dreamlike film about an ill older man searching a strange forest for a special light blub that represents life and hope to him.
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Elegy
Date:
2011-04
Genre:
Drama
Not connected to any particular film as yet, this is an elegiac cor anglais theme that for me resonates with old, rural England.
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Medea's Lament
Date:
2010-12
Genre:
Drama
Type:
Library track
Written to an imaginary film scenario for audition purposes: "We see the gleaming white of an ancient Greek city... what follows is the tragedy of Medea."
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Magic Bookcase
Movie Title:
Kids Rule
Date:
2011-02
Genre:
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Type:
Short Film
One night, an angry young Kai makes a wish beside his bookcase "that there is no such thing as parents"... he gets his wish, and for a few mad days, "Kids Rule".
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Consolation
Movie Title:
Money Can't Buy
Date:
2010-10
Genre:
Romantic Drama
Type:
Short Film
A young woman living in the Malaysian jungle is consoled by her father after a new romance is suddenly and brutally torn apart, and lonliness returns.
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Hope and Yearning
Movie Title:
Money Can't Buy
Date:
2010-10
Genre:
Romantic Drama
Type:
Short Film
At the end of the film, after romance, rejection, regret and lonliness, here is hope and yearning for reunion, and finally a warm embrace.
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Sunshine Theme
Movie Title:
The Sunshine Girl
Date:
2009-09
Genre:
Drama
Type:
Short Film
This accompanies a bright yet reflective opening scene in which a radiant mother brings her newborn baby into the sunshine for the first time.
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End Credits
Movie Title:
Hell Hath
Date:
2009-07
Genre:
Whodunnit
Type:
Short Film
Three women confess to the murder of the man they are all in love with. But all is not as it seems...
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Cooking up a storm
Movie Title:
Carnal Seasoning
Date:
2008-10
Genre:
Romantic Drama
Type:
Short Film
The fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Chantal passionately and elaborately cooks in an attempt to rekindle some romance in her marriage.
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Laura's Theme
Movie Title:
Knock Three Times
Date:
2008-10
Genre:
Drama/Comedy
Type:
Short Film
Starring Jennifer Ludlam (Apron Strings), the film is about an amusingly nervy woman and her frantic reaction after her partner's estranged, gay, brazillian son knocks at her door.
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Cartoon Chase
Date:
2010-12
Genre:
Cartoon
Type:
Library track
Written to an imaginary cartoon chase scenario for audition purposes, with the original title "Spike Zone".
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Tiger Lament
Movie Title:
The Truth About Tigers
Date:
2010-03
Genre:
Wildlife/Conservation
Type:
Documentary
In an emotive film promoting tiger conservation, this lament accompanies images and voice-over dealing with tiger poaching, cruel captivity and habitat destruction.
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Healing the Earth
Movie Title:
The Truth About Tigers
Date:
2010-03
Genre:
Wildlife/Conservation
Type:
Documentary
A collaboration with vocalist Subhiksha Rangarajan, this accompanies an inspirational montage of Indian natural beauty, with a voice-over entreating viewers to play their part in healing the earth.
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Rainforest Awakening
Movie Title:
SOS: Save Our Sholas
Date:
2009-06
Genre:
Wildlife/Conservation
Type:
Documentary
Written to a colourful montage of wildlife as an Indian rainforest wakes up. This forms part of the dramatic opening to a documentary urging the conservation of such rainforests.
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Walking Nightmare
Movie Title:
Dr Sally...
Date:
2009-06
Genre:
Comedy
Type:
Webisode Series
From webisode 5 of the offbeat black comedy Chronicals of Dr Sally and the Suicidal Sleepwalker. This particular sequence involves a dangerous sleepwalk through a seedy part of London.
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Fractured Family
Movie Title:
A Son Rising
Date:
2008-07
Genre:
Coming-of-age drama
Type:
Short Film
At the opening of the film, we are introduced to some strained family dynamics, involving a man who beats his wife and inculcates his lonely son with racist views.
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