Television Music by John Rea
television music
John has scored for television drama, drama documentary, wildlife films, factual & entertainment, in fact most genres of TV music. A flexible approach to style, and a the understanding of context is a hallmark of John's music, as is a wide knowledge of modern contemporary music, and the traditional.
Videos
BBC – Sunny Spells, A Game For Optimists
A 'pre-talkies' short of the naughty dog,. One of 40 films; created and directed by pioneering Welsh animator, Sid Griffiths, thought lost. An original live orchestral score performed by members of the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, and shown on the BBC as part of the series Shining Lights & performed live to picture as part of The Swansea Festival in 2012. Commissioned by Paul Islwyn Thomas.
The music mimics the role of the cinema pianist, and uses 'Mickeymousing' scoring techniques, inluenced by 1920's popular music styles, to blur the lines between melodic underscore and sound effects to underpin another Jerry adventure!
BBC – Sunny Spells, A Game For Optmists
A 'pre-talkies' short of the naughty dog,. One of 40 films; created and directed by pioneering Welsh animator, Sid Griffiths, thought lost. An original live orchestral score performed by members of the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, and shown on the BBC as part of the series Shining Lights & performed live to picture as part of The Swansea Festival in 2012. Commissioned by Paul Islwyn Thomas.
The music mimics the role of the cinema pianist, and uses 'Mickeymousing' scoring techniques, inluenced by 1920's popular music styles, to blur the lines between melodic underscore and sound effects to underpin another Jerry adventure!
ITV – ‘The Last Musketeer’
A 'pre-talkies' short of the naughty dog,. One of 40 films; created and directed by pioneering Welsh animator, Sid Griffiths, thought lost. An original live orchestral score performed by members of the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, and shown on the BBC as part of the series Shining Lights & performed live to picture as part of The Swansea Festival in 2012. Commissioned by Paul Islwyn Thomas.
The music mimics the role of the cinema pianist, and uses 'Mickeymousing' scoring techniques, inluenced by 1920's popular music styles, to blur the lines between melodic underscore and sound effects to underpin another Jerry adventure!
Sky 1 – ‘Stella’
A 'pre-talkies' short of the naughty dog,. One of 40 films; created and directed by pioneering Welsh animator, Sid Griffiths, thought lost. An original live orchestral score performed by members of the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, and shown on the BBC as part of the series Shining Lights & performed live to picture as part of The Swansea Festival in 2012. Commissioned by Paul Islwyn Thomas.
The music mimics the role of the cinema pianist, and uses 'Mickeymousing' scoring techniques, inluenced by 1920's popular music styles, to blur the lines between melodic underscore and sound effects to underpin another Jerry adventure!
Hidden Treasures – Incidental Cue
Orchestral cue taken from a pivotal scene in the feature film One Of The Hollywood Ten; a true story about the life of film director Herbert Biberman, directed by Karl Francis.
This montage sequence begins with a courtroom scene, and is the point when the lead character (Jeff Goldblum), realises that the influence of McCarthyism will lead to prison, and change turn his life upside down.
An orchestral score, recorded in Budapest, and featuring Steve Sidwell on trumpet, it has low percussive hits to suggest the brooding prescence of the FBI.
Hidden Treasures – Incidental Cue
Orchestral cue taken from a pivotal scene in the feature film One Of The Hollywood Ten; a true story about the life of film director Herbert Biberman, directed by Karl Francis.
This montage sequence begins with a courtroom scene, and is the point when the lead character (Jeff Goldblum), realises that the influence of McCarthyism will lead to prison, and change turn his life upside down.
An orchestral score, recorded in Budapest, and featuring Steve Sidwell on trumpet, it has low percussive hits to suggest the brooding prescence of the FBI.
Young Dracula – Incidental Clip
A story about the film director Herbert Biberman's struggle with McCarthyism, he was 'One Of The Hollywood Ten', along with Dalton Trumbo, who appears in a recent film about hits era.
This scene Herbert begins to see the results of not co-operation, and is frozen out of Hollywood, and the score has a low brooding percussive use use of 'prepared piano' sounds to imply the constant brooding precence of the FBI, interferring with his life, alongside more tradtionally scored string orchestra, piano, and soprano saxophone.
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