It is the beginning of 2014, a new calendar year and I am sitting next to my son while he plays 'endless alphabet' on the iPad with concentrated skill and fury. I find myself thinking about everything that happened over the last year - it has been a pretty hectic 365 days! Some of the [...]
Category: films
Sketches of an Intergalactic Earworm
'Sketches of an Intergalactic Earworm' is a suite in seven movements for piano trio and boombox. It was written for The New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Katherine Austin, Lara Hall and James Tennant) and was premiered on the 19th September 2013. During the early stages of writing this piece I got together with my frequent collaborator [...]
SNEAK PEEK – Music from Penny Black
A couple of weeks ago I sat in a room with a group of people to compose and record the soundtrack/score for the film Penny Black. The people involved: - Nick Granville: Guitar - Nick Tipping: Bass -Jeremy Badger: Drums - Chris Lam Sam: Keys and percussion - Adam Page: sax/flute - Ben Mannell: Tech [...]
Nearly the end of November.
Again it has been awhile between posts. Life always gets hectic at this time of year... and it seems especially so when trying to finish a PhD, pack up the house into storage, and teach summer school among everything else. But oh well, by christmas time I will have time for a break. In the [...]
Re-writes and new ideas
I have just come to (what I think and hope) is the end of the re-write process for my chamber orchestra piece 'The Long White Cloud'... Just need to let it sit with me a few more days and then it will be on to the re-recording part. I think that, despite my frustration for [...]
All of the goings on
There has been a lot going on in the past few weeks! Thought it must be about time I did an update. I am still working away at the post-production of the recordings of my PhD Concert. Both in the way of audio mixing and video editing with Dan Inglis. The audio part of this process [...]
Winter Storm
Another short film that I worked on with the Scorelocks Collective is currently making its way through the festival circuit. The film directed by Attila Adam is an intimate father and son tale, tracking the morning of their first hunting trip together. It is still early days but so far its festival run includes: Official Selection of Long [...]
Lily White
A film that I scored with The Scorelocks Collective is now online for viewing! Have a watch here: Produced and Directed by Ben Woollen and Scott Granville OFFICIAL SELECTION: Bodega Bay International short film festival 2011 INVITED TO SCREEN: Palm Springs International Short Film Festival Film Market 2011 A film by Chasing Time Productions.
Jeremy Mayall 