we make sound

To avert civil war, three orphans compete in a treacherous plan to impersonate the lost prince.  But that’s only the beginning of the lies.  The biggest one could be fatal.

This is short piece of sound design for the False Prince book trailer. A climatic build up of horse and cart recordings was required to add tension.

Set in a wild, scorching and lawless land Blood Red Road is an addictive dystopian thriller about Saba’s epic quest to rescue her twin brother.

To compliment the barren, sparse feel of the visuals, I went with a native indian theme to the backing track with flute flourishes and animal skin drums.

In the climactic final battle between good and evil, Charlie Bone finally discovers the truth about the Red King, and the key to his own past.

Toy wind chimes and recordings of ravens and crows where used to give this trailer a magical yet dark atmosphere.

Zombies run amok in this book trailer for the new Chickenhouse teen horror-fest, 'The Undead'.

Location recording in a local woodland was required to get the right feel and pace of running frantically through the undergrowth.

One Voice is a specially commissioned video from the Tearfund organisation. Its aim; to encourage people around the world to pray more regularly.

I composed the soundtrack from scratch to give the visuals and ethereal quality. Each 'prayer', denoted by a shape and colour, is accompanied by a corresponding tone, creating melodic progression through the piece.

A dark and forboding story of the search for a lost relic.

Inspiration was drawn from Terminator and John Carpenter films to create a sci-fi based composition to this animation. Additional atmosphere was created with cinematic booms, short wave radio interference and rifling though junk metal amongst others.

This is a trailer for the first in the series of innovative Graphic Novels, set in a frightening and exciting alternative world, where Tall Jake resides and plots to take over ours!

Sound design involved voice overs, train recordings, wind and stings to create atmosphere.

This video is a trailer for the novel 'Clockwork Three', a dramatic tale of an orphaned street musician, an enchanted violin and an incredible adventure!

The visuals required sounds such as pulleys, clocks, cogs and gears, steam hissing and roling heavy metal objects to create the feel of the industrial revolution era.

'Plain Kate' is the story of a carpenter's daughter who sells her shadow to a mysterious stranger, and a world of adventure opens to her.

Effects such as rusty hinges, rustling leaves and wind were added to create atmosphere.

This is a trailer for a book titled Reckless by Cornelia Funke, a popular children's fiction author.

I composed an orchestral soundtrack and blended atmospheric drones and textures to create a rather haunting end result! Sound design involved creating monster roars, battlefield fighting effects and more.

Also see here for an alternate version of the trailer.

Jamie Johnston is a young lad with aspirations of becoming a professional footballer. The look and feel of the trailer was a light-hearted reference to a shelf on Jamie's bedroom wall.

I composed a carnival themed backing track and sourced various sound effects to enhance the animation and create added pace.