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Cartoon Capers with John Altman
One of the things we love most about the type of Media music writing we do is the huge breadth of styles that we get to work on, and this has been particularly apparent in our current project “Action Cartoon” – A collaboration with composing legend and Emmy winner John Altman. So what do we…
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The Toronto Film Festival Experience
Well.. now that the dust has settled on the Toronto International Film Festival 2017, here’s a quick insight into our experience of the wonderfully chaotic world of TIFF from a festival first-timer. Despite both being industry veterans, this was the first time that either Jeff or I had attended a film festival and so we…
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A film season in bloom
It’s the beginning of September and that marks start of the film awards season. With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals all happening with in a few weeks of each other, it’s no wonder that many Oscar-contending films have made their debut at this time in years past. ‘Birdman”, “Slum Dog Millionaire”, “Black Swan”,…
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Super Size Me 2 – Scored by Meegan & Tobin
David Tobin and Jeff Meegan, together with Tim Garland, are excited to announce the forthcoming release of:“Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”, with an original score by the 3 composers. This follow-up to Morgan Spurlock’s “Super Size Me”, is the first feature film score for Meegan & Tobin. It premieres next week at the Toronto…
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The subtle and complex art of writing music for the media
The role of the composer in modern media can be complex and challenging. What is less appreciated is the way that the music that subtly reinforces our emotions in film is often the product of equally cunning manipulation. How well the soundtrack does that job is down to the skill of the composer. The music…
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Blood, sex and money
Jeff Meegan, David Tobin and Tim Garland collaborate on the music for Blood Sex and Money – a 24-hour radio drama epic for the BBC. There’s something strangely liberating about being able to write such an eye-grabbing headline as Blood, Sex and Money and to know that it’s bang on topic. The three themes run throughout…
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