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Niall Byrne

Composer

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Lynda Mamy
Associate: Madeleine Pudney
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About

Niall studied piano and composition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was awarded first prize at the 1992 Dublin film festival's music competition, chaired by English composer Michael Nyman. With support from the Arts council, he has attended seminars on film music by Ennio Morricone at the Chigiana Music school in Sienna, Italy. He has received four IFTA award nominations for Best Music in Film.
www.niallbyrnecomposer.com

Film
ProductionCompanyNotes
PARKED
(2010)
Ripple World PicturesDir: Darragh Byrne
Prod: Dominic Wright
PELICAN BLOOD
(2009)
EM Media/Icon Entertainment InternationalDir: Karl Golden
Prod: John McDonnell
CAIRO TIME
WITH PATRICIA CLARKSON, ALEXANDER SIDDIG
(2008)
Samson Films/ Foundry Films Dir: Ruba Nadda
Prod: Daniel Iron

Winner Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto Film Festival 2009
BELONGING TO LAURA
(2009)
Accomplice Television LimitedDir: Karl Golden
Prods: David Collins, Martina Niland
HOW ABOUT YOU
WITH VANESSA REDGRAVE, HAYLEY ATWELL
(2007)
Ferndale FilmsDir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Noel Pearson
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
WITH TOM MURPHY, IAIN GLEN AND LAURENCE KINLAN
(2006)
Long Range Films Dir: Niall Heery
Prod: Dominic Wright
Tristan Orphen-Lynch

Winner Best First Picture Galway Film Fleadh 2006
Nominated for Best Music in a Film – The Irish Film and Television Awards 2007
SHORT ORDER
WITH JACK DEE, PAUL KAYE, JOHN HURT AND VANESSA REDGRAVE
(2005)
Igloo Dir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Brian Willis

Nominated for Best Music in a Film – The Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
TROUBLE WITH SEX
ITH AIDAN GILLEN AND RENEE WELDON
(2004)
Fubar Dir: Fintan Connolly
Prod: Fiona Bergin

Nominated for Best Music in a Film – The Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
THE HONEYMOONERS
WITH JONATHAN BYRNE, ALEX REID AND JUSTINE MITCHELL
(2003)
Utah/Samson/Verve PicturesDir: Karl Golden
Prod: Martina Niland
Martin Brinkler
COUNTRY
WITH LISA HARROW, DES CAVE AND GARY LYDON
(2000)
Indi/PandoraDir: Kevin Liddy
Prod: Jack Armstrong
FLICK
WITH DAVID MURRAY, ISABELLE MENKE AND DAVID WILMOT
(1999)
FubarDir: Fintan Connolly
Prod: Fiona Bergin
SPAGHETTI SLOW
WITH BRENDAN GLEESON
(1996)
The Good Film CompanyDir: Valerio Jalongo
Prod: Katy McGuinness
Dominic Wright
WORDS UPON THE WINDOW PANE
WITH GERALDINE CHAPLIN, GERALDINE JAMES
(1994)
Pembridge/British ScreenDir: Mary McGuckian
Prod: Anna J. Devlin
MICHA
(1992)
Liquid/Lenfilm/UniversalDir: Gerard McCarthy
Prod: Nicholas O’Neill
Television
ProductionCompanyNotes
WILD DECEMBERS
(2009)
Touchpaper TelevisionDir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Clare Alan
SINGLE HANDED IV
(2010)
Touchpaper TelevisionDir: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Prod: Clare Alan
SINGLE-HANDED III
(2008)
Touchpaper Television/Element PicturesDir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Clare Alan
SINGLE-HANDED II
(2007)
Touchpaper Television/Element Pictures Dir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Clare Alan
IFTA Nomination 2008, Best Drama Serial
DAMAGE
(2007)
RTE/Radio TelefisDir: Aisling Walsh
Prod: Tristan Lynch
Dominic Wright


IFTA Nomination 2008, Best Drama
FALLOUT
(2006)
Frontier Films Dir: David Caffrey
ON HOME GROUND 2
(2002)
RTE/Littlebird
ON HOME GROUND
(2001)
RTE/Littlebird Dir: Ciaran Donnelly
Kevin Liddy
Declan Recks & Charlie McCarthy

IFTA Award Nomination
LITTLE BIRD
(2000)
Granada/ITVDir: Aisling Walsh
Prod: Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A BOXER
(2000)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
LE FRERE IRLANDAISE
(1998)
Metropolitan/France 2 and 3/RTEDir: Robin Davis
Prod: Philippe Perrin
AMONGST WOMEN
(1998)
BBC/ParallelDir: Tom Cairns
Prod: Colin Tucker
Jonathan Curling
Documentaries
ProductionCompanyNotes
NYPD GREEN
(2002)
RTE/GRAPH/METRO
UNIT 8
(2002)
MintDir: Edel O’Brien
AIDAN WALSH: MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
(2000)
Quik Pik Dir: Shimmy Marcus
BOOMTOWN
8 X 25 MINS
(2000)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch

SCARUINT
(2000)
TG4
THE BRIDGE
(1999)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
D-WATCH
(1998)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
MISSING
(1998)
GraphDir: Darragh Byrne
Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
SWEET DREAMS
(1997)
GraphDir: Darragh Byrne
Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
JAMES GANDON: A LIFE
(1996)
LooplineDir: Se Merry Doyle
Prod: Bernadine Carreher
HLS
(1995)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
THOU SHALT NOT KILL
(1995)
RTEDir: Paul Cusack & Dearbhla Walsh
THE MORRISON TAPES
(1994)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch
Short Films
ProductionCompanyNotes
THE LAST TIME
(2002)
ZanitaDir: Conor Horgan
Prod: Noreen Donohoe
MEETING CHE GUEVARA
(2002)
IglooDir: Anthony Byrne
Prod: Brian Willis
CLAIRE SA SPEIR
(2001)
ZanzibarDir: Audrey O’Reilly
Prod: Edwina Forkin
BEACHED
(2001)
SamsonDir: Karl Golden
Prod: Martina Niland
TOO DARK FOR NIGHT
(2001)
Dune 7Dir: Clare Langan
DOGSBODY
(1999)
SamsonDir: Karl Golden
SEVENTH HEAVEN
(1998)
Quik PickDir: Shimmy Marcus
Prod: Shimmy Marcus
Edwina Forkin
RUST
(1998)
Key FeatureDir: Miriam Ryan & Michael J Clyne
Prod: Miriam Ryan
JACK
(1997)
Little GirlDir: Mary Mullan
Prod: Jean Rice
READING THE SKY
(1993)
GraphProd: Darragh Byrne &
Adrian Lynch
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