Niall Byrne
Composer
Heads of Department
Film, TV & Theatre
Heads of Department
AWARDS
WINNER: BEST MUSIC IN A FILM - IFTA AWARDS 2013 for his work on LOVING MISS HATTO
NOMINATED: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - IFTA AWARDS 2010 for his work on PARKED
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 five IFTA award nominations for Best Music in Film.
www.niallbyrnecomposer.com
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
IN DARKNESS 2018 | XYZ Films / 42 | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
THE TRUTH COMMISSIONER 2015 | Big Fish Films | Dir: Declan Recks |
GOLD 2013 | Gloucester Place Films | Dir: Niall Heery |
PARKED 2010 | Ripple World Pictures | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
BELONGING TO LAURA 2009 | Accomplice Television Limited | Dir: Karl Golden |
PELICAN BLOOD 2009 | EM Media/Icon Entertainment International | Dir: Karl Golden |
CAIRO TIME 2008 | Samson Films/ Foundry Films | Dir: Ruba Nadda |
HOW ABOUT YOU 2007 | Ferndale Films | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 2006 | Long Range Films | Dir: Niall Heery |
SHORT ORDER 2005 | Igloo | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
TROUBLE WITH SEX 2004 | Fubar | Dir: Fintan Connolly |
THE HONEYMOONERS 2003 | Utah/Samson/Verve Pictures | Dir: Karl Golden |
COUNTRY 2000 | Indi/Pandora | Dir: Kevin Liddy |
FLICK 1999 | Fubar | Dir: Fintan Connolly |
SPAGHETTI SLOW 1996 | The Good Film Company | Dir: Valerio Jalongo |
WORDS UPON THE WINDOW PANE 1994 | Pembridge/British Screen | Dir: Mary McGuckian |
MICHA 1992 | Liquid/Lenfilm/Universal | Dir: Gerard McCarthy |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE RECKONING 2023 | BBC Studios / ITV Studios | Dir: David Blair & Sandra Goldbacher |
WHITE HOUSE FARM MURDERS 2020 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
A CONFESSION 2019 | ITV / Urban Myth | Dir: Paul Andrew Williams |
HATTON GARDEN 2019 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington & Gabe Turner |
MANHUNT 2019 | ITV | Dir: Marc Evans |
LITTLE BOY BLUE 2017 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
CILLA 2014 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
THE WIDOWER 2013 | NZ Film Productions Ltd | Dir: Paul Whittington |
LOVING MISS HATTO 2012 | Left Bank/ Octagon Productions | Dir: Aisling Walsh |
SINGLE HANDED IV 2010 | Touchpaper Television | Dir: Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
WILD DECEMBERS 2009 | Touchpaper Television | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
SINGLE-HANDED III 2008 | Touchpaper Television/Element Pictures | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
DAMAGE 2007 | RTE/Radio Telefis | Dir: Aisling Walsh IFTA Nomination 2008, Best Drama |
SINGLE-HANDED II 2007 | Touchpaper Television/Element Pictures | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
FALLOUT 2006 | Frontier Films | Dir: David Caffrey |
ON HOME GROUND 2 2002 | RTE/Littlebird | |
ON HOME GROUND 2001 | RTE/Littlebird | Dir: Ciaran Donnelly |
MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A BOXER 2000 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
LITTLE BIRD 2000 | Granada/ITV | Dir: Aisling Walsh |
LE FRERE IRLANDAISE 1998 | Metropolitan/France 2 and 3/RTE | Dir: Robin Davis |
AMONGST WOMEN 1998 | BBC/Parallel | Dir: Tom Cairns |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
NYPD GREEN 2002 | RTE/GRAPH/METRO | |
UNIT 8 2002 | Mint | Dir: Edel O’Brien |
AIDAN WALSH: MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE 2000 | Quik Pik | Dir: Shimmy Marcus |
BOOMTOWN 2000 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
SCARUINT 2000 | TG4 | |
THE BRIDGE 1999 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
D-WATCH 1998 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
MISSING 1998 | Graph | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
SWEET DREAMS 1997 | Graph | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
JAMES GANDON: A LIFE 1996 | Loopline | Dir: Se Merry Doyle |
THOU SHALT NOT KILL 1995 | RTE | Dir: Paul Cusack & Dearbhla Walsh |
HLS 1995 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
THE MORRISON TAPES 1994 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE LAST TIME 2002 | Zanita | Dir: Conor Horgan |
MEETING CHE GUEVARA 2002 | Igloo | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
CLAIRE SA SPEIR 2001 | Zanzibar | Dir: Audrey O’Reilly |
TOO DARK FOR NIGHT 2001 | Dune 7 | Dir: Clare Langan |
BEACHED 2001 | Samson | Dir: Karl Golden |
DOGSBODY 1999 | Samson | Dir: Karl Golden |
SEVENTH HEAVEN 1998 | Quik Pick | Dir: Shimmy Marcus |
RUST 1998 | Key Feature | Dir: Miriam Ryan & Michael J Clyne |
JACK 1997 | Little Girl | Dir: Mary Mullan |
READING THE SKY 1993 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & |
Film, TV & Theatre
AWARDS
WINNER: BEST MUSIC IN A FILM - IFTA AWARDS 2013 for his work on LOVING MISS HATTO
NOMINATED: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - IFTA AWARDS 2010 for his work on PARKED
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 five IFTA award nominations for Best Music in Film.
www.niallbyrnecomposer.com
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A CONFESSION 2020 | ITV / Urban Myth | Dir: Paul Andrew Williams |
WHITE HOUSE FARM MURDERS 2019 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
HATTON GARDEN 2019 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington & Gabe Turner |
MANHUNT 2019 | ITV | Dir: Marc Evans |
LITTLE BOY BLUE 2017 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
CILLA 2014 | ITV | Dir: Paul Whittington |
LOVING MISS HATTO 2012 | Left Bank/ Octagon Productions | Dir: Aisling Walsh |
THE WIDOWER 2013 | NZ Film Productions Ltd | Dir: Paul Whittington |
WILD DECEMBERS 2009 | Touchpaper Television | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
SINGLE HANDED IV 2010 | Touchpaper Television | Dir: Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
SINGLE-HANDED III 2008 | Touchpaper Television/Element Pictures | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
SINGLE-HANDED II 2007 | Touchpaper Television/Element Pictures | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
DAMAGE 2007 | RTE/Radio Telefis | Dir: Aisling Walsh IFTA Nomination 2008, Best Drama |
ON HOME GROUND 2001 | RTE/Littlebird | Dir: Ciaran Donnelly |
FALLOUT 2006 | Frontier Films | Dir: David Caffrey |
LITTLE BIRD 2000 | Granada/ITV | Dir: Aisling Walsh |
MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A BOXER 2000 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
ON HOME GROUND 2 2002 | RTE/Littlebird | |
LE FRERE IRLANDAISE 1998 | Metropolitan/France 2 and 3/RTE | Dir: Robin Davis |
AMONGST WOMEN 1998 | BBC/Parallel | Dir: Tom Cairns |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
IN DARKNESS 2018 | XYZ Films / 42 | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
GOLD 2013 | Gloucester Place Films | Dir: Niall Heery |
THE TRUTH COMMISSIONER 2015 | Big Fish Films | Dir: Declan Recks |
PARKED 2010 | Ripple World Pictures | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
PELICAN BLOOD 2009 | EM Media/Icon Entertainment International | Dir: Karl Golden |
CAIRO TIME 2008 | Samson Films/ Foundry Films | Dir: Ruba Nadda |
BELONGING TO LAURA 2009 | Accomplice Television Limited | Dir: Karl Golden |
HOW ABOUT YOU 2007 | Ferndale Films | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 2006 | Long Range Films | Dir: Niall Heery |
SHORT ORDER 2005 | Igloo | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
TROUBLE WITH SEX 2004 | Fubar | Dir: Fintan Connolly |
THE HONEYMOONERS 2003 | Utah/Samson/Verve Pictures | Dir: Karl Golden |
COUNTRY 2000 | Indi/Pandora | Dir: Kevin Liddy |
FLICK 1999 | Fubar | Dir: Fintan Connolly |
SPAGHETTI SLOW 1996 | The Good Film Company | Dir: Valerio Jalongo |
WORDS UPON THE WINDOW PANE 1994 | Pembridge/British Screen | Dir: Mary McGuckian |
MICHA 1992 | Liquid/Lenfilm/Universal | Dir: Gerard McCarthy |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
NYPD GREEN 2002 | RTE/GRAPH/METRO | |
UNIT 8 2002 | Mint | Dir: Edel O’Brien |
AIDAN WALSH: MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE 2000 | Quik Pik | Dir: Shimmy Marcus |
BOOMTOWN 2000 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
SCARUINT 2000 | TG4 | |
THE BRIDGE 1999 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
D-WATCH 1998 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
MISSING 1998 | Graph | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
SWEET DREAMS 1997 | Graph | Dir: Darragh Byrne |
JAMES GANDON: A LIFE 1996 | Loopline | Dir: Se Merry Doyle |
HLS 1995 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
THOU SHALT NOT KILL 1995 | RTE | Dir: Paul Cusack & Dearbhla Walsh |
THE MORRISON TAPES 1994 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & Adrian Lynch |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MEETING CHE GUEVARA 2002 | Igloo | Dir: Anthony Byrne |
THE LAST TIME 2002 | Zanita | Dir: Conor Horgan |
CLAIRE SA SPEIR 2001 | Zanzibar | Dir: Audrey O’Reilly |
BEACHED 2001 | Samson | Dir: Karl Golden |
TOO DARK FOR NIGHT 2001 | Dune 7 | Dir: Clare Langan |
DOGSBODY 1999 | Samson | Dir: Karl Golden |
SEVENTH HEAVEN 1998 | Quik Pick | Dir: Shimmy Marcus |
RUST 1998 | Key Feature | Dir: Miriam Ryan & Michael J Clyne |
JACK 1997 | Little Girl | Dir: Mary Mullan |
READING THE SKY 1993 | Graph | Prod: Darragh Byrne & |