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Stephen Gallagher

@steveyg.bsky.social

Film & Media Composer | NZ LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim Secrets at Red Rocks (Emmy nom) Emmy win – Get Back (Music Editing) Agent:@airedelmusic

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Someone foolishly finally asked me to make a playlist for an event. In the spirit of early evening summer drinks as a prelude to the main event ahead …

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14.12.2025 05:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Very excited for this next week and very honoured to be a small part of it.

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08.12.2025 03:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Lea Tupu'anga': Tongan short film Mother Tongue eyes Oscars nomination 'Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue' premiered last year and has been shown at 20 international film festivals around the world.

Let’s go!!!

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06.12.2025 00:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jason Momoa backs Luciane Buchanan's film bidding for Oscars nod Momoa has joined as executive producer for short film Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue.

I loved making the score for this beautiful film www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/04/j...

05.12.2025 05:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was weird but … for better when I asked “Are you Scott Walker?!!” And he nodded. Listened to “The Drift” when I woke up ….

05.12.2025 04:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why True Collaboration In Audio Has Nothing To Do with File-Sharing | Production Expert Composer Stephen Gallagher and mixer Mark Willsher prove that real collaboration isn’t about swapping files, it’s about trust, dialogue and shared authorship.

@pin3hot.com and I loved being interviewed by @russ-hughes.com on @production-expert.com ;

www.production-expert.com/production-e...

05.12.2025 04:22 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Lea Tupu'anga | Mother Tongue Community Screening Join us in LA for a special community screening of Lea Tupuʻanga, celebrating Tongan language, culture, and our Oscar journey.

I loved writing the score to this beautiful film! If you are in LA next week, come along to this screening ! www.eventbrite.com/e/lea-tupuan...

05.12.2025 04:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!!!

05.12.2025 04:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Children’s & Family Emmy Nominations Revealed – Full List Here are the nominees for the 2025 Children's & Family Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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05.12.2025 04:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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David Long and I are thrilled to be nominated for an Emmy Award for our original score to “Secrets At Red Rocks”

05.12.2025 04:12 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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05.12.2025 04:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I dreamt that I met Scott Walker who, it turned out, had faked his own death, grown a bob cut and a beard and was wearing a cape. We had tea.

05.12.2025 03:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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WSA Film Music Days - Workshop with music editor & engineer Mark Willsher The WSA Workshops are exclusive masterclasses by some of the most prolific composers of the moment. Together with a small group of participants, you get into the studio and embark on a unique, musical...

I’ll be giving a workshop on October 15th at the World Soundtrack Awards on both the creative and technical aspects of my work on the LOTR franchise and animated feature Ultraman Rising - and of course also cheering on @steveyg.bsky.social who is nominated for the public choice award

16.09.2025 15:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Day 01 of recording with David Long and Jules Desmond.

01.09.2025 10:50 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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David Long, Jules Desmond and I loved playing as part of Altared States at Old Saint Paul’s last Friday. Thank you to all who came to the sold out show! Thanks to Jane Nye and all at OSP and Thomas and all at Pyramid Club! X

12.08.2025 08:20 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cat …

07.07.2025 08:16 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jules Desmond, David Long and I are playing a set at Old Saint Paul’s on August 8th as part of Altared States.
Tickets here:

www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/96942/Al... Altared States: Electronic Soundscapes In A Divine Place - Old St Paul's, Wellington - Fri, 08 August 2025

05.07.2025 09:02 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

You can vote here;

www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-fo... World Soundtrack Awards | Vote for the WSA Public Choice Award 2025

28.06.2025 11:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Super stoked to be included in the Public Choice Longlist for the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards!

27.06.2025 23:00 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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@madebymutant.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale this weekend. A great time to pick up the beautiful vinyl box sets for #ultramanrising and #waroftherohirrim

www.madebymutant.com?lang=en_GB&s...

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21.06.2025 21:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Safe Space for New Music: The War of the Rohirrim #musiccomposer #waroftherohirrim #musicengineer
YouTube video by Musicians vs the World Podcast Safe Space for New Music: The War of the Rohirrim #musiccomposer #waroftherohirrim #musicengineer

Playing a director your musical ideas and concepts for the first time can be a scary experience. It certainly inspires trepidation in me.
In this clip, @pin3hot.com and I talk with #musiciansvstheworldpodcast about the importance of having a safe space while creating.
youtube.com/shorts/k700n...

14.05.2025 23:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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@pin3hot.com and I talk about how and why we integrated ‘The Ring Theme’ into the LOtR War Of The Rohirrim score:

youtu.be/6zlDYqBvpT4?...

10.05.2025 23:22 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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If you have love for our LGBTQI community in NZ please consider signing this petition.

petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

05.05.2025 09:31 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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@pin3hot and I combine our forces and launch ScoreCraft into the world.
We believe that music is at the heart of storytelling.

www.scorecraft.co.uk

30.04.2025 05:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Industry Talk - Behind the Sound and Music of LoTR : The War of the Rohirrim Get tickets on Humanitix - Industry Talk - Behind the Sound and Music of LoTR : The War of the Rohirrim hosted by SMSG. Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington 6022, New Zealand. T...

Tickets available here: events.humanitix.com/industry-tal...

22.04.2025 00:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’ll be on this panel alongside Superstar Supervising Sound Editors Brent Burge and Martin Kwok this Thursday as part of the Screen Music and Sound Guild’s ‘Industry Talk’ event. We’ll be talking about our work on Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim”.

22.04.2025 00:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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There will be no using your Moog today….

11.04.2025 21:15 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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168. Bonus Episode: Stephen Gallagher Returns Podcast Episode · Don't Give Up · 08/04/2025 · 1h 21m

Loved talking with Danny and Bobby on their ‘Don’t Give Up’ podcast!
This episode was recorded late last year and we talk guitar pedals, awkward encounters, “The Beatles: Get Back”, “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” and more!

podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/d...

09.04.2025 01:48 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A man, composer Stephen Gallagher, with curly hair and a beard smiles warmly, wearing a dark blazer and shirt. His hand rests on his chin against a plain dark background in black and white.

A man, composer Stephen Gallagher, with curly hair and a beard smiles warmly, wearing a dark blazer and shirt. His hand rests on his chin against a plain dark background in black and white.

Ever wondered how composer and #westmoot25 Special Guest Stephen Gallagher wrote the music for The War of the Rohirrim?

Use the Contact form on our website to ask @steveyg.bsky.social questions until 4/10. His Q&A from New Zealand will be shown at #Westmoot!

www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westm...

28.03.2025 14:41 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

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