Tom Sayer Composer

Songwriting

Before composing for film, I started out as a young songwriter, aged 14. After developing my skills through open mics, playing with other musicians and studying songwriting, I was able to refine my craft and utilise my songwriting skills to write for image/film. Here are a few examples of my songwriting for film:

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All I’ve Got – Quantum of Solace Alternative Titles – 03:15

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Firefighters – Dir: Matthew Holmes – 03:32

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Dreaming of Gravity – Dir: Matthew Holmes – 02:56

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One Day Like This (arrangement) – Song by Elbow – 04:11

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Heartstrings – Animator: Rhiannon Evans – 02:45

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Ease Away – Prague Project – 02:28

Past Projects – Animation

During my MA I was lucky enough to work with some fantastic animators from Glamorgan University. Here are a few of my favourite pieces that I worked on with them.

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Off The Rails – Animator: Stephen Shelley – 03:29

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Bants Bingo and A Bear – Animator: Ashley Treacy – 04:36

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Marissa Niamir Showreel – 04:21

Past Projects – Short Films

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The Schoolgirls, The Nazis and The Purple Triangles – Dir: Johnny Lewis – 29:29

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Wales’ Oldest Cinema – Dir: Jonny Lewis – 02:24

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The Melancholy Nature of Magnetic Fields – Dir: Nicola Hamon – 04:11

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Lock Stock and Cornershop – Dir: Elliot Albarran & Nik Grantham – 11:26

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Farmer’s Apprentice 2012: Episode 5 – Dir: Adam Hamilton – 09:44

Mavron Quartet Commission

Tom Sayer with Mavron Quartet - October 2012

The Mavron Quartet premièred Tom’s commission, the Doubt Quartet, at Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead last Friday. Although the audience was smaller than everyone would have liked, the piece proved to be very popular, sparking lots of positive comments about both the quartet and the composer.

Tom has thoroughly enjoyed his collaboration with the Mavron Quartet and hopes to work with them again in the future.

Watch a video of the full performance below:

Past Projects – Ucheldre Composer In Residence

Whilst studying my MA in Composition for Film at Bangor University, I was fortunate enough to have a placement at Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead. During my year of study, I composed a number of pieces for the centre based on the art exhibitions which they had on there. Below you can watch the videos of some of the exhibitions soundtracked by my compositions.

I finished my residency with a concert showcasing my pieces to raise money for the Centre, supported by a string quartet which I formed for four Bangor University music students, Emily Bowen, Michael Pitts, Sophie Goveia and Greg Llewellyn-Jenkins.

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Ynys Mon Mind Exhibition – 05:00

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Cauldron Quilts Exhibition – 04:54

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Mutable Figures, Flux of Landscape – 04:08

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Noteworthy – 02:42

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Falling Into Place – 04:32

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