Passionate and versatile screen composer with a Master's in Music, specializing in crafting evocative musical narratives for animation, film, video games, advertising, and audiobooks. A comprehensive skill set covers composition, production, songwriting, and arrangement, grounded in extensive harmonic knowledge and strong collaborative abilities. Co-composed the original score for the RTE animation series, The Scavengers, earning a Best Score nomination at the Irish Animation Awards. Supported award-winning film composer Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter, Thor) as an assistant composer on the sixth season of the hit Netflix series Big Mouth. A multi-instrumentalist currently releasing new piano works with Paragon Music Group. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

John Vallely

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Passionate and versatile screen composer with a Master's in Music, specializing in crafting evocative musical narratives for animation, film, video games, advertising, and audiobooks. A comprehensive skill set covers composition, production, songwriting, and arrangement, grounded in extensive harmonic knowledge and strong collaborative abilities. Co-composed the original score for the RTE animation series, The Scavengers, earning a Best Score nomination at the Irish Animation Awards. Supported award-winning film composer Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter, Thor) as an assistant composer on the sixth season of the hit Netflix series Big Mouth. A multi-instrumentalist currently releasing new piano works with Paragon Music Group. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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Passionate and versatile screen composer with a Master’s in Music, specializing in crafting evocative musical narratives for animation, film, video games, advertising, and audiobooks. A comprehensive skill set covers composition, production, songwriting, and arrangement, grounded in extensive harmonic knowledge and strong collaborative abilities. Co-composed the original score for the RTE animation series, The Scavengers, earning a Best Score nomination at the Irish Animation Awards. Supported award-winning film composer Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter, Thor) as an assistant composer on the sixth season of the hit Netflix series Big Mouth. A multi-instrumentalist currently releasing new piano works with Paragon Music Group.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

COMPOSER ON RTE SERIES THE SCAVENGERS at Score Draw Music
March 4, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Co-composed the original soundtrack for The Scavengers, a 20-episode-long children's animation series, broadcast on Irish national television (nominated for Best Score at the Irish Animation Awards). Worked closely with the director and producer to tailor the soundtrack to their creative vision. Developed original themes to fit varying scenes and moods, while ensuring a sense of coherence throughout the series. Worked closely with fellow composer Jake Morgan, editing and developing existing cues. Mixed tracks to achieve a professional-sounding product.
ASSISTANT COMPOSER ON NETFLIX SERIES BIG MOUTH at Patrick Doyle
January 3, 2022 - May 2, 2022
Received MIDI mockups from the lead composer, and arranged scores in Sibelius for symphony orchestra recording sessions. Revised Logic Pro sessions to cater to a smooth transition from the DAW to the notation program. Arranged sections' voicings, articulations, and dynamics. Collaborated with the creative team to ensure alignment between the artistic vision and the notated score. Conducted meetings with the lead composer to discuss interpretations of the work.
COMPOSER FOR CHRISTMAS ANIMATION MOVIE - NOLLAÍ at Taunt Animation Studio
July 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025
Co-composed the score for Nollaí, the first ever multilingual animated Christmas film released in Irish and Welsh. Demonstrated ability to deliver music for innovative, international projects with tight creative briefs.
COMPOSER FOR VIDEO GAME DEMO - PERSEVERE at Universe or Nothing
December 1, 2025 - Present
Successfully composed and delivered the score for the vertical slice/demo of the upcoming title, Persevere (full release scheduled for 2026). Demonstrated immediate capability in the game audio market, focusing on adaptive music implementation using FMOD and dynamic scoring for interactive media.

Education

Master's in Music Composition at Queen's University- Belfast
September 3, 2012 - September 2, 2013
Presented portfolio of original composition including music for: chamber orchestra / string quartet / flute trio / clarinet and piano / guitar / piano. Undertook modules in Research and Analytical Skills, Research Methods and Historical Studies in Music.
Bachelor of Arts in Music at National University of Ireland, Maynooth- Ireland
September 1, 2009 - September 3, 2012
Graduated with first class honors in music. Specialized in Original Composition. Excelled in modules such as Keyboard Skills, Music History, Musicology, Popular Music and Jazz Studies, Contemporary Music and Analytical Methods. Active member of the university choral society.

Qualifications

Music Production & Sound Engineering
January 1, 2020 - December 21, 2020
Completed specialized modules (Introduction to Music Production / Creative Audio) from the BA programme at Point Blank Music School (London), achieving a Distinction (2019).
Performance Diploma in Classical Guitar: Trinity Guildhall London (May 2014).
May 1, 2014 - May 2, 2014
DELE C1 Advanced Spanish Certificate: Instituto Cervantes (May 2018),
May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2018
Confirming advanced fluency in Spanish

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Other, Gaming, Professional Services
    paper Big Mouth Season 6 - Orchestration Preparation

    Selected to serve as Assistant Composer to the award-winning film composer Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter, Thor).

    Provided comprehensive orchestration and score preparation support for Season 6 of the hit Netflix animated series.

    paper The Scavengers - (20-episode animation series)

    Co-composed the original score for the full 20-episode animated series, demonstrating capability in long-form, demanding production schedules.

    Secured a nomination for Best Score at the Irish Animation Awards (2025).

    Testimonial: “John’s work on The Scavengers was exceptional: a beautiful blend of cinematic scale and contemporary Irish music that instantly defined the show’s identity. He was a pleasure to work with throughout, and we’re very much looking forward to continuing our collaboration on future projects!” - Vanessa Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO, Little Moon Animation.

    paper Nollaí - Animated Christmas Movie

    Co-composed the score for Nollaí, the first ever multilingual animated Christmas film released in Irish and Welsh.
    Demonstrated ability to deliver music for innovative, international projects with tight creative briefs.

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    paper Persevere - Video Game Demo

    Successfully composed and delivered the score for the vertical slice/demo of the upcoming title, Persevere (full release scheduled for 2026).

    Demonstrated immediate capability in the game audio market, focusing on adaptive music implementation using FMOD and dynamic scoring for interactive media.

    Testimonial: “John embraced the technology and possibilities of this new space, creating pieces that far exceeded what I imagined possible. Not only were they beautiful, they were crafted to adapt dynamically to events in the game. Just brilliant.” Mark Aherne - Founder / Creative Director - Universe or Nothing

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    paper Four Seasons One Day - (Short Documentary Style Film)

    Composed the Original Soundtrack to this Award-Winning nature short directed by Inessa Kraft.

    “John wrote incredibly beautiful music that matched my vision perfectly. He followed everything what I mentioned as important and made it more beautiful than I could even image, adding a special emotion to my film. I absolutely love it.”

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    paper Contemporary Collection of Solo Piano Works

    Released the solo piano collection, Moments for Musing, under Paragon Music Group.

    The collection explores feelings of nostalgia, hope, serenity, and longing, and features recording by pianist Juan María Matas at FJR studios, Granada.

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    paper Frank at Home on the Farm #1-4 (Multimedia Comic Series)

    Composed original score for this acclaimed Multimedia Comic Series. Published by US publisher Scout Comics.

    paper Lincoln Green

    Composed the original score for this Animated Comic.

    paper Isolamento in D minor

    Collaboration with Charlie Adlard (Creator of The Walking Dead). Composed a short Operetta featuring singers Christopher Goldsack and Janet Shell for a feature piece in the multimedia comic compilation Tales from the Quarantine.