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I'm Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with over twenty years in film and television. I've had the privilege to work on global blockbusters alongside legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, as well as Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theatre and dance. I’m driven by the thrill of making sounds and worlds out of sound, shaping music that supports character and story. Recent highlights include scoring Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), and winning the Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition on Secrets at Red Rocks with David Long. My work spans everything from The Hobbit songs such as Blunt The Knives and The Torture Song to collaborations on INSiDE and Mystic for the BBC, as well as contributions to The Lovely Bones and other acclaimed projects. I’m endlessly drawn to how music can deepen emotion and texture in storytelling.…I'm Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with over twenty years in film and television. I've had the privilege to work on global blockbusters alongside legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, as well as Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theatre and dance. I’m driven by the thrill of making sounds and worlds out of sound, shaping music that supports character and story. Recent highlights include scoring Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), and winning the Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition on Secrets at Red Rocks with David Long. My work spans everything from The Hobbit songs such as Blunt The Knives and The Torture Song to collaborations on INSiDE and Mystic for the BBC, as well as contributions to The Lovely Bones and other acclaimed projects. I’m endlessly drawn to how music can deepen emotion and texture in storytelling.

Stephen Gallagher

Composer, Music Editor, Music Producer, +4

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I'm Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with over twenty years in film and television. I've had the privilege to work on global blockbusters alongside legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, as well as Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theatre and dance. I’m driven by the thrill of making sounds and worlds out of sound, shaping music that supports character and story. Recent highlights include scoring Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), and winning the Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition on Secrets at Red Rocks with David Long. My work spans everything from The Hobbit songs such as Blunt The Knives and The Torture Song to collaborations on INSiDE and Mystic for the BBC, as well as contributions to The Lovely Bones and other acclaimed projects. I’m endlessly drawn to how music can deepen emotion and texture in storytelling.…I'm Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with over twenty years in film and television. I've had the privilege to work on global blockbusters alongside legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, as well as Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theatre and dance. I’m driven by the thrill of making sounds and worlds out of sound, shaping music that supports character and story. Recent highlights include scoring Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), and winning the Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition on Secrets at Red Rocks with David Long. My work spans everything from The Hobbit songs such as Blunt The Knives and The Torture Song to collaborations on INSiDE and Mystic for the BBC, as well as contributions to The Lovely Bones and other acclaimed projects. I’m endlessly drawn to how music can deepen emotion and texture in storytelling.

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I’m Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with over twenty years in film and television. I’ve had the privilege to work on global blockbusters alongside legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, as well as Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theatre and dance. I’m driven by the thrill of making sounds and worlds out of sound, shaping music that supports character and story.

Recent highlights include scoring Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), and winning the Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition on Secrets at Red Rocks with David Long. My work spans everything from The Hobbit songs such as Blunt The Knives and The Torture Song to collaborations on INSiDE and Mystic for the BBC, as well as contributions to The Lovely Bones and other acclaimed projects. I’m endlessly drawn to how music can deepen emotion and texture in storytelling.

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Composer at Warner Bros.

January 1, 2024 - Present

Composed the score for 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' (2024).

Composer at Various Directors and Producers

January 1, 2018 - Present

Composed original scores including 'Bystander' (2022), 'Conquering Cancer' (2022), 'Witches Midnight' (2021), 'Inside' (2020), 'Puppet Killer' (2019), 'Cleaver' (2018), 'The Voyages of the Hourglass' (2022), 'Mystic' (2020-2022), and others across film, television, and documentary genres.

Music Editor at Various Studios including 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros., Dreamworks Pictures

January 1, 2007 - Present

Provided music editing and supervising music editing services on high-profile films including 'Avatar: The Way of Water' (upcoming), 'Lowdown Dirty Criminals' (2020), 'The Hobbit' trilogy (2012-2014), 'District 9' (2007), 'The Lovely Bones' (2009), and many others, ensuring music closely supported storytelling and the director's vision.

Supervising Music Editor/Composer at Disarming Films

January 1, 2012 - Present

Supervised music editing and contributed composition work for documentary and feature projects like 'West of Memphis' (2012) and 'Puppet Killer' (2019).

Composer at Warner Bros.

January 1, 2024 - Present

Composed scores for 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' and other projects, creating music that supports storytelling and enhances the cinematic experience.

Composer at Various (Film and TV projects)

January 1, 2018 - Present

Composed original scores for films, documentaries, and television series including 'Inside', 'Mystic', 'Puppet Killer', 'Conquering Cancer', and others, adapting styles from electronic to orchestral.

Music Editor at Various (Film and TV projects)

January 1, 2007 - Present

Served as Music Editor for major films such as 'The Hobbit' trilogy and 'District 9', and television documentaries, highly sensitive to story needs and collaboration with directors.

Supervising Music Editor at Dreamworks Pictures

January 1, 2009 - Present

Supervising Music Editor for 'The Lovely Bones' and documentaries, managing music editing processes and ensuring soundtrack quality and cohesion with film direction.

Music Producer at I No.Films

January 1, 2019 - Present

Produced music for 'Puppet Killer', coordinating music production from composition to final delivery.

Composer at Warner Bros.

January 1, 2024 - Present

Composed music for the feature film 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' (2024).

Composer at Various

January 1, 2018 - Present

Composed music for various films and series including 'Bystander' (2022), 'Conquering Cancer' (2022), 'Witches Midnight' (2021), 'Inside' (2020), 'Puppet Killer' (2019), 'Cleaver' (2018), 'Mystic' (2020-2022), 'Stray Nights' (2021), 'This Could Go Anywhere' (2020), 'Tupaia’s Endeavour' (2020), and 'Hinekura' (2019).

Music Editor at Various

January 1, 2007 - Present

Provided music editing services on major productions such as 'Avatar: The Way of Water' (upcoming), 'Lowdown Dirty Criminals' (2020), 'Looking Up' (2019), 'Daffodils' (2019), 'Wolf Warrior 2' (2017), 'League of Gods' (2016), 'In the Dungeons of the Necromancer: Dol Guldur' (2015), 'The Hobbit' trilogy (2012-2014), 'District 9' (2007), and others.

Supervising Music Editor / Composer at Dreamworks Pictures

December 31, 2012 - July 22, 2025

Supervising Music Editor and Composer for 'The Lovely Bones' (2009) and Supervising Music Editor for 'West of Memphis' (2012).

Music Engineer at Red Sands

December 31, 2007 - July 22, 2025

Music Engineer for 'Last of the Romantics' (2007).

Composer at The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim

January 1, 2024 - Present

Composed the score for Kenji Kamiyama’s epic anime film.

Music Editor at Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022

Music Editor for the documentary series; contributed to the soundtrack editing and music editorial.