The Tournament
From the short film "Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too"
Directed by Corrie Chen
Music Composed by Jamie Messenger

Watch the film here:
http://vimeo.com/30006625


Example of "Spaghetti Western Meets Kung Fu" Cue

Opening Title
From the ABC documentary "Suicide And Me"
Directed by Corrie Chen
Music Composed by Jamie Messenger

SUICIDE AND ME is a ½ hour documentary that was development in association with the ABC. The project was conceived by a team of passionate young filmmakers who want to talk frankly about suicide – a subject that has been stigmatized for too long.

Watch a clip from it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBcOSo6A__k

Check out the documentary's facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/keepmesafetonight


Example of “Tense / Unsettled” Cue

A selection of my recent musical soundtrack scores for Neighbours. These tracks demonstrate a variety of my compositional styles for film and tv. 

I've sorted the album into different genres - action, comedy, drama (light, mid, heavy), positive, romance, suspense and a collection of drones.

On Neighbours I composed and placed music for 5 half-hour episodes of television every week so I learnt to compose and record very fast.  There was rarely time to finesse tracks, but my main focus was always on the underlying emotion of the scene.

Action - DANGER EVACUATE - Drums, Bass, Stings, Rhythmic Synths, Harp

Comedy - CAUGHT PANTS DOWN - Rhodes, Percussion, Clavinet, Bass

Action - DANGEROUSLY INJURED - Piano, Drum fills, Strings, Odd Timing

Action - KIDNAPPED - Repeated Bass, Ominous Synths, Drums, Strings

Action - NARROW ESCAPE - Drums, Percussion Effects, Synth Drones, TIming Changes

Action - COOL TEEN, BREAKING RULES - Synths, Piano, Bass, Beats, EGtr

Action - GROUP ATTACK - Synths, Glitchy Drums, Sliding strings, Bass Ostinato

Action - CHILD MISSING - Ominous String Plucks, Pulsing drums, Synths, Dirty Bass

Comedy - FUNNY CONVERSATION - Piano, Cymbals, Percussion, Muted Bass

Drama Heavy - DESPAIR - Felt Piano, Rhodes, Rev Piano

Drama Heavy - HARD TRUTHS - Hypnotic drums, piano, pads

Comedy - LANDLORD IN THE POOL - Strings, Piano, Percussion, Timpani

Drama Heavy - FUNERAL THOUGHTS - Piano, Cello

Drama Heavy - DEVASTATING NEWS - Strings, Harp, Percussion, Synths

Comedy - POO JOKES - Pizz Strings, Vibraphone, Percussion

Drone - GUILTY ADMISSION - Slow Pulsing Bass, Low strings, Synths

Suspense - SURPRISING EXPLANATION - Synths, Languid Strings, Pulsing bass, piano

Romance - A LOVE REKINDLED Strings, Piano, pads

Drama Light - LAMENTING HAVING TO LEAVE - Piano, Strings

Drama Heavy - HURTFUL ULTIMATUM - Glitchy pads, synths

Positive - WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY - Piano

Positive - HE CAN STAY - Piano, Percussion, Odd Timings, Synths, Bass

Drama Light - BITTERSWEET FAREWELL - Piano, Strings

Positive - REUNION - Piano, Strings, Subtle synth musings

Positive - BABY RECOVERING - Shimmering Strings, Piano, Bells, E Piano

Drama Mid - PIERCING CONVERSATION - Piano offbeat rhythm, synths, subtle background textures

Positive - GREAT NEWS - Piano, Strings, Marimba, Warm Synths

Drama Light - APOLOGETIC - Piano, pads

Romance - HOPEFUL TEEN LOVE into DISAPPOINTMENT - Glock, Tremolo Strings, Synths

Romance - SEXY - Grungy Bass, 4 on the floor Kick, Rhodes, synths

Romance - TEEN FIRST DATE - Palm Muted Synths, Warm pads

Suspense - THREATENING DEMANDS - Muted Guitar stabs, Strings, Drums,  Junk Percussion, Synths

Drama Heavy - RUNNING AWAY FROM PROBLEMS - Pulsing bass, Beats, Synths

Drama Mid - TRUTH COMING OUT - Synths, Bass, E Guitar, Four on the floor drums

Drama Light - CONFRONTING CONVERSATION - Pads, Clarinet

Romance - TOUCHING MOMENT - Piano, Trilling Strings, Warm Synths

Composer and Producer of Music for Film, Television and Advertising

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Jamie Messenger

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