An Opening - from 'Concerned Others'

Padstowe Farewell

Blood Red Roses

Bright Morning Star - Pirate Style

Making Leave

From Tortoise in a Nutshell's 'Ragnarok'.

The Snake God Comes - From Ragnarok

The City - From Ragnarok

Odin's Hymn - From Ragnarok

Cut Sevens

Over Fives

A compilation of selected works from shows.

Timestamps:

00:00: FERAL (Tortoise in a Nutshell)
00:24: DEFIANCE (Hull Truck)
01:03: GINGER (Tortoise in a Nutshell)
01:41: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Leeds Conservatoire)
01:56: THE MYTH OF THE SINGULAR MOMENT (Jim Harbourne and Tortoise in a Nutshell)
02:29: FISK (Tortoise in a Nutshell)
02:56: TREASURE ISLAND (Leeds Conservatoire)
03:25: CONCERNED OTHERS (Tortoise in a Nutshell)
04:00: HIBERNATE (Tortoise in a Nutshell
04:26: RAGNAROK (Tortoise in a Nutshell)


Show Reel

From our Christmas show 'Treasure Island' that performed at the Arts Theatre, West End, Christmas 2014 and New Year 2015. Features Serena Manteghi on vocals and Edward Wren on additional instruments.

The Coracle - Theme from the Flanagan Collective's 'Treasure Island'

Anyone who knows me knows this song. Anyone who doesn't:

This is co-written with Edward Wren (he is the one who did the harp, amongst other things), lyrics by Alexander Wright, trumpet by Conrad Bird. Produced by me.  Appeared at 6 weddings and counting. Recorded at the Manteghi residence in the happiest time of my life so far.

Humans Flying

This is the main theme from the show 'Fisk' - a Tortoise in a Nutshell co-production with Teater Katapult. We premiered the show in Aarhus, Denmark in October 2016. 

The show is ostensibly about a man alone on a boat in the middle of a great ocean. It covers themes of depression and rejection of the real world in favour of a more comfortable, but ultimately destructive inner world, and what that means to those close to you.

The soundtrack was recorded at my home featuring Graham Coe (The Jellyman's Daughter) on cello. Nick Harbourne assisted me with transcribing the score.

Main Theme from 'Fisk'

This is a song from the play/musical I'm writing entitled Auto-Appendectomy. The voice of the song is one of the narrative layers of the piece - it exists in the protagonists head, hence the second-person perspective. So yeah. That. Enjoy!

*Note - please forgive the weird digital glitch about 3 seconds in - I shall reupload later!*

Under Your Skin - From Auto-Appendectomy

Some outdoors flavour for this indoor time. Composed with Nick Harbourne. *This is the fully mastered version!*

Garden Wall

Edinburgh-based composer and sound designer, working in Theatre and Film.

Jim Harbourne

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