The second scene from The Killing Of John Lennon (2006) that I rescored.

The Killing of John Lennon Cue 2

My composition for entry into the 2018 BIFSC film scoring competition. The accompanying film is an award-winning animation by Russian director Maxim Zhestkov.

Sputnik - BIFSC Subission

Tasked with writing music for a library collection, this track, and it's subsequent cut-downs, are meant to be used with any production from television to adverts that portray a sense of jeopardy. Its ominous and dark undertones would be suitable for any project that sets out to establish a tense and unsettled atmosphere.

Jeopardy Library Music 60 Seconds

Jeopardy Library Music Full Length

This is my rescore of the pre-titles and first scene from the natural history show "Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America".

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America - Scene 1 "Hunter's Hut"

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America - Pre-titles

My soundtrack for the BBC production 'Supercharged Otters', composed, conducted and mastered by me in 2018. Performed by the Bristol Ensemble.

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Cue 4 - Otter Solution

Cue 3 - Smiling Faces

Cue 2 - Dance of the Otter Cubs

Cue 1 - Singapore City

Supercharged Otters - Full Score

This is my orchestral score for a wildlife documentary promotional trailer. This was a work in which I composed, orchestrated, mixed and mastered the piece within the space of a day.

Wildlife Documentary Promotional Reel

Tasked with composing, orchestrating, mixing and mastering this short original soundtrack in one night, this is the final product.
Shown around the world, this track and accompanying animation has been given air time on some of the world's largest news networks.
To listen to this in context then watch the Palaeocast Episode from the University of Bristol.

University of Bristol Palaeocast Episode

Murder on the Orient Express is a student video game from a group of highly talented computer students at the University of Bristol.
I was commissioned by them to write this to accompany one of their levels and to set the scene for their narrative story.
Whilst composing this I had the privilege to collaborate with some incredible musicians for the live recording, two in particular being:

- Zak Eastop - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
- Jake Herbert - Saxophone

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Murder on the Orient Express - Video game soundtrack

Patrick Kendell's official demo is a naked mix using only the sounds from Cylindrum.

The Cylindrum is a massive tuned percussion instrument designed using the principle of open and closed air column resonance. The instrument was constructed by Gregg Stephens with the help some rather involved mathematics, plenty of elbow grease and quite a few bloody fingers. The end result is a massive 20-foot-long tuned percussion instrument with a pitch range spanning a full 4 octaves. Overall, it sounds like a strange organic synthesizer coupled with tuned tom toms. And with deeply nuanced dynamic velocity layering and extensive round-robin variation, this instrument is truly an experimental percussionist's dream come true.

Patrick Kendell - Dystopian Market (Naked) - Soundiron Cylindrum

Patrick Kendell-Smith is a UK-based composer and orchestrator who specialises in writing music for film and television.
Having completed his BA degree at Royal Holloway University of London, he earned his MA in Composition of Music for Film and Television at Bristol University.
Patrick is, from the age of 7, primarily a pianist but has, over the years, developed into a multi-instrumentalist of electronic and acoustic instruments. His experience playing cello in a symphony orchestra, in tandem with orchestration studies, have led him to have a thorough understanding of composing for the wider orchestra proficiently. His style and approach is multi-faceted and varied but tends to be piano-based with orchestral and electronic elements, as well as having developed a unique style of harmonic language that has led to him have varied film credits of high reception. Kendell-Smith is also a featured composer and beta-tester for the BAFTA-nominated virtual instrument and audio developer Soundiron LLC.

He has studied under a variety of high profile names such as Mark Bowden, Helen Grime, Brian Lock, Martin Kiszko, John Pickard, William Goodchild and Richard Blackford.

Patrick Kendell-Smith - Film & Television Composer

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