Winner of Best Score at the 2014 Unchosen Film Competition. Excerpt of music from Vicky - The Musical; a short film in the style of a Broadway musical for the Unchosen Film Competition to highlight the issue of modern Slavery within the UK. Co-composed with Sam Jones.

Vicky - The Musical (Credits)

Open Season

The final cue and credits to The Time Tree (2018) directed by Celine Cotran.

The Time Tree - Credits

A fun orchestral track with a little buzz about it.

There's A Buzz About The Place

An upbeat funky number with an aggressive bass and screaming horns.

Hailsham Groove

A piece in which the challenge was to create every sound using only one item. In this case, I sampled a garden-variety table knife and used it to build this short composition.
Photo by BridgesPhoto.

The Knife is Next

A wee effort at orchestrating Austin Wintory's melody.

Wintory Cover Challenge

Paul grew up in Motherwell, Scotland where he studied tuba and piano throughout school and university. Paul graduated from Strathclyde University's BA Applied Music with First Class Honours, receiving the university's Alexander Stone Award for excellence in the field of Composition. He went on to study an MMus in Composition for Screen at London's Royal College of Music, graduating with Distinction. Paul's studies at RCM were generously supported by a Douglas & Hilda Simmonds Award, the Henry Wood Trust, the North Lanarkshire Educational Trust, a Dewar Arts Award and the Cross Trust.
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Since graduating from RCM in 2015, Paul has lived in London composing music for a variety of media projects including films, web series, online interactive games and theatre. He has composed various pieces for the concert hall including several pieces for a cappella choir as well as library music published by Universal and Warner/Chappell.
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While in London Paul gained vast experience as an arranger and conductor, working with ensembles such as Real Voices and the London International Choir as well as other individuals and groups. He continued to collaborate with filmmakers and media creators as a composer, winning several awards for his compositions and working on many interesting projects. Paul also has a wealth of experience in orchestrating, programming and music preparation, gained through working on his own wide-ranging projects as well as assisting composers on other projects, including George Fenton.
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In 2019 Paul returned home to his native Scotland where he works from his studio in Lanarkshire collaborating with many talented filmmakers, directors and colleagues.

Paul Devlin

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