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Rhian Sheehan

Half the story

All works composed for commercial licensing purposes only - specifically for use in advertising, TV or Documentary. A licensing agreement must be obtained before any of these works can be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Library will be updated regularly. 
For information contact info@rhiansheehan.com
Copyright R.Sheehan 2015


Rhian Sheehan Music Library

Ambient

Rhian Sheehan - Places Between

Standing In Silence - Part 8

Standing In Silence - Part 14

Written for my son shortly before he was born.

Keith Kenniff - Bairn

From "Seven Tales of The North Wind"

This track is somewhat of a homage to both Hammock and Jonsi & Alex, 2 of my favorite acts.I wondered what a love child of these two bands might sound like. 


Rhian Sheehan - February

Part of my original score for the film "Finding Home." Originally released in December 2013, I recently remastered the entire score as well as added a few new pieces that were previously unreleased.

Film: www.findinghomefilm.com
Licensing: www.musicbed.com

Holding Out

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For information contact info@rhiansheehan.com
Written, arranged and performed by Rhian Sheehan.
String section orchestrated and conducted by Ewan Clark.
Copyright R.Sheehan 2014

The Painting (aka Flying)

The Hunt

A recent ambient piano work. 

Photo: Robb North 

Rhian Sheehan - Liber 1

DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW – AVAILABLE ON CD/LP/DOWNLOAD.

ORDER DIRECTLY FROM ERASED TAPES and receive a FREE POSTER with each CD/Vinyl order*:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP032
BOOMKAT:
http://boomkat.com/cds/437680-a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen-a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen
AMAZON:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winged-Victory-Sullen/dp/B005BV5DOQ/
iTUNES:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-winged-victory-for-sullen/id448922166?uo=4

'GEM' ★★★★ MOJO | 'TRIUMPH' ★★★★ UNCUT | 'VICTORIOUS' – GUARDIAN | 'A VICTORY' – BBC MUSIC
'CELESTIAL' 9/10 – DROWNED IN SOUND | 'OTHERWORLDLY' 7.3 – PITCHFORK | 'SUBLIME' – EXCLAIM
★★★★ SPIEGEL | 'EIN TRIUMPH' – DE:BUG | ★★★★ DE MORGEN | 'EEN PAREL' – FOCUS KNACK | 'PRACHTPLAAT' – GONZO 


EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM VIA OUR FRIENDS AT DROWNED IN SOUND:
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4143522**

*as long as stock lasts.
** for a limited time only.

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CONTENT: ‘A Winged Victory For The Sullen’ is the first installment of the new collaboration between Stars Of The Lid founder Adam Wiltzie and L.A. composer Dustin O’Halloran. The duo agreed to leave the comfort zone of their home studios and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, hunting down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began with one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in Berlin on a 1950s imperial Bösendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last session on a handmade Fazioli piano in a private studio on the Northern cusp of Italy, before the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara with the assistance of Francesco Donadello. All songs were then processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape. Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for the duo to push themselves to dangerous territory, realising that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic ingemination. In ‘Requiem For The Static King Part One’ – created in memory of the untimely passing of Mark Linkous – they have taken the age-old idea of a string quartet and then shot it out of a cannon to reveal exquisite new levels of sonic bliss. Of the 13 minute track ‘Symphony Pathétique’, Wiltzie says ‘after almost 20 years of struggling to create interesting ambient drone music, I feel like I have finally figured out what I am doing’. Notable guest musicians include Icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir, as well as Erased Tapes label comrade Peter Broderick on violin. A Winged Victory For The Sullen is not a side project – it is the future of the late night record you have always dreamed of.

CONTEXT: On May 24th 2007, in Bologna, Italy, Adam was on tour and playing with the late Mark Linkous & his beloved Sparklehorse, on what would be their final European tour. That night Adam invited friend and colleague Francesco Donadello to see the concert, and Francesco's guest this evening was composer Dustin O'Halloran (Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ O.S.T.). Through a strange twist of backstage conversations surrounding passport cache conundrums, and love of Italian gastronomy, a curious friendship began that now has brought forth an offspring of truly curative compositions for the world to savour.

As announced by Pitchfork and Drowned In Sound the self-titled debut album of A Winged Victory For The Sullen will be released worldwide on September 9, 2011 via Erased Tapes Records (except for North America where it will be out on Kranky).

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears

DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW – AVAILABLE ON CD/LP/DOWNLOAD.

ORDER DIRECTLY FROM ERASED TAPES and receive a FREE POSTER with each CD/Vinyl order*:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP032
BOOMKAT:
http://boomkat.com/cds/437680-a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen-a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen
AMAZON:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winged-Victory-Sullen/dp/B005BV5DOQ/
iTUNES:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-winged-victory-for-sullen/id448922166?uo=4

'GEM' ★★★★ MOJO | 'TRIUMPH' ★★★★ UNCUT | 'VICTORIOUS' – GUARDIAN | 'A VICTORY' – BBC MUSIC
'CELESTIAL' 9/10 – DROWNED IN SOUND | 'OTHERWORLDLY' 7.3 – PITCHFORK | 'SUBLIME' – EXCLAIM
★★★★ SPIEGEL | 'EIN TRIUMPH' – DE:BUG | ★★★★ DE MORGEN | 'EEN PAREL' – FOCUS KNACK | 'PRACHTPLAAT' – GONZO 


EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM VIA OUR FRIENDS AT DROWNED IN SOUND:
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4143522**

*as long as stock lasts.
** for a limited time only.

---

CONTENT: ‘A Winged Victory For The Sullen’ is the first installment of the new collaboration between Stars Of The Lid founder Adam Wiltzie and L.A. composer Dustin O’Halloran. The duo agreed to leave the comfort zone of their home studios and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, hunting down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began with one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in Berlin on a 1950s imperial Bösendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last session on a handmade Fazioli piano in a private studio on the Northern cusp of Italy, before the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara with the assistance of Francesco Donadello. All songs were then processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape. Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for the duo to push themselves to dangerous territory, realising that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic ingemination. In ‘Requiem For The Static King Part One’ – created in memory of the untimely passing of Mark Linkous – they have taken the age-old idea of a string quartet and then shot it out of a cannon to reveal exquisite new levels of sonic bliss. Of the 13 minute track ‘Symphony Pathétique’, Wiltzie says ‘after almost 20 years of struggling to create interesting ambient drone music, I feel like I have finally figured out what I am doing’. Notable guest musicians include Icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir, as well as Erased Tapes label comrade Peter Broderick on violin. A Winged Victory For The Sullen is not a side project – it is the future of the late night record you have always dreamed of.

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Requiem For The Static King Part One

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A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Requiem For The Static King Part One

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Waiting At The Airport

"A soothing sonic salve for body, mind and soul...Calming...Nurturing...Transforms time and space...A gateway to dissolve into healing waters and extended deepened states of consciousness. New Release from Constance Demby - 

Ambrosial Waves- Healing Waters

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Available for purchase here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Less-Is/dp/B00CF2RJNW

As heard in GoPro: Red Bull Stratos - The Full Story  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYw4meRWGd4

Connect with Rhian Sheehan on Facebook: 
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Ovunque (Less is Less)

Rhian Sheehan - Whispering Goodbye

All works composed for commercial licensing purposes only - specifically for use in advertising, TV or Documentary. A licensing agreement must be obtained before any of these works can be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Library will be updated regularly.
For information contact info@rhiansheehan.com
Copyright R.Sheehan 2011

Rhian Sheehan - Triangles (extended)

Written by Rhian Sheehan
Remix/Reinterpretation by Hammock (Marc and Andrew)
Cello played by Matt Slocum
Mixed by Stephen Leiweke
Photography by Robb North
Mastered by Dale Cotton
hammockmusic.com
rhiansheehan.com

Eliot Rausch created a beautiful short film featuring this song: http://vimeo.com/37652738

Borrowing The Past (Hammock Remix)

Written by Rhian Sheehan
Additional guitar and programming by James Everingham.
https://www.extrememusic.com/albums/3255

Felt Hammers

a sunday evening e|x|p for an ideal live set :::


morning routine #4

All works composed for commercial licensing purposes only - specifically for use in advertising, TV or Documentary. A licensing agreement must be obtained before any of these works can be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Available for license through Extreme Music:
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Copyright R Sheehan 2014

Stories (Big Things)

All works composed for commercial licensing purposes only - specifically for use in advertising, TV or Documentary. A licensing agreement must be obtained before any of these works can be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Library will be updated regularly. 
For information contact info@rhiansheehan.com
Copyright R.Sheehan 2012

Arriving Home (Library track) - Uplifting, Piano, Childlike

From the new UK Planetarium 3D show "We Are Aliens". Narrated by Rupert Grint
http://wearealiens.com/
www.rhiansheehan.com

Rhian Sheehan - Europa (We Are Aliens soundtrack)

Wonderful remix by New Zealand-based composer Rhian Sheehan from the forthcoming "Helios - Remixed" album due out on December 1st. 

You can pre-order the release as CD / MP3 or Flac here: http://unseen.bigcartel.com/product/helios-remixed

www.rhiansheehan.com

Helios - Halving The Compass (Rhian Sheehan Remix) (FREE DOWNLOAD)

A special Christmas mix I just finished of my track "Rise." Textured & re-written from the ground up to be played on a cold winter's night - preferably while it's snowing :)

Violin: Liz Navarra
Cello: Maria Navarra
Vocals: Liz Navarra
Composition, Piano Performance, Recording, Mixing, Mastering: Tony Anderson
Artwork: Salomon Ligthelm

Available exclusively for licensing at www.tonyandersonmusic.com

Buy on iTunes

Rise (Snowfall Remix)

From the the album "Stories From Elsewhere".

http://rhiansheehan.bandcamp.com/

 www.rhiansheehan.com 

Rhian Sheehan - A Thimble Full of Sorrow

Ambient / Sound Design - "Chop"

From the forthcoming album "Stories From Elsewhere" out on LOOP ? DARLA / PRECO March 26-2013.

FREE to download.

For future release information join the mailing list here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhian-Sheehan/15584763065
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More info at www.loop.co.nz

Rhian Sheehan - Little Sines

Wintery mix of strings, depth and enigmatic movement...also featured on the score of Finding Home...

Cello: Geoff Hershberger
Violin: Charlie Lockhart
Viola: Lubitza Braikova
Composition, Programming, Mixing: Tony Anderson

Spirit (Remastered)

Rhian Sheehan - Borrowing The Past

New single, free download.
Tried to use more and more guitars this time =)

Need a Name - Sadness will be an old memory

Bonus track from the album Stories From Elsewhere.
http://rhiansheehan.bandcamp.com/album/stories-from-elsewhere

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Rhian Sheehan - Still (Bonus track)

From the album Stories From Elsewhere. Out on LOOP/Darla/Preco

BANDCAMP: rhiansheehan.bandcamp.com/album/storie…om-elsewhere
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pages/Rhian-Sheehan/15584763065

Buy from Darla: darla.com/index.php?fuseaction…mp;item_cat_id=41705
www.loop.co.nz
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Rhian Sheehan - Somnus


From the album Stories From Elsewhere. Out on LOOP/Darla/Preco

BANDCAMP: rhiansheehan.bandcamp.com/album/storie…om-elsewhere
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pages/Rhian-Sheehan/15584763065

Buy from Darla: darla.com/index.php?fuseaction…mp;item_cat_id=41705
www.loop.co.nz
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Rhian Sheehan - Thoughts on Nature

My first track made in Berlin!
Remix for one of my favourite artists ever: http://soundcloud.com/rsheehan

Original: http://soundcloud.com/rsheehan/across-the-room

Free download!

Cover art made by me, inspired and created on top of the original.

Rhian Sheehan - Places Between (Need a Name Remix)

Composer from Wellington, New Zealand www.rhiansheehan.com

http://rhiansheehan.bandcamp.com/

Rhian Sheehan is an award-winning music producer and screen composer from New Zealand. Known for his fusion of atmospheric-post-rock with electronic and chamber music, he has released 6 albums and 2 EP’s on Loop Recordings (NZ/Aus), Darla (US), Preco (Japan). His 2013 release Stories From Elsewhere has received much praise; renowned US reviewer John Diliberto (Echoes) calling it “a modern ambient chamber music masterpiece of quietly epic dimensions". His 2018 album, A Quiet Divide, is his most orchestral album to date, merging chamber strings & piano, with emotionally charged cinematic post-rock atmospheres. Releasing the album alongside a 6 date audiovisual live tour around New Zealand, the album reached no.2 on the NZ Top 20.
"A Quiet Divide is an album that swallows you whole, and sends you out the other side a lighter, calmer version of yourself." - Sunday Star Times
His work as a screen composer is diverse, actively writing scores for a wide variety of film, television, documentary, advertising, multi-media exhibits, and 360o Fulldome Planetarium dome show projects around the world, having worked on projects featuring luminaries Andy Serkis, David Tennant, Tim Allen, Martin Scorsese, Rupert Grint, and Jared Leto.  He has written music featured on many notable TV shows and channels, including Top Gear (UK), the hit HBO series Silicon Valley, BBC Horizon, CNN, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Netflix, America's Got Talent, and has written music featured during The US Super Bowl, and The Academy Awards.
Sheehan has composed music for various multimedia installations and exhibits around the world, including UK's National Space Centre, The Kennedy Space Center, London’s Natural History Museum, Ferrari World, World of WearableArt, and Weta Workshop. His score for the 12-part prime-time series The Cult won him a Qantas Film & TV Award (Best original music in a TV series), and he also wrote the score for the Emmy Award winning series Reservoir Hill. Sheehan’s music was used extensively during NBC’s prime-time coverage of the 2012 London Olympics, and he has written music featured in a variety of commercials, including spots for Google, Nike, GoPro, American Express, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Facebook. He has written for Hans Zimmer's custom music company Bleeding Fingers and Extreme Music. Sheehan has scored music for the acclaimed films Belief: The possession of Janet Moses and Stray, and more recently scored the mixed-reality AR steampunk inspired robot shooting game, Dr. Grordbort Invaders, produced by Magic Leap & Weta Workshop (Peter Jackson & Richard Taylor's award-winning special effects and prop company).
He has written scores for numerous UK and US produced 360o Fulldome 3D Planetarium shows, most notably, We Are Astronomers, We Are Aliens, We Are Stars (for which he was awarded Best Original Score at the Fiske Planetarium Awards), and Back To The Moon For Good, which was produced by Google XPRIZE, the UK National Space Centre, and Robert K. Weiss (producer of The Blues Brothers). Narrated by Tim Allen (Toy Story), Back To The Moon For Good is one of the most popular and watched Planetarium Dome shows ever made; having screened in over 450 Planetariums around the world.