AWARD - 3rd Place Prize

This is Stephen O’Connell’s submission to the incredible #scorerelief2022 film score competition, hosted by The Cue Tube. Thank you to The Cue Tube team for providing not one, but two different films to score! It’ is the competition with a heart, so make sure you visit the fundraiser page to support In Place of War and the incredible work they do! 

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A note from the composer: 

This was an incredible challenge and a great way to branch out, away from hybrid orchestration and into a more textural score landscape. Not one to do things by halves, I committed to the brief’s enthusiasm for music that bordered on sound design, where melody takes a back seat. I let the dialogue’s natural three phrases guide my storyline and tried to focus on creating a mood, guiding your feeling towards the script as we move through the clip. 

While I’ll doubt it will wind awards for its technical finesse, lyrical nature or complexity, I believe it conjures the atmosphere needed, allowing the dialogue to shine through and land its important message on the audience. My score is merely there to enhance that journey and I utilised harmonic shifts and dynamic swells to create the tension and vibe needed to support that message. With a focus on pointillistic orchestration, it builds a melody from fragments of instruments in the background, but lets the swells and textures take hold and dominate the soundscape.

I Catch You - Score Relief 2022 Film Score Competition (2022)

Stephen O'Connell | Composer