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Niall Byrne
Dublin, Ireland
Niall studied piano and composition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was awarded first prize at the 1992 Dublin film festival's Music awards, chaired by English composer an…
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Niall studied piano and composition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was awarded first prize at the 1992 Dublin film festival's Music awards, chaired by English composer and critic Michael Nyman. Since then Niall has composed music for feature films, animation and many critically acclaimed and award-winning British television drama series including 'The Widower', 'Cilla' and 'Little Boy Blue'. He has received awards from the Irish Arts council, one of which included a series of seminars on film music by Ennio Morricone at the Chigiana Music school in Sienna. Niall has received several IFTA (Irish Film & Television Awards) nominations and won the award for his score to the BBC film 'Loving Miss Hatto', starring Francesca Annis and Alfred Molina. In 2017 he received the Venus award at the Badalona Film Festival in Barcelona for his score to the animated film 'The Lost Letter', narrated by Kate Winslet. In 2019, his score for the 26-part animation series 'Peek Zoo' was nominated for Best Score at the Irish Animation Awards.
Filmography
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2020
White House Farm
TV show Original Music Composer
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2019
A Confession
TV show Original Music Composer
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2019
Hatton Garden
TV show Original Music Composer
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2019
Manhunt
TV show Original Music Composer
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2018
In Darkness
Movie Original Music Composer
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2016
The Lost Letter
Movie Music
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2016
The Truth Commissioner
Movie Music
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2014
Cilla
TV show Music
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2014
Gold
Movie Original Music Composer
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2012
Loving Miss Hatto
Movie Original Music Composer
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2011
The Boy in the Bubble
Movie Music
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2010
Parked
Movie Music
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2010
Pelican Blood
Movie Music
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2009
Cairo Time
Movie Original Music Composer
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2009
Wild Decembers
Movie Music
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2007
How About You...
Movie Original Music Composer
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2007
Damage
Movie Music
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2005
Trouble with Sex
Movie Music
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2005
Short Order
Movie Original Music Composer
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2003
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
Movie Music
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2001
Clare sa Spéir
Movie Original Music Composer
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1996
Spaghetti Slow
Movie Original Music Composer
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1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
Movie Music
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1991
The Miracle
Movie Jimmy
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1935
Guests of The Nation
Movie Music
