The Shallow End: Original Soundtrack

A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of working with the wonderful director Cynthia Silver on her short film ‘The Shallow End’.

Set in the 80s, the film reflects ‘the sunny glow of Reagan’s America’, and the soundtrack was the result of much guilty-pleasure research listening, and a hefty dose of misplaced childhood.

The film premiered at the 2019 Adirondack Film Festival, and went on to play many other festivals and garner a slew of awards.

And as of September 15th 2022, you can stream the soundtrack for your own guilty-pleasure listening. It’s short but fun; kind of like a garden gnome.

Listen wherever you devour your music.

Directed by Cynthia Silver

Written by Wendy MacLeod, based on her one-act play of the same title

Produced by Julia Kennelly

with Zoe Wilson, Zoe Manarel, Parker Winston, Sanai James and Trevor Brooks

Executive Producers: Paul Marcarelli & Cynthia Silver

Associate Producer: Aaron Dean Eisenberg

Co-Producers: Alisa Lessing & Marianna Murphy

Director of Photography: Jenelle Pearring

Editor & Post Supervisor: Will Mayo

Production Designer: Caryn Novak

Art Director: Valeria Brenes

Composer: Julian Blackmore

Wardrobe Stylist: Wlaa Elashkar

Hair & Makeup: Heidi Bowles

Casting Director: Erica A. Hart

The Shallow End premiered at the 2019 Adirondack Film Festival.

And The Winner Is...

Remember summer? Back when days were warm, nights were long, and the grill never stopped churning out hot dogs?

During that time I was lucky enough to partner with British director Lee Morgan on his short ‘The Piano’. Adding on to my ‘normal’ duties as composer, I also did sound design and editing, plus mixing, for the film.

A cut was put together in time for the Portabello Film Festival in August, and the film went on to win Best Comedy in the festival. Toot toot!

On a technical note, I made the brave (for me) move of editing and assembling the audio in Pro Tools - a program that until relatively recently I shied away from. Now I’m all about moving those clips around the page!

Stay tuned for updates on the film, and opportunities to view it!

The Shallow End

Back in February (when we still were excited about Game Of Thrones) I was asked to write some music for a short film. Set in the 80s the director wanted music that reflected ‘the sunny glow of Reagan’s America’, which resulted in much guilty-pleasure research listening.

Fast forward to this month and the film is a selection in the Adirondack Film Festival later this month, and the Indie Memphis Film Festival early next month.

It’s a beautifully shot film, directed by Cynthia Silver and written by Wendy MacLeod. Check out the trailer here.