Stephen McKeon
Irish composer
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Stephen McKeon is an Irish composer of film and television soundtrack music.
Stephen McKeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ireland |
| Genres | Film and television scores, orchestral, experimental, ambient, drone |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, guitar, percussion, violin, cello |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Career
McKeon has received two Irish Film and Television Awards, both for John Boorman films, The Tiger's Tail in 2007[1][2] and Queen & Country in 2015,[2][3] and was previously nominated for Blind Flight,[4] Savage, and the children's animated film Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble. His other notable credits include Niko & the Way to the Stars, Ooops! Noah Is Gone..., Norm of the North, Pilgrimage, The Hole in the Ground, The Cellar, Evil Dead Rise, One Last Deal and Lee Cronin's The Mummy. He is also a frequent collaborator with directors Brendan Muldowney, Lee Cronin, Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor.
McKeon has also worked on several television series, including an episode of Black Mirror[2] and the fourth and fifth seasons of Primeval. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose work covers a wide spectrum from large orchestral scores to ambient guitar-based music such as that written for the Scottish BAFTA winning film Summer.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Korea | Cathal Black | Black Star Films Cathal Black Films De Facto Film and Video |
N/a |
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Martin Duffy | Clarence | N/a |
| 1998 | The Nephew | Eugene Brady | United International Pictures | N/a |
| The American | Paul Unwin | BBC Films | Television film | |
| 1999 | Sweety Barrett | Stephen Bradley | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts | N/a |
| Carnivale | Deane Taylor | BAC Films Capitol Films |
First score for an animated film | |
| A Secret Affair | Bobby Roth | CBS | Television film | |
| 2000 | Borstal Boy | Peter Sheridan | Strand Releasing | N/a |
| Der Runner | Micky Rowitz | ProSieben | Television film | |
| 2002 | Random Passage | John N. Smith | CBC | Television miniseries |
| 2003 | Cowboys & Angels | David Gleeson | Buena Vista International | N/a |
| Blind Flight | John Furse | Makar Productions Parallax Pictures |
Irish Film and Television Award winner | |
| The Clinic | N/a | RTÉ One | Television series | |
| 2006 | The Tiger's Tail | John Boorman | Merlin Films Fern Gully Tales |
First collaboration with John Boorman Irish Film and Television Award winner |
| Battleplan | N/a | Military Channel | Television series | |
| 2007 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Brian Percival | ITV | Television film |
| 2008 | Niko & the Way to the Stars | Michael Hegner Kari Juusonen |
Nordisk Film | First collaboration with Kari Juusonen |
| Wired | N/a | ITV | Television series | |
| Summer | Kenneth Glenaan | Vertigo Films Contender Entertainment Group |
N/a | |
| 2009 | Seamus Heaney - Out of the Marvellous | Charlie McCarthy | Icebox Films | Documentary film |
| Savage | Brendan Muldowney | TLA Releasing | First collaboration with Brendan Muldowney Irish Film and Television Award nominee | |
| 2010 | Jack Taylor | N/a | TV3 | Television series |
| 2011 | Primeval | N/a | ITV | Television series, seasons 4-5 |
| Hattie | Dan Zeff | BBC Four | Television film | |
| Legends of Valhalla: Thor | Oskar Jonasson Toby Genkel Gunnar Karlsson |
Telepool | First collaboration with Toby Genkel | |
| Black Mirror | Euros Lyn | Channel 4 | 1 episode, Fifteen Million Merits | |
| 2012 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | Kari Juusonen Jorgen Lerdam |
Nordisk Film | Second collaboration with Kari Juusonen Irish Film and Television Award nominee |
| 2013 | Love and Marriage | N/a | ITV | Television series |
| Mister John | Christine Molloy Joe Lawlor |
Artificial Eye | First collaboration with Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | |
| 2014 | Queen and Country | John Boorman | BBC Worldwide | Second collaboration with John Boorman Irish Film and Television Award winner |
| 2015 | Ooops! Noah Is Gone... | Toby Genkel | Wild Bunch | Second collaboration with Toby Genkel |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Trevor Wall | Lionsgate | N/a |
| The Flag | Declan Recks | Treasure Entertainment | N/a | |
| 2017 | Pilgrimage | Brendan Muldowney | RLJE Films | Second collaboration with Brendan Muldowney |
| 2019 | The Hole in the Ground | Lee Cronin | Wildcard Distribution | First collaboration with Lee Cronin |
| Rose Plays Julie | Christine Molloy Joe Lawlor |
Screen Ireland | Second collaboration with Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | |
| Nuclear | Catherine Linstrum | 101 Films | N/a | |
| 2021 | As Luck Would Have It | Clare Niederpruem | Hallmark Channel | Television film |
| Much Ado About Christmas | Michael Damian | GAC Family | ||
| 2022 | The Cellar | Brendan Muldowney | Shudder RLJE Films |
Third collaboration with Brendan Muldowney |
| 2023 | Kin | Felix Thompson Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor Kate Dolan |
RTÉ One | Television series, season 2 |
| Evil Dead Rise | Lee Cronin | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema |
Second collaboration with Lee Cronin | |
| Apocalypse Clown | George Kane | Vertigo Films | N/a | |
| Baltimore | Christine Molloy Joe Lawlor |
Bankside Films | Third collaboration with Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | |
| 2024 | The Red King | Daniel O'Hara Lisa Clarke |
U&Alibi | Television series |
| The Damned | Thordur Palsson | Vertical | N/a | |
| Sharp Corner | Jason Buxton | Elevation Pictures | N/a | |
| The Hardacres | Rachel Carey Kieron J. Walsh |
Channel 5 | Television series | |
| 2026 | One Last Deal | Brendan Muldowney | Wildcard Distribution | Fourth collaboration with Brendan Muldowney |
| Lee Cronin's The Mummy | Lee Cronin | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema |
Third collaboration with Lee Cronin |
