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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Keep projects alive as long as possible, like this piece that I wrote almost 10 years ago for a dance performance that only was performed ONCE. #composer #filmmusic #piano

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

My voice memo labels tells a story about how I’m really feeling.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thanks! The secret I found was: pointing my Tungsten desk lights away from my face, so my face isn't slightly orange. And then also turning down all my focus lights 10%. Still on the same lense tho.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I made a signature synth sound for a film score, and here’s how I made it. This is from the film “The Demon Detective,” available on Amazon. #filmmusic #composer #synth

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

ICE is now the personal army of Trump. They’re being sent to Democratic cities in blue states only. It’s about hating immigrants, but it’s also about asserting power and attempting to intimidate those who disagree with him. He will not prevail. We are too strong.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Talking music turns to my old school, controversial opinions. I dare you to @ me about “Predator 2!” Also, we talk about Alan Silvestri… #composer

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Lately I’ve enjoyed his “Walker, Texas Ranger” bits on his old show.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I don’t make beats often but when I do, I guess I like to add a ton of layers. Made for an indie film chase scene where the music was suppose to really bump up the energy. He’s a breakdown of all the layers. #composer #filmmusic

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

REVISED composer breakdown. Made it...well, better and quicker than the original. It was like 21 minutes, now it's 13. Figured that was the sweet spot to get to the point. Hoping to do more, NEW ones next year. #composer #youtubebreakdowns www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRZ...

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composing the music to the feature film "Somewhere Slow" - REVISED

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

All the instruments I play live with Cynthia Wang!

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Playing electric upright, which is both weird and cool looking at the same time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZM4...

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Took some advice from thejulescreative (on Threads) and re-edited a YouTube video on scoring a scene from the movie "Slapface" - cutdown from 21m to 14 - reconfigured the screen recordings to be more visually engaging - added b-roll to better explaining the instrument I used - updated the thumbnail

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creating the music to the feature film Slapface - "first she was a breeze" - REVISED

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Yes AND those are pics from back in the day... But now I've got my own! But yours was awesome when I used it.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I don't often play a 4-string, but when I do, it's probably for something punk/rock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVqj...

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Actually planning out my social media posts for like, the next full year. Watch out!

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Adjust your #Gmail settings

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Is there any actor more absurd than Christopher Meloni? (doing a rewatch of all the “Wet Hot American Summers”)

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Replaced the hard drive in an external casing and I'm pretty proud of myself. The Thunderbolt ports stopped working randomly, but now I'm all good in a new enclosure.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

my cat NEEDS to sleep on my computer, but kept on stepping on the connectors, so I built…

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Brendan O’Leary ✅ @brendan.fyi · 30/09/2025

We should replace "Myers-Briggs" and the like with "What is your favorite and least favorite I Think You Should Leave " sketch.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

My article from @nofilmschool.bsky.social with such an awesome headline (thank you!). I really went all-in on this score for “The Demon Detective” and y’all need to hear - and READ about - it. nofilmschool.com/composer-bar...

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

“How a Composer Turned iPhone Voice Recordings Into the Creepiest Horror Score of the Year.” Maybe one of my favorite headlines I’ve ever had written about my work. Read about my music to “The Demon Detective”. nofilmschool.com/composer-bar...

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Soundtrack available NOW. open.spotify.com/album/3Il9Fa... music.apple.com/us/album/the... Movie Title: "The Demon Detective" Music Description: "Wintry Gothicness" Enjoyed By: you

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Shitposts are your business and business is good.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I updated my video on how I make my film scores. And it's here and it's under 3 minutes! NEW projects. NEW footage. #composer

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

When making a video, remember to sit stationary for 1 sec to grab a still. When making a video, remember to sit stationary for 1 sec to grab a still. This reminder brought to you by me going through every single frame of a video to find one of me just smiling normally. This is not one of those:

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Sorry I kept this project from you, Bluesky. In the 4th grade, I wrote a story. And decades later I found a copy of it, and had to turn into a metal song.

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my 4th grade story, turned into a metal song - Ground Wars (20 Years in the Future)

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Finally FINALLY got that soundtrack ready for release. After… - now years of work - listening to it a dozen times - when I say “dozen” I mean “after I marked the tracks ‘final’ after listening to them a thousand times and then STILL made changes” “The Demon Detective” soundtrack Release date 9/23.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

All I can say is listen for Mara. She’s a familiar voice…at least to me.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Part of this is a joke, only because when you think you’re almost finished, you still have 12 more things you think you wanna change.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Almost done with this soundtrack, only 12 more notes to address!

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

You can at least see the span of the whole Bay bridge.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I initially thought this was the setting of “10 things I hate about you.”

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It’s amazing what a small EQ change can do for a mix. I dipped 2dB at 680Hz with a fairly wide Q on a “boxy” sounding mix and it made all the difference.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

It’s good. Just like, tie in the robot children to the Aliens FAST. Don’t “Prometheus” us!!

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

New music (and some guitar faces) coming SOON.

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barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

So it can be more baby friendly, the lyrics are now “Wu-Tang Clan is a group to have fun with.” Temporarily, of course.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

You know you’re coming close to finishing a mix when you’re making 1 dB adjustments.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This might just be my opus. My 2 1/2-minute opus.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

When mastering music, sometimes you need to find the worst speaker you have and listen to your music on that.

barry j neely, composer @barryjneely.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Is Barry gonna listen to Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s 315+ episode podcast about “Scrubs”? …probably. also, has this turned into Barry’s Scrubs account??