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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Someone foolishly finally asked me to make a playlist for an event. In the spirit of early evening summer drinks as a prelude to the main event ahead … open.spotify.com/playlist/36T...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Very excited for this next week and very honoured to be a small part of it. events.humanitix.com/creative-tec...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

David Long and I are thrilled to be nominated for an Emmy Award for our original score to “Secrets At Red Rocks”

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I dreamt that I met Scott Walker who, it turned out, had faked his own death, grown a bob cut and a beard and was wearing a cape. We had tea.

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Mark Willsher @pin3hot.com · 16/09/2025

I’ll be giving a workshop on October 15th at the World Soundtrack Awards on both the creative and technical aspects of my work on the LOTR franchise and animated feature Ultraman Rising - and of course also cheering on @steveyg.bsky.social who is nominated for the public choice award

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WSA Film Music Days - Workshop with music editor & engineer Mark Willsher

The WSA Workshops are exclusive masterclasses by some of the most prolific composers of the moment. Together with a small group of participants, you get into the studio and embark on a unique, musical...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Day 01 of recording with David Long and Jules Desmond.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

David Long, Jules Desmond and I loved playing as part of Altared States at Old Saint Paul’s last Friday. Thank you to all who came to the sold out show! Thanks to Jane Nye and all at OSP and Thomas and all at Pyramid Club! X

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Jules Desmond, David Long and I are playing a set at Old Saint Paul’s on August 8th as part of Altared States. Tickets here: www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/96942/Al... Altared States: Electronic Soundscapes In A Divine Place - Old St Paul's, Wellington - Fri, 08 August 2025

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Super stoked to be included in the Public Choice Longlist for the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards!

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Mark Willsher @pin3hot.com · 21/06/2025

@madebymutant.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale this weekend. A great time to pick up the beautiful vinyl box sets for #ultramanrising and #waroftherohirrim www.madebymutant.com?lang=en_GB&s... @steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Playing a director your musical ideas and concepts for the first time can be a scary experience. It certainly inspires trepidation in me. In this clip, @pin3hot.com and I talk with #musiciansvstheworldpodcast about the importance of having a safe space while creating. youtube.com/shorts/k700n...

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Safe Space for New Music: The War of the Rohirrim #musiccomposer #waroftherohirrim #musicengineer

YouTube video by Musicians vs the World Podcast

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

@pin3hot.com and I talk about how and why we integrated ‘The Ring Theme’ into the LOtR War Of The Rohirrim score: youtu.be/6zlDYqBvpT4?...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

If you have love for our LGBTQI community in NZ please consider signing this petition. petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

@pin3hot and I combine our forces and launch ScoreCraft into the world. We believe that music is at the heart of storytelling. www.scorecraft.co.uk

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I’ll be on this panel alongside Superstar Supervising Sound Editors Brent Burge and Martin Kwok this Thursday as part of the Screen Music and Sound Guild’s ‘Industry Talk’ event. We’ll be talking about our work on Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim”.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

There will be no using your Moog today….

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Loved talking with Danny and Bobby on their ‘Don’t Give Up’ podcast! This episode was recorded late last year and we talk guitar pedals, awkward encounters, “The Beatles: Get Back”, “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” and more! podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/d...

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168. Bonus Episode: Stephen Gallagher Returns

Podcast Episode · Don't Give Up · 08/04/2025 · 1h 21m

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Westmoot @westmoot.org · 28/03/2025

Ever wondered how composer and #westmoot25 Special Guest Stephen Gallagher wrote the music for The War of the Rohirrim? Use the Contact form on our website to ask @steveyg.bsky.social questions until 4/10. His Q&A from New Zealand will be shown at #Westmoot! www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westm...

A man, composer Stephen Gallagher, with curly hair and a beard smiles warmly, wearing a dark blazer and shirt. His hand rests on his chin against a plain dark background in black and white.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The good folks at Audient let me take their ORIA for a test drive and then have a chat about it. It’s a beautiful machine! youtube.com/watch?v=ORzc...

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How ORIA Transformed My Workflow – LOTR Composer Stephen Gallagher

YouTube video by Audient

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

My beautiful wife made this for me. If you know, you know. TC Tuggers….

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thank you to all at IFMCA for these incredible nominations!!

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

@karenbentley.bsky.social performs the hardangerfele during our first remote session on “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” . Karen recorded in Mexico while Mark and I were online from London. The Hardangerfele is a crucial sonic signature in the Rohirrim musical universe.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

A privilege and an honour to be included on this prestigious list. Thank you to all involved! There are some truly killer scores listed here made by ferocious talents.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Any day that you get to record this motif is a good day indeed. Recording with Storma Filmworks for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” back in 2024 at Stella Maris, Wellington.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

These figures arrived today! YAY!!!!

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Aleatoric good times with the superb Brass players that we were privileged to have as part of “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” score. Recorded here by the GRAMMY winning @pin3hot.com at Angel Studios in London. From the cue “The Beast Is Rabid”

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The amazing brass players we were privileged to have as part of the score for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” performing a section from “Helm Hammerhand Still Stands” (one of my fav cues from the film) at Angel Studios in London as recorded by @pin3hot.com

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Joji Hirota and Eri Kaishima performing Taiko parts as part of the soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Recorded at Angel Studios, London by @pin3hot.com

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

@pin3hot.com mixes the last score cue of The Lord Of The Rings:The War Of The Rohirrim on The Mike Hopkins stage at Park Road Post Production last year. This cue seemed to make a lot of people cry (in a good way). open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I loved talking with Jordan on his channel!

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thank you to all who are listening! lnk.to/LOTR_TheWaro...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Someone who absolutely altered the way the world looked and sounded. Vale David Lynch.

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Loved talking with #greendragon on her excellent show “Rings And Realms” for The One Ring dot net. We talked all things The War Of The Rohirrim score: youtu.be/PNSa1Nb4NBs?...

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I loved EVERY minute of working on Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film. Here is a lovely behind the scenes glimpse of #thelordoftherings :The War Of The Rohirrim: youtu.be/Pghe-u1QECY

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LOTR: The War of The Rohirrim BTS | Return to Helm’s Deep | Warner Bros. Entertainment

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

🔥🔥🔥 Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live? #nzpol

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Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive

Comment: Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live?

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Stephen Gallagher @steveyg.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy New Year to you, your family and friends! May 2025 be an excellent one for you. Be safe. Be well. X

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Dennis Versteeg @dennisversteeg.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#np #nowplaying Stephen Gallagher - Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (and I saw the movie in the cinema today!) @steveyg.bsky.social #waroftherohirrim #lordoftherings #soundtrack

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The Mellon Heads @mellonheads.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

In 3 hours, we are talking to @steveyg.bsky.social, the composer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim soundtrack! We are talking musical themes, behind the scenes and the future of Middle-Earth 👀🎶 #lotr #lordoftherings #waroftherohirrim youtu.be/k0Ji58zQw68?...

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Stephen Gallagher Talks Music in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

YouTube video by The Mellon Heads - The Council of Elrond Podcast

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