London-born film score composer and classical music arranger, David C. Hëwitt began on the piano at six and later studied in London and America, earning a BA (Hons) in music and theology. He is now scoring Beheading Buddha, a film featuring Brian Blessed (Star Wars, Family Guy) and Jenny Agutter (An American Werewolf in London, Child's Play 2). He recently finished scoring a modern version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Anthony Head (Buffy, Little Britain). David's music appears on The Kilborn File (Fox Network), Emmerdale (UK Soap), and other shows.
David's song "Visions of Passacaglia" is the winner of our Editor’s Choice Award for November 2012 for its stunning Gypsy passion and vision of hope, love, and longing. Featuring soaring violin melodies and sublime female vocals, this song touches the heart and soul of audiences, adding a searing reality and raw emotion to epic tales of life and love.
David C. Hëwitt's Features include: Macbeth – Jeamland Productions, Prod. Andrew Omerod, Dir. Nicholas Paton. Beheading Buddha - Quantum Digital, Dir. Marc John
Television: The Kilborn File - Fox BBC 1 - The One Show (UK) Emmerdale – ITV (UK) Trans World Sport - Sky Sports Asia Down Under - New Zealand Films Come Dine With Me - Channel 4 Four Weddings - ITV Seven Thirty Report - APRA Films Better Homes & Gardens - APRA Films Analogy - BBC London
Shorts: Operation Malcom's Garden – Sonisis Ltd Safe House – Jeamland Productions Dir Nicholas Paton Winner Takes All – Little Dragon Films Dir. Helen Jack A Carousel Film – Malt Films Dir. Robert Hindle Readings From The Ah-Beer – Dir. Bob Morris Who Am I? – Dream Factory Prods. Dir. Dan Wu Candid – Jeamland Prods. Dir Nicholas Paton. The Adventures of Dave - H&K Films Dir. D. Walters
Recordings: Legends - Epic Trailer Music - Affex Records Macbeth OST - Affex Records 50 Patriotic Songs of America - Rock City Ltd. Piano Works - Affex Records 65 Classical Masterpieces - Rock City Ltd. Mutilated in Minutes - Relapse Only Tools & Corpses - Metal Blade
The 70s were a seminal time for horror movie scores with Mike Oldfield and John Carpenter setting the precedent for this particular style. This piece fits that idiom perfectly & uses instruments that were available back then, albeit with a slightly more modern feel. Scary, tense, anticipatory. Instrumental, Horror Music, Horror Electronica
(NOVEMBER 2012)
