Richard Wells (composer)
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Richard is a BAFTA nominated Film, TV and Games composer
represented by Air-Edel Associates. Richard began his composing career writing music for computer games in 1994, after meeting games composer Dave Pushton. Wells met English
horror film director Jake West
in 1997 whilst working on computer game "MIA". This led to him starting a career in film in 1998, scoring for Jake West's
first film Razor Blade Smile
, an extremely low budget film. Since then, Richard has worked on two more films with Jake West; Evil Aliens
and more recently Doghouse
.
In 2002, Richard began to score music for film trailers. He has now composed for over 50 film trailers including The Grudge
, Internal Affairs and Seven Swords
.
His recent credits include re-scoring the Tai martial arts film Ong-Bak in 2005, scoring for the Mutant Chronicles
in 2009 and working on Toby Whithouse's
Being Human
, which is currently in its third series.
Richard Wells lives in the UK with his wife and two children.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
represented by Air-Edel Associates. Richard began his composing career writing music for computer games in 1994, after meeting games composer Dave Pushton. Wells met English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
horror film director Jake West
Jake West
-Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke ("Adulthood", "Kidulthood", "Dr. Who") and...
in 1997 whilst working on computer game "MIA". This led to him starting a career in film in 1998, scoring for Jake West's
Jake West
-Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke ("Adulthood", "Kidulthood", "Dr. Who") and...
first film Razor Blade Smile
Razor Blade Smile
Razor Blade Smile is an independent British vampire film directed by Jake West and stars Eileen Daly, Christopher Adamson and Heidi James.-Plot:...
, an extremely low budget film. Since then, Richard has worked on two more films with Jake West; Evil Aliens
Evil Aliens
Evil Aliens , is a British "splatstick" horror-comedy film directed by Jake West, in the tradition of films such as Braindead, House, and Evil Dead....
and more recently Doghouse
Doghouse (film)
Doghouse is a 2009 British horror comedy and splatter film.A group of men travels to a remote village in England for a 'boys' weekend'. Upon their arrival, they found out that all the women in the town had been transformed into some kind of man-eating cannibals.-Plot:Vince is depressed over his...
.
In 2002, Richard began to score music for film trailers. He has now composed for over 50 film trailers including The Grudge
The Grudge
The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
, Internal Affairs and Seven Swords
Seven Swords
Seven Swords is a 2005 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Qijian Xia Tianshan. It was produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starred Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi and Kim So-yeon...
.
His recent credits include re-scoring the Tai martial arts film Ong-Bak in 2005, scoring for the Mutant Chronicles
Mutant Chronicles (film)
Mutant Chronicles is a 2009 independent science fiction horror film, loosely based on the role-playing game of the same name. The film was directed by Simon Hunter, and stars Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman. The film was released throughout Europe in an unfinished form. The film premiered on VOD on...
in 2009 and working on Toby Whithouse's
Toby Whithouse
Toby Whithouse is an English actor, stand-up comedian and screenwriter. His highest-profile work has been the creation of the BBC Three supernatural television series Being Human. He also created the Channel 4 television drama series No Angels , and has written for BBC One's Hotel Babylon and...
Being Human
Being Human (TV series)
Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and written by Toby Whithouse and is currently broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama...
, which is currently in its third series.
Richard Wells lives in the UK with his wife and two children.