Biography
Shaun Davey is really a classical composer from Belfast whose function frequently features traditional motifs and instrumentation. He’s best known for many compositions that feature the uillean bagpipe, possibly the just bagpipe refined more than enough to sit along with a symphony orchestra.
Quick Facts
Full Name Shaun Davey
Profession Singer, Composer, Lyricist
Education Trinity College, Dublin
Nationality Irish, British
Spouse Rita Connolly
Awards New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical
Music Songs The Deers Cry, May We Never Have to Say Goodbye, Ripples In The Rockpools, A`Ghrian, Ymadawiad Arthur, The Parting Glass, The Ballad of Ned Devine / The Witches Reel, Briochan and Columba, The Gale, The Cliffs of Mykines, Mykines Sound, Lux Eterna, My Eternal Friend, Beyond Dreams and Spirits, The Brendan Theme, St. Matthews Point, St. Manchan's Prayer, Colum Cille's Farewell to Ireland, A White Wave Foams Over, Samson Peccator Episcopus, The Pilgrim, A Walk In The Ocean, Bal Plin, The Land of The Picts, An Angel Will Cry, Journey to the Faroes, Danse Plin, Jig: Water Under the Keel, Himlico's Map; Colum Cille Leaves Derry., Gair Na Gairbe, Dia Do Bheathasa, The Pilgrim a'Ghrian, Storm at Sea
Albums The Brendan Voyage, The Relief of Derry Symphony, Waking Ned Devine, Voices from the Merry Cemetery, May We Never Have To Say Goodbye, The Tailor of Panama, Twelfth Night
Nominations Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical, British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Television Music
Movies The Abduction Club, The Tailor of Panama, David Copperfield, Waking Ned, Twelfth Night or What You Will
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His musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2000 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Production. |
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Richard Nelson and his musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Musical Production. |
Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Abduction Club |
2002 |
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The Tailor of Panama |
2001 |
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David Copperfield |
2000 |
TV Movie |
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Waking Ned Devine |
1998 |
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Ballykissangel |
1996-1998 |
TV Series 26 episodes |
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Kings in Grass Castles |
1998 |
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes |
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The Break |
1997 |
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Screen Two |
1996 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Twelfth Night or What You Will |
1996 |
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The Hanging Gale |
1995 |
TV Series |
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The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing |
1990 |
TV Movie |
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The Burke Enigma |
1978 |
TV Series |
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Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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DR-Derude |
2007 |
TV Series documentary composer - 1 episode |
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Ella Enchanted |
2004 |
composer: additional music |
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The Abduction Club |
2002 |
orchestrator |
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Ballykissangel |
1998-2001 |
TV Series composer - 32 episodes |
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The Tailor of Panama |
2001 |
orchestrator |
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Waking Ned Devine |
1998 |
orchestrator |
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Twelfth Night or What You Will |
1996 |
additional orchestrator |
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Sing Street |
2016 |
courtesy: "Today Tonight" / performer: "Today Tonight" / writer: "Today Tonight" |
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Ella Enchanted |
2004 |
arranger: "Let Me Entertain You", "Joy to the World", "Hit the Road Jack", "Crazy", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" / producer: "Let Me Entertain You", "Joy to the World", "Hit the Road Jack", "Crazy", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" |
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The 54th Annual Tony Awards |
2000 |
TV Special lyrics: "Parnell's Plight" / music: "Parnell's Plight" |
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Waking Ned Devine |
1998 |
arranger: "The Parting Glass" 1998 / writer: "The Parting Glass" 1998 |
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Twelfth Night or What You Will |
1996 |
music: "O Mistress Mine", "Heigh-Ho, The Wind and the Rain" |
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The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing |
1990 |
TV Movie writer: "The Deer's Cry" |
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Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Casualty |
1987 |
TV Series |
Paul |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 54th Annual Tony Awards |
2000 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1997 |
BAFTA TV Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Original Television Music |
Ballykissangel (1996) |
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1996 |
BAFTA TV Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Original Television Music |
The Hanging Gale (1995) |
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