Film scores
Fairy Ring
(Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
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I scored this beautiful film by Leonor Calaça, as part of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) Film Composer Lab, with mentoring from John Lunn (Downtown Abbey). Having the score performed by a full symphony orchestra was truly a thrill and I'm very pleased with the result.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
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As part of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) Film Composer Lab, I re-scored BBC drama 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' (based on the book by Dickens). The recording here is an excerpt from my score.
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Finis Terrae (live soundtrack)
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Jean Epstein’s 1929 silent drama reimagined with live performance of a bold new, original score by Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot. Produced by Cinetopia, touring across Scotland in 2026:
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I Ken Whaur I'm Gaun - audio/visual installation
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I Ken Whaur I'm Gaun is an immersive film and sound installation exploring oral traditions and languages in Scotland through folk songs found within the archives. The soundtrack was created by Dowally (Dan Abrahams and Rachel Petyt). They researched the national sound archives in Scotland, and responded to a selection of recordings in various ways, including sampling. Produced by Cinetopia.
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ReDrawing Edinburgh - soundtrack
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ReDrawing Edinburgh was a film project created from archive footage showing the 5 areas which were amalgamated with Edinburgh in 1920, produced by Cinetopia. The soundtrack was Dowally (Dan Abrahams and Rachel Petyt) and is available on Spotify and Bandcamp:
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Les Racines de l'Eau - soundtrack
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Les Racines de l'Eau is a short award-winning film by Belgium film maker Sarah Lederman, about two young women looking for their Jewish identity. It uses transcribed recordings of a Jewish community in Belgium singing a 'nigun', and was recorded remotely with various singers during 2020.
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Wild Hearts
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Wild Hearts is a film by the Highland Shakespeare Company. Dan semi-improvised a handful of tracks for the soundtrack to this feature length fiction film, playing electric guitar and slide.
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