Sarah Lynch has scored soundtracks across a wide range of genres including Film, TV, Animation and Games.

Film/TV work includes the soundtrack to 2 x 51 min creative documentary episodes as part of the “Aerial Britain” series with Tile Film Productions for the Smithsonian Channel. Sarah is also currently providing additional music on a number of feature films for LA based production company, ‘E-Quality Music’ whose CEO is Anne-Kathrin Dern. She also recently completed two RTE/EBU funded children’s short films ’All in Good Time’ and ‘Girl at the end of the Garden’ (Dir. Bonnie Dempsey for Dyehouse Films).

A highly experienced games composer, she is chief in-house composer for Warducks VR and AR studio and has provided the soundtrack for over six best selling titles across mobile, desktop and console platforms. She is currently beginning work on a new game with Warducks, which will see John Romero (award-winning game development icon) as creative consultant.

Her animation work includes additional music on the 52 x 11 minute Lucky Fred 2 series for International broadcast (Imira Entertainment / Telegael / Toonz Entertainment / Televisió de Catalunya / Aeon Entertainment) working with composer, Anna Rice. She is also working as music arranger on the forthcoming animation series, ‘Top Cop’ for Mooshku.
In 2017, Sarah was 1 of 4 Irish composers chosen to take part in the IMRO | RTE Film Scoring Program, which awarded her the opportunity to compose and record an orchestral score for a short film ‘Acorn’ (Dir. Kevin de la Isla) with the RTE Concert Orchestra.

As a touring/session violinist, Sarah has, over the years, performed live/recorded with an impressive range of artists including Hozier, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Glen Hansard, Paul Brady, Shane McGowan, Mundy, The Coronas, Gavin James, Thanks Brother, Damien Dempsey, Mumford and Sons and Ed Sheeran.

She is a scholarship recipient of Windmill Lane’s MA in Scoring for Film and Visual Media, as well as an alumna of Trinity College Dublin, The Liszt Academy of Music, Hungary and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Sarah is a board member of the newly established Screen Composers Guild of Ireland

Find out more information about Sarah here

UK audiences will get to see ‘Rosie’ on March 8th when it hits the cinemas there. More on that release can be found Here

We were privileged to work on this most important and moving portrayal of a family caught in the cycle of homelessness, scripted by Roddie Doyle, directed by Paddy Breathnach and produced by Element Pictures.

Stephen Rennicks provides a beautiful and poignant score, recorded in Windmill Lane Studios with the Orchestra of Ireland.

Irish composer, Stefan French, has been nominated for ‘Best Young International Composer’ at the 18th World Soundtrack Awards taking place on October 17th in Ghent, Belgium.

Each year, the World Soundtrack Academy invites young international film music talent to submit their work for consideration for the highly sought after ‘SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer’. This year, each candidate was asked to score a scene from Isao Takahata’s animated film ‘Grave of the Fireflies’. The compositions of the three nominees will be performed live to picture by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by maestro Dirk Brossé, during the World Soundtrack Awards Gala.

The 18th edition of the Awards features several categories, such as ‘Film Composer of the Year’ and ‘Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film’. Nominees include John Powell, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Kendrick Lamar, and Jóhann Jóhannsson, among others. The Academy Award nominated composer Carter Burwell, Film Composer of the Year in 2017, is the central guest. 

Launched in 2001 by Film Fest Gent, the World Soundtrack Academy is aimed at organizing and overseeing the educational, cultural and professional aspects of the art of film music, including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and its worldwide promotion. 

Quote from Stefan French: “I am very honoured to receive this recognition on such an international stage, and I look forward to hearing my work performed live to picture during the event. I understand that this is the first time an Irish composer has been nominated in this category.”

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Meet ZALI, the award winning Irish Singer-songwriter that is hypnotising Ireland and the UK with her powerful vocals and her distinct cross-genre sound of Pop-Soul.
Music has been her passion since childhood, and her involvement as a lead vocalist in the church choir helped ZALI develop her powerful voice, dynamic vocal range, and signature sound of old-school R&B mixed with Pop-Soul.

Inspired by artists like Amy Winehouse, Toni Braxton, and Frank Ocean, ZALI uses her music to capture true emotions. The embodiment of a storyteller, weaving through life experiences and expertly transforming them through captivating lyrics and a combination of lively and soul filled beats.

Her debut single ‘Can’t Stop’ gathered over 120,000 streams worldwide. It’s a sophisticated R&B pop tune with production by Hong Kong producer L’Homie. It was recorded in London with vocal production and engineering by renowned Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Isra Lohata (Wizzy Wow)

Her latest release ‘Girls Like Us’ described as ‘heartbreak with a twist’ boasts of the strength, solidarity, and freedom in womanhood. Since it’s release Girls Like Us has been among the latest additions to official Spotify playlist such as The New Éire showcasing the country’s top acts. And thanks to the support and positive reception from girls and women all around, ‘Girl’s Like Us’ secured the award of ‘Best Irish Single’ at the 2018 Irish Post Music Awards, and has been termed a national anthem for ladies.

ZALI has been crossing boundaries since her debut and has been featured on a number of notable publications from the UK and Ireland to North America and Africa, such as Hot Press Magazine, Knocturnal Magazine, The Irish Post, Africa Cable Network, to name a few, and as she gears up to release her next few Singles, ZALI will be making appearances performing across radio and music festivals throughout the summer, letting us know this is just the beginning and she is here to stay!

The soundtrack features tracks from Irish acts including Daithi, I’m Your Vinyl, EHCO, DAY_S, Aine Cahill, Sorcha Richardson, Elaine Mai and many more, showcasing our wealth of musical talent

Rori Coleman provides the brilliant score for RTE’s new 6-part comedy series. It’s the brainchild of stand-up comedian Alison Spittle. The show is a comedy about life in small town Ireland as seen from the perspective of the returning millennial.