Composer, Raphael Reed (Crisis, The Walrus and the WhistleBlower)

(TSAP S04E06)


In this episode, Sam Hughes speaks with composer Raphael
Reed about his journey into writing music, being a working
composer in Canada, his influences and inspirations as well as
his philosophies on the process! A great honest and creative
conversation worth listening to!


Raphaël Reed is a Canadian composer and sound artist based in
Montreal. Trained in classical guitar from an early age and a
graduate from the University of Montreal in Music Research and
Contemporary Creation, his style is an innovative hybrid
integrating analog synth, electro-acoustic gestures, and
classical instruments.


After being active in the underground music scene in Montreal,
he's currently dedicating most of his time as a music composer.
In film and television, his compositions include the soundtracks
of Crisis (2021) from Director Nicholas Jarecki.
Cliff Martinez being an advisor for the creation
of the soundtrack, this experience has been a milestone in
Raphaël's career and a consolidation of his music personality.
His other music scores include, amongst others, The
Walrus and the WhistleBlower (2020), Louise
Lecavalier: In Motion (2018),
Révolution (2018), 1:54
(2016), and A Little Bit Of Zombie (2012).


In largescale live events, he co-composed the opening soundtrack
for the 2014 UEFA Champions League final held in
Portugal, he directed and composed the music for the
Chimelong International Circus in China (2017),
and composed the music for the Cité de
l’Énergie in Shawinigan, Quebec (2018) and for
The Carnaval de Québec (2019). For
Cité mémoire, he composed the music for two
events celebrating John Lennon's bed-in at The Fairmount Queen
Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal: a virtual reality interactive
installation taking place in the bedroom (suite
1742) and a video playing in the hotel lobby directed by
Michel Lemieux and Michel Marc Bouchard.


His music has been heard in hundreds of advertisements, most
notably the Skechers ad presented at the Super
Bowl (2012) and the international publicity campaign for
Dove Legacy (2015).

Big thanks to Callum Tennick for editing &
mastering. 


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