Film Composer Brian Byrne Signs Exclusive Publishing Agreement with Music Sales Corp.
28th November 2016
The LA-based Irish composer has a strong presence in the worlds of film scoring, songwriting, and arranging. In addition to scoring Boychoir (Dustin Hoffman, François Girard), Byrne has co-written songs for artists including Josh Groban, Sinead O’Connor, Barbra Streisand, and has arranged strings for Katy Perry, Pink, and Bono. This year, Byrne arranged and recorded strings for the upcoming album of Grammy and JUNO award-winning artist Sarah McLachlan. Most recently, Byrne collaborated with six-time Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan in composing the original score for The Secret Scripture. His film score includes the end-title song, 'The Cry Inside', written for and sung by Kelly Clarkson.
Byrne’s music is widely acclaimed by the film and television community. He won his first Irish Film and Television Award for scoring the sci-fi comedy Zonad. Byrne garnered a Satellite Award for his work on the Oscar-nominated 2012 film Albert Nobbs. He is the recipient of two recent World Soundtrack Awards and was nominated this year for the independent film Jenny’s Wedding (2016). Byrne also composed the music for Riverdance’s new show, 'Heartbeat of Home'. An accomplished pianist and conductor, Byrne has performed and conducted extensively.
'We're honored to have Brian join our roster', said Robert Thompson, President of Music Sales/G. Schirmer. 'Brian is not only a gifted composer and songwriter who has written songs for an A-list of artists, but an extraordinary artist who’s adept across genres, not to mention being an extraordinarily gifted pianist and conductor'.
"I am incredibly excited to sign with one of the most prestigious publishers in the world', Byrne expressed. 'I knew immediately upon meeting the Music Sales team that I wanted Music Sales/G. Schirmer to be my musical home. The possibilities are endless and exciting. I know I am in great hands. It is a composer’s dream to be associated with such a distinguished and highly regarded music publisher'.
