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Orchestral
1. Final Fight
2:37
Live Orchestra recorded at Warner Brothers Scoring Stage
2. A World Crumbling
2:04
Chamber Orchestra recorded at The Village Studios
3. Percussive Chase
1:42
Percussive Driven, Strings and Brass
4. A Beautiful Ugly World
1:18
Chamber Orchestra
5. Sad But Whole
0:53
Solo Clarinet & Piano
Favourite Scenes Scored:
Vox/Electroacoustic - Haunting, Primal (Recorded at Bandrika Studios)
Orchestral - Hopeful, Wholesome (Recorded at WB's Scoring Stage)
Solo Guitar & Strings - Wholesome, Childlike, Wondorous
Podcast/Jingles/Stingers
1. Regal Intro
0:25
Solo Cello, Chamber Orchestra & Piano
2. Taking A Moment To Digest
0:30
Mallet Percussion & Strings
3. Cautiously Curious
0:17
Piano & Clarinets
4. Cinematic PSA
0:22
Orchestral
Electronic/Electroacoustic
1. Elsewhere
1:30
Electroacoustic Instrumentation
2. Out of reach
1:34
Mood: Contemplate, Ambient
Electroacoustic & Electronic Instruments
Electroacoustic & Electronic Instruments
3. Disco/Club
0:57
Electronic
4. Limbo
1:43
Mood: Dark, Angsty
Electroacoustic Instrumentation
Electroacoustic Instrumentation
Biography
I’m Derry McDermott, a composer, arranger and teacher from Ireland.
I'm classically trained on piano and double bass at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and graduated with a joint honours degree in Mathematics and Music from Trinity College Dublin.
I’ve enjoyed plentiful opportunities over the years to perform in orchestras, bands, choirs, and Irish trad sessions. Recently, I was awarded the George Moore Scholarship to study Screen Scoring at USC Thornton. I have written and arranged music for orchestral ensembles of up to 50+ players, and have composed and collaborated on scores for live-action and animated films.
I am particularly interested in exploring audiences’ tolerance for dissonance within tonal frameworks. While my work aims to remain accessible and engaging, I enjoy blending orchestral writing with modern elements. I love to explore how electroacoustic treatment of orchestral instruments can expand the sonic possibilities of the orchestra.