About
John Hardy
John Hardy is a highly-acclaimed composer for the concert stage. He is also a master in the art of writing original music for film and other media such as television, theatre, dance, visual arts and other forms of collaboration.
He has written original music for over 200 films, drama series, documentaries and broadcasts viewed worldwide, and is regularly commissioned to write substantial choral and instrumental works for organisations such as Welsh National Opera, DV8, BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales, Test Dept, and Westminster Abbey.
The Company
John Hardy Music is a composition and music production company with a wide variety of exciting projects in progress. John Hardy Music is constantly evolving and looking for new ways to reach audiences.
We are currently working on a variety of commissions. Future plans include the release of Blue Letters from Tanganyika (for full orchestra) on John Hardy's record label, Ffin Records/Recordiau Ffin.
Hundreds of existing tracks are available now to licence for synchronisation with film, tv and other media projects. John Hardy Music offers an efficient one-stop music clearance service. Ask for a pack of themed CDs or talk to us about your needs.
Hugh Fowler acts as both studio manager and associate composer. Hugh provides creative contribution to projects and is responsible for technical production.
Ed Scolding is working on this website, and also helps with editing scores, managing the database, and elements of PR.
Find out more about completed projects or read press reviews and client testimonials.
The Technical Details
John Hardy Music has a digital 24 channel studio with state of the art music production facilities. At the heart of the studio is a 64 bit quad Intel Mac Pro running an impressive selection of soft synths, audio manipulation and construction applications, and audio editing and sequencing software. We also have a 5.1 setup allowing us to monitor playback of our music for film before the final dub stage. We are proud owners of a collection of old and unusual instruments, including a Hammond C3, a harmonium, various vintage synths, and a range of 'found' & ethnic instruments.
Stewart Lucas founded the recording studio at Chapter where we are now based, and collaborated with John Hardy over many years on a vast range of projects, starting with theatre soundtracks with Brith Gof in the late 1980s, through the films Rancid Aluminium, Streetlife and Dead Long Enough. John and Stewart share writing credits on a large number of recordings, and some of the music engineered and mixed by Stewart is on the media player.
Many thanks to Arts Council Wales for their generous support of John Hardy's work. Recent ACW commissions and awards include the Creative Wales Award, and funding for the choral cycle Spaces - Beyond the End of the World/Gofod - Tu hwnt Terfyn y Byd with the PRS Foundation, commissioned by Vivace Singers with Only Men Aloud! collaborating as Serendipity.
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