Shaun Davey
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Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Genres | Celtic Classical |
Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Shaun Davey (born 18 January 1948) is an Irish composer.
Early years
Shaun Davey was born in
Orchestral music relating to Ireland
Davey's reputation is built on four large-scale concert works based on Irish history, all using
- Atlantic to Newfoundland in a leather currach. Severin's journey was a recreation of the one allegedly made by Saint Brendan. The style is similar to that of film composer John Williams. The work uses the traditional uilleann pipes to represent the small currach, while the rest of the orchestra represents the conditions, islands and wildlife encountered by the boat.
- Lorient Interceltic Festival, and an expanded version recorded mostly in the 1990s.
- pirate queen in the 16th century. It has more songs than the previous works and features the voice of Rita Connolly(who married Davey soon after). Dónal Lunny again contributed as a session musician. It is a homophonic piece of music set in the re mode and was also accompanied by a chamber orchestra.
- The Relief of Derry Symphony (1990) has a more obvious symphonic structure. It is based around the 17th century uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn, this one uses a Scottish bagpipe band, who enter the auditorium from behind the audience.
Other recordings
May We Never Have To Say Goodbye, released by the
Beal Tuinne – Live at St. James' church Dingle (TARA4022) is a collection of songs composed by Davey with lyrics based on the poems of the late Kerry Poet Caoimhín Ó Cinnéide. Davey is joined on this recording by his wife Rita Connolly and Dingle-based musicians: Séamus Begley, Eilís Kennedy, Lawrence Courtney, Eoin Ó Beaglaoí, Daithí Ó Sé and Jim Murray.
Voices from the Merry Cemetery (TARA4023) is a suite of songs again composed by Davey but this time based on grave inscriptions from the cemetery—known as the Merry Cemetery—of the village of Săpânța on Romania's border with Ukraine. For this live recording, Davey has again teamed up with Connolly (vocals) and O'Flynn (uilleann pipes), as well as the Romanian Men's Choir of the Theology Faculty, Sibiu, directed by Pr. Dr. Sorin Dobre and sections from the Romanian State Philharmonia, conducted by David Brophy.
Film composer
Davey has worked on numerous films. His most famous
Other notable work remains Granuaile, which features Connolly's soaring
Selected discography
Feature Film Soundtracks
- Twelfth Night, (1996), Silva Screen Music America
- Waking Ned , (1998), London Records
- The Tailor of Panama, (2001), Varèse Sarabande
- The Abduction Club, (2002), Silva Screen Music, (FILMCD 362)
Television Soundtracks
- The Hanging Gale, (1995), BBC/Virgin
- Ballykissangel, (1997), BBC/Virgin, (VTCD117)
Theatre Soundtracks
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, (1999), Royal Shakespeare Company, (61021)
Orchestral suites
- The Brendan Voyage (1980), Tara, (TARA3006)
- The Pilgrim(1983), Tara, (TARA3032)
- Granuaile (1985), Tara, (TARA3017)
- The Relief of Derry Symphony (1990), Tara, (TARA3024)
- May We Never Have To Say Goodbye (Special Olympics World Summer Games 2003), (2003), Tara/RTE, (TARA4017)
- Voices from the Merry Cemetery, (2009), Tara, (TARA4023)
References
- Official website
- Shaun Davey at AllMusic
- All Movie Guide
- Tara Music
- Shaun Davey at IMDb