Spencer Creaghan

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Spencer Creaghan is a Canadian musician and film composer. He has created original scores for feature films such as Black Water (2018), Quickening (2021), Motherly (2021), and I Don't Know Who You Are (2023), and television series such as SurrealEstate.

Career[edit]

Film[edit]

Creaghan has been producing film scores for over a decade. He attended York University, where met many of his collaborators. He is also an alumnus of the Slaight Family Music Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.

In 2022, Creaghan received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for his work on the 2021 film Motherly.[1]

The following year, Creaghan created the original score for M. H. Murray's feature film I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

His other credits have included the films Black Water and Quickening,[4][5] the web series Teenagers,[6] and the television drama series SurrealEstate.

Other work[edit]

He has also composed orchestral parts for symphonic metal bands, including Carnifex, Aborted, Devilment, Astaroth, Diamorte, and Lindsay Schoolcraft.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "#TIFF23 Review: I Don't Know Who You Are (Discovery)". The Joy of Movies. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ "TIFF 2023: Composer Spencer Creaghan Discusses His Work on 'I Don't Know Who You Are'". biffbampop.com. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2018-05-23). "'Black Water': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (2021-09-25). "'Quickening': Film Review | TIFF 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ Greene, Steve (2016-12-13). "Web Series 'teenagers' Wants to Dig Past the Usual Young Adult Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-01-10.

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