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Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand music composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington. ==Career== Sheehan released his first album in 2001 Paradigm Shift.〔http://www.discogs.com/Rhian-Sheehan-Paradigm-Shift/release/637509〕 The album was released in the U.K two years later in 2003, and received much praise from music critics (Sheehan was named "The Next Big Thing" in 2004 by U.K's Future Music Magazine). He has since released five albums as well as a compilation of remixes of his work by other New Zealand and international artists. His 2009 album ''Standing in Silence'', 2011 EP ''Seven Tales of The North Wind'' and 2013's long player ''Stories From Elsewhere'' are a step away from his earlier ‘electronica' work into more of a shoegaze and post-rock ambient experimental direction. Sheehan’s work has featured on variety of CD compilations, most notably the multi-platinum selling Cafe del Mar〔Cafe del mar〕 CD compilations (vol 10〔http://www.discogs.com/Various-Caf%C3%A9-Del-Mar-Volumen-Diez/release/147104〕 & 11〔Cafe del mar#Volume 11 .28once.29〕). Sheehan has also written music that has appeared regularly on UK BBC television programming, including the top rating Top Gear, as well as The Discovery Channel and the National Geographic channel. His music has also been heard in a variety of advertising, having written music for Google, Facebook, Nike and GoPro. In 2009 he composed the soundtrack to the UK's National Space Centre's We Are Astronomers, a 360° Full Dome Film (narrated by Doctor Who's David Tennant), and has been seen by an estimated one million people. In 2009 Sheehan composed the score to the 13 part prime-time TV Drama series The Cult,〔The Cult (TV series)〕 (for which he was awarded a Qantas Film & TV Award for best original score) and the Emmy Award winning series Reservoir Hill. () In 2012 Sheehan wrote the score for the UK 3D Planetarium documentary film "We Are Aliens" (narrated by Rupert Grint of Harry Potter Fame). In July 2012 Japan's Preco Records released his most recent albums "Standing in Silence" & "Seven Tales of The North Wind" together as a limited edition double box-set that includes bonus material, including the remix of "Borrowing The Past" by American post-rock ambient luminaries "Hammock (band)". In March 2013 American label Darla Records released ''Stories From Elsewhere''. The album was also released in Japan by Preco Records, and in New Zealand and Australia by LOOP Recordings. In October 2013 Sheehan completed writing the soundtrack to the US and UK produced Planetarium Fulldome Film ''Back To The Moon For Good''. Commissioned by XPRIZE, The film is narrated by Tim Allen (Toy Story, Galaxy Quest). The 25-minute digital film highlights the history of exploring the moon and provides an insider's look at the teams vying for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest incentivized prize in history. The film was produced by the UK National Space Centre, XPRIZE, and Robert K. Weiss (The Blues Brothers, Naked Gun).〔http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/education/domeshow〕 In July 2015 Sheehan completed writing and producing the orchestral soundtrack for the UK produced 3D Planetarium Fulldome Film "We Are Stars" (narrated by Andy Serkis), for which Sheehan was awarded "Best Soundtrack" at The 2015 Fiske Fulldome Film Festival. 〔http://wearestars360.com/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhian Sheehan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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