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'''Joseph Richard Conlan''' is a 2 time EMMY nominated [[Composer|film & television composer]] based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his scores to the television series [[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']], [[Tour of Duty (TV series)|''Tour of Duty'']] and [[Simon & Simon|''Simon & Simon'']], and to feature films [[Spiders 3D|''Spiders 3D'']] and [[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia|''Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia'']].
'''Joseph Richard Conlan''' is a 2 time EMMY nominated [[Composer|film & television composer]] based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his scores to the television series [[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']], [[Tour of Duty (TV series)|''Tour of Duty'']] and ''[[Simon & Simon]]'', and to feature films ''[[Spiders 3D]]'' and ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]''.


Conlan is also known for integrating [[Electronic music|electronic music textures]] with conventional [[orchestration]]. He has received several awards and nominations.
Conlan is also known for integrating [[Electronic music|electronic music textures]] with conventional [[orchestration]]. He has received several awards and nominations.


== Film & Television Scoring ==
== Film & Television Scoring ==
Conlan's earliest notable television credits are [[Simon & Simon|''Simon & Simon'']], [[Tour of Duty (TV series)|''Tour of Duty'']], [[The Equalizer|''The Equalizer'']] and ''[[V: The Final Battle]]''. Recent feature scores include [[Toolbox Murders|''Toolbox Murders'']] and [[Mortuary (2005 film)|''Mortuary'']] (for legendary film director [[Tobe Hooper]]), [[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia|''Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia'']] (dir.: [[Tim Matheson]]), [[Spiders 3D|''Spiders 3D'']] (dir.: [[Tibor Takács (director)|Tibor Takács]]), and for television, the series [[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']]. Most recently Conlan wrote the romantic-comedy scores to the feature films ''Sanctuary'' for director [[Len Colin]] and [[The Callback Queen|''The Callback Queen'']] for Film Venture London and director [[Graham Cantwell]].
Conlan's earliest notable television credits are ''[[Simon & Simon]]'', [[Tour of Duty (TV series)|''Tour of Duty'']], ''[[The Equalizer]]'' and ''[[V: The Final Battle]]''. Recent feature scores include ''[[Toolbox Murders]]'' and [[Mortuary (2005 film)|''Mortuary'']] (for legendary film director [[Tobe Hooper]]), ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]'' (dir.: [[Tim Matheson]]), ''[[Spiders 3D]]'' (dir.: [[Tibor Takács (director)|Tibor Takács]]), and for television, the series [[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']]. Most recently Conlan wrote the romantic-comedy scores to the feature films ''Sanctuary'' for director [[Len Colin]] and ''[[The Callback Queen]]'' for Film Venture London and director [[Graham Cantwell]].
Conlan has been nominated for two EMMY awards, one for ''Mortal Sins'' (starring [[Christopher Reeve]]) and another for [[Miracle Run|''Miracle Run'']] (starring [[Aidan Quinn]] & [[Zac Efron]]). Conlan has also won Best Score at The Underground Cinema Awards (2010) for his score to the short film ''No Justice'' (directed by Dublin director Alan Walsh) and won Best Song at the Rome International Film Festival (2004) for the title song "Finding Home" (lyric by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150227020756/http://www.hollyconlan.com/ Holly Conlan]).
Conlan has been nominated for two EMMY awards, one for ''Mortal Sins'' (starring [[Christopher Reeve]]) and another for ''[[Miracle Run]]'' (starring [[Aidan Quinn]] & [[Zac Efron]]). Conlan has also won Best Score at The Underground Cinema Awards (2010) for his score to the short film ''No Justice'' (directed by Dublin director Alan Walsh) and won Best Song at the Rome International Film Festival (2004) for the title song "Finding Home" (lyric by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150227020756/http://www.hollyconlan.com/ Holly Conlan]).


Conlan has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Ireland (EU). He is represented by Brice Gaeta at [[ICM Partners|ICM]] in Los Angeles.
Conlan has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Ireland (EU). He is represented by Brice Gaeta at [[ICM Partners|ICM]] in Los Angeles.

Revision as of 12:45, 15 August 2020

For other people with similar names, see Joseph Conlin (disambiguation).
Joseph Conlan
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, USA
GenresFilm scores
Occupation(s)Film Score Composer
Instrument(s)Computers
Websitewww.josephconlan.com

Joseph Richard Conlan is a 2 time EMMY nominated film & television composer based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his scores to the television series NCIS, Tour of Duty and Simon & Simon, and to feature films Spiders 3D and Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia.

Conlan is also known for integrating electronic music textures with conventional orchestration. He has received several awards and nominations.

Film & Television Scoring

Conlan's earliest notable television credits are Simon & Simon, Tour of Duty, The Equalizer and V: The Final Battle. Recent feature scores include Toolbox Murders and Mortuary (for legendary film director Tobe Hooper), Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (dir.: Tim Matheson), Spiders 3D (dir.: Tibor Takács), and for television, the series NCIS. Most recently Conlan wrote the romantic-comedy scores to the feature films Sanctuary for director Len Colin and The Callback Queen for Film Venture London and director Graham Cantwell. Conlan has been nominated for two EMMY awards, one for Mortal Sins (starring Christopher Reeve) and another for Miracle Run (starring Aidan Quinn & Zac Efron). Conlan has also won Best Score at The Underground Cinema Awards (2010) for his score to the short film No Justice (directed by Dublin director Alan Walsh) and won Best Song at the Rome International Film Festival (2004) for the title song "Finding Home" (lyric by Holly Conlan).

Conlan has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Ireland (EU). He is represented by Brice Gaeta at ICM in Los Angeles.

Early Years & Influences

Born in Brooklyn NY, a fortuitous move at the age of five brought Conlan and his family to Los Angeles to set down new roots. At the age of eight, a tortuous, stilted regimen of piano lessons began, but by age eleven a new, younger teacher had opened Conlan's eyes to the more theoretical dimensions of music and the magic of chords. Conlan began to hone his craft as early as high school, writing music for various ensembles and choirs. But it was not until a friend introduced him to Earle Hagen's seminal book, Scoring for Film, that Conlan realized how he should apply his passion.

After a few years of writing commercial jingles for Santa Barbara radio stations, Conlan began to work for Hagen on the TV series Eight Is Enough. This introduction to television led him to work with composers Mark Snow on Starsky & Hutch and Hart to Hart and Hoyt Curtin on Hanna-Barbera's Smurfs and Popeye. Conlan's first screen credit soon followed when Barry De Vorzon brought him on to write the score for the new series Simon & Simon.

Conlan's musical influences reach from Lennon/McCartney and James Taylor to Claude Debussy and Aaron Copland, to Tom Scott, Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers and Irish folk music. His film scores are just as eclectic, ranging from dark psychological thrillers to romantic comedies, from conventional orchestral arrangements to electronic and more experimental instrumentation. Along with his strong sense of theme and rhythmic texture, the technique of combining conventional instrumentation with manipulated, twisted and textural sound design elements that he has created, allows Conlan to produce a distinctive score for each project.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

References

[1] [2]

  1. ^ "InConversation with Joseph Conlan" Film Ireland InConversation Podcast
  2. ^ "Joseph Conlan - Film Composer Masterclass - Fingal Film Festival" Fingal Film Festival (2012)

External links

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