Danny Stewart

I have just uploaded two remastered tracks from my score for Wall of Shadows. The film was recently remastered, and the director requested an updated score. The two tracks which have been revised are “The Outside World” and “Revelation.”

“The Outside World” was actually referred to as “too epic,” and the director requested that I tone it down a bit for the remaster. I’ve changed some of the chords around to produce a more unsettling effect, and changed some of the instrumentation to make the piece less full (using solo strings instead of ensembles).

“Revelation” now also uses the new instrumentation for the reprise, but retains the original chord arrangement to give a stronger sense of resolution for the end of the film. Additionally, the initial percussion has been changed from the timid snares to a more powerful booming atmospheric drum.

Finally, the entire score is now available completely free from here. Enjoy!

I’ve just finished uploading two of my latest Doctor Who themes to my music site. Beyond the Farthest Star was done a few months ago but not publicly released until now. Temporal Flux is a brand new mix that I just started (and finished) tonight. Enjoy!

I was going back over some old emails the other day, and I rediscovered an email interview I did with Dominic Glynn back in 2006 for a school project. His answers are interesting so I thought I would share them here.

How did your career get started?

I started by forming a band with friends at school. I was the keyboard player, and saved up to buy myself first an electronic piano, an electric organ, and eventually my first synthesizer. A few years later the band ended up with a record deal. As so often happens in the music industry, though, the deal came to nothing and we never got our record released. Meanwhile, I was pursuing other work as a composer. My first paid job was writing electronic music soundtracks for a pest control company who made their own corporate promo and training films. I used the music from these (and other demos) to send off to the producer of Doctor Who, in a search for work. After a couple of attempts, these proved successful, and I was offered work as a freelance composer for Doctor Who.

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I’m immensely proud to finally be able to share that Restoration of the Daleks, the Doctor Who fan film that I scored earlier this year, is now available for viewing online. It was written by Luke Pietnik, and produced by Rob Ritchie.

My complete score is available for download here, and people who download the full album will receive a special, unused version of the Doctor Who theme (made for the film) as well.

Someone paid for one of my tracks today on my music site, which, needless to say, was cause for much rejoicing. This was actually a mistake, as I’d forgotten to disable the paid download option on that particular track, but still. In light of that, I have decided to re-enable optional payment for all my original music. Here’s how it’s going to work:

Doctor Who Themes
Unfortunately I can’t accept payment for Doctor Who themes, as much as I’d like to (it’s not like I don’t put a lot of work into them). But if I even offered it as an option, the BBC would come and lynch me. If you really like my Doctor Who themes, I’d be thrilled if you would consider making a small donation using the Donate button on my Contact page, or buy some of my other music.

Original Music
All my original music will continue to be available at no cost in 128 kbps MP3 format only. If you would like it in higher quality, or just want to support me, you can specify any amount you would like to pay for any track or album, according to these basic guidelines:
Individual Track (album or standalone): $1 minimum (or 128 kbps MP3 for free)
Full Album (<5 tracks): $3 minimum (no full album download for free, individual tracks only)
Full Album (5+ tracks): $5 minimum (no full album download for free, individual tracks only)

Thanks so much to everyone willing to support me, and I hope you find the new system agreeable.