Brett has just concluded the 13 part family TV series ‘Snake Tales’ for producer Ann Darrouzet. The music was composed in the style of the classic 60’s & 70’s sitcoms, using many vintage keyboard sounds as well as a rhythm section. There is also an episode where the score pays homage to the great 50’s monster movie scores composed by legends such as Henry Mancini and Herman Stein in their full over the top glory.
Prior to ‘Snake Tales’ Brett concluded the score for the feature length documentary ‘Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?’ which investigates the disappearance of leading Tasmanian conservationist, Brenda Hean and pilot Max Price, in 1972. The film is far more than a mere search for an answer to the question posed by the film’s title; it becomes a journey into Tasmanian history, politics and society. Brenda was an accomplished piano player and the score makes full use of the resources of the piano, not only in it’s more common usage as a melodic and harmonic instrument, but with the use of piano sounds (taps, hits, scrapes and more) for all the percussion, drumming and atmospheres of the score. Piano sounds are taken and processed to create brand new sounds, synthesized yet still with an organic base. For examples please look at the Movie Clips and Audio pages.