BIO for Tom McLeod
Tom’s dynamic musical background spans many worlds, and he brings a diverse range of influences to his work for film & TV, pop albums and orchestral concerts.
Recent work includes original scores for kiwi western feature film Netherwood, German/NZ romance tele-features Sehnsucht nach Paradise Island, Entscheidung des Herzens, and Der Zauber von Neuseeland for ZDF, doco-features The Last Dogs Of Winter, Candyman, Daytime Tiger and Lost In Wonderland, docu-drama Alone Against The Tasman, as well as music directing TV entertainment series One Night Only, and collaborations with critically acclaimed indie-rock band The Phoenix Foundation on their gold-selling album, Happy Endings, and Luke Buda on the album Vesuvius.
He has produced and arranged albums such as Tim Beveridge’s Come Rain Come Shine for Sony Music - recorded in LA alongside Oscar-winning arranger Russell Garcia; and The Spirit Symphony with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; as well as several tracks for pop album Abe Messiah, from the worldwide hit children’s TV series The Tribe.
Tom’s original TV scores include prime-time musical drama series Karaoke High (also writing songs and lyrics for the series); teen horror-series The Killian Curse 2, superhero comedy-drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, and spy-comedy series Secret Agent Men for which he was nominated for Best Original Music at the NZ Screen Awards 2005. He co-scored action tele-feature Maiden Voyage starring Casper van Dien, and has also scored several short films and TV commercials.
In 2008, Tom was commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to compose for the innovative new short film competition “CUT TO: MUSIC” in which filmmakers were required to create a film to fit his score - a work which was selected for the SOUNZ Readings and recorded by the NZ Symphony Orchestra in 2010 for broadcast on Radio NZ.
As Music Director, Tom orchestrated teen TV series’ The Tribe (series 4), cult hit Atlantis High, and historical family drama Revelations – all produced for the UK’s Channel 5 - as well as several light entertainment shows for TVNZ, including Showcase, Young Entertainers and The Gong Show.
Tom regularly arranges and conducts concert events such as Carols By Candlelight, as well as touring his faux Las Vegas comedy act Tommy Love and the Loungerillo Orchestra – a role he has performed on both stage and screen.
filmography
composer:
The Last Dogs Of Winter - Feature Documentary (dir. Costa Botes) 2011
Duncan’s Lady - (tele-feature) 2011
Whiskey Island - (tele-feature) 2011
Netherwood – Feature Film (dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos) 2011
Daytime Tiger - Feature Documentary (dir. Costa Botes) 2011
Sehnsucht nach Paradise Island (tele-feature) 2011
Whakatiki - short Film (drama) 2010
Candyman: The David Klein Story - Feature Documentary (dir. Costa Botes) 2010
Alone Against The Tasman - TV Documentary (dir. Roz Mason) 2010
Lost In Wonderland - Feature Documentary (dir. Zoe McIntosh, prod. Costa Botes) 2009
The Amazing Extraordinary Friends - TV drama series (Greenstone) 2006-2008
The Killian Curse 2 - TV drama series (TVNZ) 2007
Karaoke High - TV drama series (TVNZ) 2006
Karma - short film (dir. Damon Fepuleai) 2005
Tommy Love - TV comedy pilot (Prime) 2004
Maiden Voyage - Tele-feature (Carlton America, dir. Colin Budds) 2003
Secret Agent Men - TV drama series (Greenstone) 2003-2004
music director:
Tommy Love - Live Entertainment TV pilot (TV3) 2010
One Night Only - Live entertainment TV series (TVNZ) 2009
Revelations - TV drama series (Cloud 9) 2002
The Tribe - TV drama series (season 4) (Cloud 9) 2001
Atlantis High - TV drama series (Cloud 9) 2001
Young Entertainers - Live entertainment TV series (DSP) 1997-1999
Showcase - Live entertainment TV series (DSP) 1997-1998
The Gong Show - Live entertainment TV series (DSP) 1997
currently in post-production 2011...
Hot Rob - Short Film (action)
discocgraphy
Happy Endings - The Phoenix Foundation (strings arranger)
Vesuvius - Luke Buda (strings arranger)
Karaoke High - soundtrack (unreleased) (composer / producer)
Come Rain Come Shine - Tim Beveridge (arranger / producer)
The Spirit Symphony - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (arranger / producer)
Fever: A Peggy Lee Story - Sarah Lineham (arranger / producer)
The Tribe - Abe Messiah (second edition) (arranger / producer)
