Our Team
Stephen Gallagher (co-founder - composer)
Stephen Gallagher is a composer and an Emmy Award-winning music editor with over two decades of experience in the industry.
Throughout his career, Stephen has collaborated on an impressive array of projects, from global blockbusters with industry legends like Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, Nick Cave, and Junkie XL, to Emmy-winning television productions, independent documentaries, and contemporary theater and dance. He describes his passion as “making sounds and worlds out of sound.”
Renowned for his deep understanding of film scoring, Stephen crafts music that resonates with the heart of each story, seamlessly blending sound and emotion to create the perfect soundtrack. He recently composed the score to Kenji Kamiyama’s epic anime film The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Previously his Middle-earth composing experiences were writing the iconic songs “Blunt The Knives” and “The Torture Song” for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Mark Willsher (co-founder - producer/engineer)
Renowned for his work alongside Peter Jackson and Howard Shore on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mark Willsher moves seamlessly between roles as producer, sound engineer, mixer, and supervising music editor. His expertise spans a wide range of genres, from film to classical, folk, and hip-hop. Recent projects include Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim by New Line Cinema (Composer: Stephen Gallagher), Netflix’s animated feature Ultraman Rising (Composer: Scot Stafford), and the San Francisco Symphony’s recording of Adriana Mater by Kaija Saariaho (Music Director: Esa-Pekka Salonen), which earned him a Grammy® Award for Best Opera Recording as mixing engineer.
With a background in music performance and a deep understanding of all technical aspects of the recording process, Mark’s guiding philosophy is to create recordings that allow listeners to be fully immersed in the emotional experience—free from awareness of speakers, microphones, editing, or mixing. His personal studio is a fully equipped immersive mixing space with a hybrid analogue/digital workflow.
Janet Grab (music editor)
Ever fascinated exploring the relationship between storytelling, sound, and music, Janet’s experience and versatility led her to work across a broad range of acclaimed audio and audiovisual productions from international feature film blockbusters to independent high-end jazz albums and everything in-between.
Janet enjoys focussing on creating music and soundscapes that support the longer narrative and establish the tone for increased emotional impact to tell the story effectively.
Drawing on her unique skill set and well-rounded musical and technical background allows Janet to apply a flexible, collaborative, and detail oriented approach and to use her creativity to structure workflows in a way that provides the best technical conditions to help realise the artistic vision, maintaining artistic integrity.
Alana Janssen (music editor)
With a passion for the seamless fusion of music and sound, Alana Janssen is a diligent music editor whose expertise spans the intricate world of international feature films. Having worked across multiple sound and music editorial departments, she brings a refined sensitivity to storytelling, sculpting sonic landscapes that enhance emotion, rhythm, and narrative depth.
Alana thrives in both the technical and artistic nuances of her craft, approaching each project with precision, adaptability, and unwavering dedication. Her keen ear and meticulous attention to detail allow her to shape musical and sonic elements with precision, ensuring that music seamlessly integrates into the broader sonic tapestry of a film. Her recent projects include Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, Dune: Part Two, and Avatar: The Way Of Water.