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Television
Barnaby's most recent project has been to write the original music for "Bike Squad", a new comedy/drama for ITV1 from Hat Trick Productions. A feature length special for ITV1's New Year schedule staring Mark Addy (Full Monty), Maxine Peake (Shameless), written and directed by Guy Jenkin (Drop the Dead Donkey).
"With Guy being a big fan of rock/indie guitar, he wanted lots of that kind of sound in the "Bike Squad" score, which works really well with the style of the film. So a guitar based "Bike Squad" theme crops up in various guises through the story. There's also a number of classic rock & pop tracks in the show which the original music needed to both compliment and occasionally pay homage to.
Additionally, Guy wanted a rock based action score for the big 'set piece' finale.
The flip side to these musical elements were the emotional aspects of the plot - particularly the unexpected reveals for the main protagonist "John" (Mark Addy), which required something much more delicate and 'classical' in style.
Finally, some plot moments of panic & confusion were a happy mix of composer electronics and sound department FX's, so all in all, we ended up covering lots interesting genres in one score!"
Barnaby Robson - composer
"Guy has written a great script. Bike Squad shows a fun side to the police force - everybody loves the underdog and I know our audience will grow to love them and laugh along with them."
Paul Jackson - ITV director of comedy and entertainment
"I wanted to do something that took a fresh look at the police; something that was belly-laugh-funny but also took a serious look at the lives of our characters."
Guy Jenkin - Writer/Director
"Bike Squad" was broadcast on ITV1 - 9pm January 4th 2008.
It attracted viewing figures of 4.6 million and won it's time slot.
"Bike Squad" will be available on DVD later this year.
Examples from the "Bike Squad" score can be found on the page of this web site
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