Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand music composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington.
Sheehan released his first album in 2001 Paradigm Shift[1], and has since released two albums as well as a compilation of remixes of his work by other New Zealand and international artists. His 2009 album Standing in Silence is a step away from his earlier ‘downbeat’ work into more of a shoegaze and post-rock ambient soundtrack direction. Standing in Silence has been critically acclaimed.[2]
Sheehan’s work has featured on variety of CD compilations, most notably the multi-platinum selling Cafe del Mar [3] CD compilations (vol 10[4] & 11[5]). Sheehan has also written music that has appeared regularly on UK BBC television programming, including the top rating Top Gear, as well as The Discovery Channel and the National Geographic channel. His music has also been heard in a variety of TV commercials, movie trailers and short films. In 2009 he composed the soundtrack to the UK's National Space Centre's We Are Astronomers, a 360° Full Dome Film narrated by Doctor Who's David Tennant. In 2009 Sheehan composed the score to the 13 part prime-time TV Drama series The Cult,[6] (for which he was awarded a Qantas Film & TV Award for best original score) and the Emmy Award winning series Reservoir Hill [1] He predominantly writes music for film and television.[7]
Contents |
Seven Tales of The North Wind - 7 track EP (2011)[8]
Standing in Silence (2009)[9]
New Zealand Landscapes – Book/CD (2008)
Music for Nature Documentaries – remix album (2004)[10]
Tiny Blue Biosphere (2004)[11]
Paradigm Shift (2001)[12]
Café del Mar Vol.10 (Spain)
Café del Mar Vol.11 (Spain)
Barramundi – Together Vol.4 (France)
Pacific Hotel (France)
The Sound of Dub (Germany)
Turtle Bay Country Club presents - Love Factory (Germany)
LOOP Select 05 (Australia)
Love Parade (Germany)
Trance Forward (UK)
Zen 4 (AUS)
Lazy Sunday Vol 5 (NZ)
LOOP Select 01 (NZ)
Radio Active 25 Silver selections (NZ)
Alpine Unity - Passenger (NZ)
The Telecom CD (NZ)
LOOP Select 03 (NZ)
LOOP Select 06 (NZ)
Green Room 4 – Hope (NZ)
Various - Nuclear Free Nation (NZ)
Eco Zen 2 - VA (Aus)
Bridging The Pacific Vol 1 - VA (AUS)
Festivus - VA (AUS)
Silent Ballet - Volume XI: Wenn Ich Ein Eisbär Wäre (US)
LOOP Select - KONO 02 (NZ)
For Nihon (US) - V/A
Ministry Of Sound Hed Kandi: Winter Chill - V/A (UK)
The Blush Response – Love Electric (2011)
Raashi Malik – Self titled EP (2010)
Rosy Tin Teacaddy – The Homeward Stretch (2009)
Rhombus – Onwards (Remixes & Archives) (2008)
Richard Nunns & Hirini Melbourne - Te Ku Te Whe Remixed (2006)
Antix – Twin Coast Discovery Remixes (2006)
Antix – Twin Coast Discovery (2005)
Module – Remarkable Engines (2006)
The Nomad – Step 4th (2003)
The Black Seeds – Pushed (2002)
Winner "Best Original Score" - Qantas Film and Television Awards (2010)
Finalist “Best Live Performance” Wellingtonista Awards – (2009)
Finalist “Best Animated Video” Animate Festival 2009 official selection (Director) for “Standing in Silence Pt3” (2009)
Finalist “Best Electronic Album” at the B-Net New Zealand Music Awards (2005)
Finalist “Most Outstanding Musician” at the B-Net New Zealand Music Awards (2005)
Winner “Best Animated Video” Young Guns International Video Awards (2004)
Runner up “Best Video” Handle the Jandal Music Video Awards for “An Afternoon on the Moon” (2003)
Winner “Best Video” Handle the Jandal Music Video Awards for “Waiting” (2002)
Finalist “Best Electronica Album” at the B-Net New Zealand Music Awards (2002)
Finalist “Best Electronica Album” at the New Zealand Music Awards (2002)
Abiogenesis – short film (2011)
The Banker, The Escorts and The $18 Million - Documentary (2011)
Day Trip – short film (2010)
Journey of Contrasts 4D - Documentary UK (2010)
Top Gear - Great Adventures 3 UK (2010)
Reservoir Hill – Series 2 (2010)
Reservoir Hill – Series 1 (2009)
We Are Astronomers – Full Dome Space Planetarium Film UK (2009)
The Cult – 13 part TV series (2009)[2]
Huloo - Documentary (2008)
Welcome home – short film (2006)[3]
The Sunshine Man – shot film (2005)
Rhian Sheehan appears in the final scene of James Cameron's film Avatar as a military engineer (dressed in red). The scene was filmed in Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand, in the same suburb Rhian lives.[13]
Rhian is the nephew of New Zealand photographer Laurence Aberhart and the son of travel and landscape photographer/publisher Grant Sheehan