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Stephen Gallagher
Composer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 7, 1974 (51 years)
Stephen Gallagher is a film and media composer from Wellington, New Zealand. His recent work includes composing the score for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and the Emmy-nominated documentary series Secrets at Red Rocks.
He is also an Emmy Award winner for Music Editing on Peter Jackson’s acclaimed documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
Gallagher wrote the song "Blunt the Knives" for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and his composing work spans drama, documentary, genre films, and international television. His scores include the multi-award-winning Puppet Killer, the documentaries Conquering Cancer and Kimana Tuskers, and-with fellow composer David Long-the Emmy Award-winning series Inside and BBC Children’s series Mystic. His feature score for Human Traces was nominated for Best Score at the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards.
In addition to his composing work, Gallagher has held key music editorial roles on major films including The Hobbit trilogy, The Lovely Bones, and District 9, collaborating with filmmakers and artists such as Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, and Nick Cave.
He is also an Emmy Award winner for Music Editing on Peter Jackson’s acclaimed documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
Gallagher wrote the song "Blunt the Knives" for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and his composing work spans drama, documentary, genre films, and international television. His scores include the multi-award-winning Puppet Killer, the documentaries Conquering Cancer and Kimana Tuskers, and-with fellow composer David Long-the Emmy Award-winning series Inside and BBC Children’s series Mystic. His feature score for Human Traces was nominated for Best Score at the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards.
In addition to his composing work, Gallagher has held key music editorial roles on major films including The Hobbit trilogy, The Lovely Bones, and District 9, collaborating with filmmakers and artists such as Peter Jackson, Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran, and Nick Cave.
Stephen Gallagher Filmography
| 2025 | Cringe · as Composer |
| 2025 | Secrets at Red Rocks (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · as Original Music Composer |
| 2024 | Conquering Skin Cancer · as Original Music Composer |
| 2024 | Conquering Cervical Cancer · as Composer |
| 2023 | Live the Life You Please · as Original Music Composer |
| 2022 | Griff’s Canadian Adventure (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2022 | Conquering Cancer · as Original Music Composer |
| 2021 | Extreme Cake Sports (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2020 | Zealandia · as Original Music Composer |
| 2020 | This Could Go Anywhere (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2020 | Inside (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2020 | Tupaia's Endeavour · as Composer |
| 2020 | Mystic (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | Puppet Killer · as Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | Hinekura · as Composer |
| 2019 | Golden Boy (2019) (TV Series) |
| 2018 | She Shears · as Composer |
| 2017 | Human Traces · as Original Music Composer |
| 2017 | Hippocratic · as Composer |
| 2017 | Being Keegan · as Composer |
| 2016 | Gloriavale: A World Apart · as Composer |
| 2014 | Frontier · as Composer |
| 2007 | Kissy Kissy · as Original Music Composer |
| 2006 | The Killian Curse (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2004 | Murmurs · as Original Music Composer |
| 2004 | The Insiders Guide to Happiness (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1966 | Country Calendar (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Latin Boys Go to Hell · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Prerokbe Ognja · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water · as Music Editor |
| 2022 | Super Giant Robot Brothers (TV Series) · as Other |
| 2021 | The Beatles: Get Back (TV Series) · as Music Editor |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines · as Music Editor |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Music Editor |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Music Editor |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Music Editor |
| 2011 | Ice · as Music Editor |
| 2009 | District 9 · as Music Editor |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes (TV Series) · as Sound Assistant |