Biography
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.
Sound 40
2020s
- 2026
New Zealand Spy
Original Music Composer
- 2025
Cringe
Original Music Composer
A Mother’s Love
Music
Secrets at Red Rocks
Original Music Composer
- 2024
Conquering Skin Cancer
Original Music Composer
Morning Hate
Original Music Composer
Attachment Theory
Original Music Composer
Earthlings
Original Music Composer
Mother Tongue
Original Music Composer
- 2023
Sleep Tight
Music
Live the Life You Please
Original Music Composer
- 2022
- 2021
Witches Midnight
Original Music Composer
- 2020
Zealandia
Original Music Composer
This Could Go Anywhere
Original Music Composer
Mystic
Original Music Composer
2010s
- 2019
VAKA
Original Music Composer
Puppet Killer
Original Music Composer
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
Music Editor
The Breath Connection
Original Music Composer
- 2018
- 2017
Human Traces
Original Music Composer
- 2016
Kitten Witch
Original Music Composer
- 2014
Cub
Original Music Composer
- 2013
The Sorrows
Original Music Composer
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Kissy Kissy
Original Music Composer
- 2005
Holly's Heroes
Sound Assistant
- 2004
Murmurs
Original Music Composer
1960s
- 1966
Country Calendar
Music
No release date
Conquering Cancer
Original Music Composer
Conquering Breast Cancer
Original Music Composer, Music Producer
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2011
Panic at Rock Island
Additional Music
Produced 1
1990s
- 1997
Latin Boys Go to Hell
Executive Producer