Stephen Gallagher
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.
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Películas (33)

Cringe
2025 · Original Music Composer

A Mother’s Love
2025 · Music

El señor de los anillos: La guerra de los Rohirrim
2024 · Original Music Composer

Conquering Skin Cancer
2024 · Original Music Composer

Morning Hate
2024 · Original Music Composer

Attachment Theory
2024 · Original Music Composer

Earthlings
2024 · Original Music Composer

Mother Tongue
2024 · Original Music Composer

Sleep Tight
2023 · Music

Live the Life You Please
2023 · Original Music Composer

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Music Editor

Witches Midnight
2021 · Original Music Composer

Zealandia
2020 · Original Music Composer

VAKA
2019 · Original Music Composer

Puppet Killer
2019 · Original Music Composer

CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
2019 · Music Editor

The Breath Connection
2019 · Original Music Composer

Mortal Engines
2018 · Music Editor

Human Traces
2017 · Original Music Composer

Kitten Witch
2016 · Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Music Editor

Cub
2014 · Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Music Editor

The Sorrows
2013 · Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Music Editor

Ice
2011 · Music Editor

Panic at Rock Island
2011 · Additional Music

District 9
2009 · Music Editor

Kissy Kissy
2007 · Original Music Composer

Murmurs
2004 · Original Music Composer

Latin Boys Go to Hell
1997 · Executive Producer

Conquering Cancer
· Original Music Composer

Conquering Breast Cancer
· Original Music Composer, Music Producer
Series (9)

New Zealand Spy
2026 · Original Music Composer

Secrets at Red Rocks
2025 · Original Music Composer

Super Giant Robot Brothers
2022 · Other

The Beatles: Get Back
2021 · Music Editor

This Could Go Anywhere
2020 · Original Music Composer

Mystic
2020 · Original Music Composer

Golden Boy
2019 · Music, Original Music Composer

Holly's Heroes
2005 · Sound Assistant

Country Calendar
1966 · Music
