About Sean
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Sean James Boyer is a Toronto-based composer who brings his love of music and storytelling into all of his projects. He is known for his exciting, imaginative, and adventurous approach to scoring, which he has brought to many projects including the Netflix animated series My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, as well as Amelia Parker (Superchannel), Mutant Weather (Cottage Life), Dog Tales Rescue (CTV), Etalk (CTV) , Daily Planet (Discovery), Newborn Moms (CBC), Haunted Case Files (T&E), Alone (History), Expedition Unknown (Discovery), 60 Days In Narcoland (A&E), Last Stop Garage (Discovery), Brojects: Built For The Weekend (Cottage Life Network) and countless other film and television programs airing internationally.
For his recent work in the Netflix 3D animated series My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Sean created a sophisticated action adventure score using a mixture of orchestra and synthesized instruments to bring the magic, comedy and excitement back to Equestria. The score draws on bells, lush strings, and leaping woodwinds to create a fun action-packed adventure for new generations of young children that is also enjoyable for parents who grew up watching earlier iterations of the series. Although he works mainly in children’s animated series, Sean’s earlier work includes many different genres. In the true crime series An Unexpected Killer (T&E/Oxygen), Sean created a haunting and unsettling soundscape, using bell and guitar sounds that he recorded and manipulated himself, along with custom modular synths and full orchestra, to lead the audience through the twisting and unpredictable plot turns of each episode. For the series Martyrs: The Chronicles of Blood, Sean collaborated with the show’s creator to record a vocalist singing in an invented language, which he blended with Middle Eastern instruments to tell the epic tale of the world’s first vampire. For the television series Paranormal Survivor (T&E), Sean created an atmosphere of fear and unsettledness that drove the story forward by mixing the recorded sound of a Cessna airplane propeller with a rumbling and pulsing modular synth. In the film Age of Dinosaurs (SyFy), Sean’s orchestral fanfare took the audience on a magical journey of fantasy and danger. A proponent of the power of live musicians, Sean works regularly with orchestras in Toronto, New York and Macedonia. Sean’s passion for music was kindled early: as a kid his favourite activity was to dress up as Superman or Indiana Jones and fly around the house singing the melodies from the iconic scores. As he got older, Sean’s brother took guitar lessons and passed on what he was taught to Sean as soon as he came home. The two brothers loved to spend their weekends jamming together and writing songs, which led to Sean playing guitar in rock bands as a teenager. After studying jazz guitar and music theory in college, Sean interned at an ad agency and, seizing the chance to use his passion for music to help tell stories, quickly found himself working on jingles and taking part in production of radio and TV commercials. This led to Sean creating his own music production company and scoring his first films, documentaries, and TV shows. He then collaborated with composer Todd Hayen - who became his scoring and orchestration mentor - on film projects for the National Parks Service. Sean was also selected for the Film Scoring Workshop at New York University in 2014 where his music was critiqued by composers Mark Snow (The X-Files, Smallville), Sean Callery (24, Elementary, Homeland) and Ira Newborn (Ace Ventura, The Naked Gun) and recorded by members of the New York Philharmonic. |
Testimonials
…Sean was an incredible creative partner and the series score consistently elevated the impact and wonder of our biggest emotional and magical moments… |
I worked with Sean, Ben and the team at The Wilders on “My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.” Sean was an incredible creative partner and the series score consistently elevated the impact and wonder of our biggest emotional and magical moments. Every scoring session was such a pleasure, and I hope to find an opportunity to work together again in the future. |
...one of the best composers I've worked with... |
I've been working with Sean for over 10 years now. He's one of the best composers I've worked with and a true professional. Efficient, talented and easy to communicate with, I would highly recommend Sean to anyone in need for original music. |
...He never fails to deliver top caliber music, on time and on budget... |
I have been working with Sean Boyer on a variety of projects for over 5 years. He never fails to deliver top caliber music, on time and on budget. I highly recommend his services to you. |
...He's someone I can count on to always deliver high quality music with attention to detail... |
I work with Sean as an ongoing contributor to our EggPlant Stereo catalogue. He's a versatile composer and a great collaborator. He's someone I can count on to always deliver high quality music with attention to detail. |
...Sean’s compositions are a valuable addition to our library...His work ethic and product make him a pleasure to work with... |
I am the Director of Music Services at Bell Media Inc., and the Treasurer of the Canadian Music Publishers Association. I have worked with Sean Boyer since 2013 as he is a regular contributor to the Bell Media in-house music production library. He has also participated in several theme music packages for our productions . Sean’s compositions are a valuable addition to our library which is used by CTV News, BNN, W5, Daily Planet, The Social, Marilyn Denis, ETalk and more. His work ethic and product make him a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Sean ‘s services as a composer. |
...a wonderful composer and orchestrator. He is very professional and always fun to work with... |
Sean Boyer is a wonderful composer and orchestrator. He is very professional and always fun to work with. He wrote some excellent additional music for Age of Dinosaurs and Alone for Christmas. |
...His work captures the emotion and landscape of these adventures, and makes our films complete. A true professional and artist... |
Sean has worked with my team numerous times in composing original music for our expedition films. His work captures the emotion and landscape of these adventures, and makes our films complete. A true professional and artist. |
...time and time again he has continued to deliver thoughtfully composed tracks that compliment and augment my projects... |
Sean and his music are an invaluable assets. As a producer and editor for commercials and documentary film, I have often asked Sean what I have considered to be the impossible - tight deadlines, and zero margin for error. And yet, time and time again he has continued to deliver thoughtfully composed tracks that compliment and augment my projects. |
...he absolutely captured the 'vibe' I was going for with the project, breathing new life into every scene, and making the film infinitely more dynamic and interesting... |
I worked with Sean on my film Gray Matter, and he absolutely captured the 'vibe' I was going for with the project, breathing new life into every scene, and making the film infinitely more dynamic and interesting. His work incorporates many different elements that are compelling on their own - from melodic themes and motifs, to more ambient soundscapes - and brings them all together into one unique and satisfying whole. |
...Sean is a tireless worker and shows much talent in composing in both the TV and Film worlds... |
I worked with Sean on the film 100 Days and on the film The Old Man River Project which I was editor and he provided me with vital music composing for both pieces. Sean is a tireless worker and shows much talent in composing in both the TV and Film worlds. He is eager and keen to take on any challenge. He was a pleasure to work with and is a great guy, I very much hope to work with him again in the future. |
...the results were beyond my expectations. I look forward to having more opportunities to work with Sean... |
Sean has provided excellent service on two separate occasions and the results were beyond my expectations. I look forward to having more opportunities to work with Sean so he can share his knowledge and abilities, making my projects stand out from the rest. |
...Without his stylistic interpretation of the scenes in our film it simply would not be the professional piece of art we all consider it to be... |
Sean has excellent skills, our production manager Judy Jackson and myself both praise his work ethics and talent to anyone who will listen. I thank him for coming on board. Without his stylistic interpretation of the scenes in our film it simply would not be the professional piece of art we all consider it to be. |
...his work exceeded my expectations. I was able to please my clients on time and on budget. His creative expertise and dynamic style were vital for the success of the projects... |
I worked with Sean on radio ad campaigns and custom projects for new media business ventures and his work exceeded my expectations. I was able to please my clients on time and on budget. His creative expertise and dynamic style were vital for the success of the projects we have worked on together. I can't recommend Sean enough. |
A La Carte Services:
Custom original music:
- long format and short format for film and television, video games and digital media services
- advertising and audio branding for radio and television
- music composition for corporate video
- production music - library and/or trailer music
- additional music services
Music Editing:
- music sourcing and editing to picture
- demo pitch editing
- re-purposing of pre-existing music
- temp score editing
Pro Tools Services:
- recording and mixing in Pro Tools
- stem prep editing to picture
- recording MIDI and scoring to picture
- additional audio and SFX editing
- Mixdown formatting for delivery
Finale Services:
- score formatting and editing in Finale
- music part preparation
- printing and binding
Tech Assistance:
- setting up/tearing down studios and/or gear transport and installation
- live audio assistance
- researching new gear and technology
- long format and short format for film and television, video games and digital media services
- advertising and audio branding for radio and television
- music composition for corporate video
- production music - library and/or trailer music
- additional music services
Music Editing:
- music sourcing and editing to picture
- demo pitch editing
- re-purposing of pre-existing music
- temp score editing
Pro Tools Services:
- recording and mixing in Pro Tools
- stem prep editing to picture
- recording MIDI and scoring to picture
- additional audio and SFX editing
- Mixdown formatting for delivery
Finale Services:
- score formatting and editing in Finale
- music part preparation
- printing and binding
Tech Assistance:
- setting up/tearing down studios and/or gear transport and installation
- live audio assistance
- researching new gear and technology
Press
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