Hello from The Insects

27th Feb 2007  14:10

We're pleased you've taken enough interest in us to get here. We've decided not to include an exhaustive list of everything we've done. The various films and recording projects on this page should give you a good idea of what we do - you can also check out our myspace profile.

February 2007

26th Feb 2007  13:22

Just finishing songs for The Flies album which is due for release in September on No Carbon records.You can hear more tracks on The Flies myspace profile.
We've also just finished producing 'Guns of Brixton' for Marvin The Martian which you can hear on Myspace
We start work on the fifth series of 'Wire in the Blood' in March.

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We recorded the Flies album over a period of two years - initially it was just a couple of tracks we had written over a few evenings with our friend Sean Cook - but it quickly began to develop a sound & feel & momentum of its′ own. At the heart of it are some truly great vocals and lyrics from Sean.

Rocket Man has been one of the most enjoyable shows we′ve worked on. A bitter/sweet comedy with a superb script and cast. For us it was a great opportunity to write a lighter and more whimsical score.

Creep was a breakthrough for us. Although we′ve written music for several movies, this was the first to hit the multiplexes in a big way ,with over 300 prints in the UK alone. The film did well, reaching number 4 at the UK box office. Someone asked us whether the daily diet of gratuitous mutilation, slashings and stabbings was having any effect on us - our reply - "SHUT IT OR WE′LL RIP YOUR THROAT OUT AND STAMP ON YOUR FUCKING ENTRAILS"

Wire in the Blood is a seriously cool series to work on. Originating and based on Val McDermids′ "Wire in the Blood" cult crime novels, the quality and originality of the writing is the key to its success... not to mention the performances of Robson Green, an actor who is always developing and moving on.

Owning Mahowny was Phillip Seymour Hoffmans first leading role in a movie. The film was directed by Richard Kwietniowksi - who we′ve worked with on many occasions. The score features the unique playing of trumpet legend Jon Hassell.

XX XY is a ‘rites of passage’ down to earth kind of film. NY director Austin Chick didn′t want conventional score - he wanted ‘tracks’ that fitted certain scenes. The leading man is played by Mark Ruffalo - at the time a relatively unknown actor - but now a major Hollywood actor.

Life at the Edge is a National Geographic Special about the Artic. It was filmed by Lisa Truitt, who spent a year living on the ice cap, and it really is a visual feast, and fantastic to write to. We received an Emmy award for the music.

Hometime was an opportunity to produce some great songs written by Alison and Pete Glenister, plus a couple written by Carlton McCarthy - a seminal figure in the Bristol music scene of the nineties. Alison was nominated in the Best Female Singer category at the Brit Awards following the release of the album.

Karma Coma from the Massive Attack album ‘Protection’ is our most commercially successful track. We provided the musical backing for the vocals of Tricky & Robert Del Naja. We worked on a number of tracks with Massive during this period.

This was based on a novel by Gilbert Adair, and beautifully translated into a wry, sometimes black comedy by director Richard Kwietniowski. Great leading performances from John Hurt and Jason Priestley. The score was augmented by some terrific string arrangements of our material by Simon Hale.