TomMcLeod
- Composer
Mentored by legendary television composer Terry Gray, Tom McLeod went on to become an award-winning composer for film and TV. McLeod started his screen career arranging music for 1990s talent quest show McDonald's Young Entertainers. His other credits include kids drama Girl vs Boy, Costa Botes documentary The Last Dogs of Winter and movie Dead. McLeod has also performed as comic singer Tommy Love.
Screenography
Biography
Composer Tom McLeod loves the "magic" involved with creating music: "It's incredible as a composer — you wield this extraordinary power; you have people's emotions in your hands. One moment you've brought them to a euphoric place, then in the next minute you're making them laugh."
Awards
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Original Score: for Fight for the Wild
2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards (Australasian Performing Right Association)
Nominated for Best Original Music in a Feature Film: for The Art of Recovery
“It's incredible as a composer — you wield this extraordinary power; you have people's emotions in your hands. One moment you've brought them to a euphoric place, then in the next minute you're making them laugh. It's incredible how music can shape the narrative.”