Stephen Gallagher
Sound
- Born
- March 7, 1974 (age 52) · Auckland, New Zealand
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.
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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.
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
December 12, 2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
December 10, 2014
Avatar: The Way of Water
December 14, 2022
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
December 11, 2013
District 9
August 5, 2009
Mortal Engines
November 27, 2018
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
December 5, 2024
Ice
January 2, 2011
Panic at Rock Island
January 2, 2011
Latin Boys Go to Hell
September 5, 1997
Human Traces
August 4, 2017
Puppet Killer
October 27, 2019
Behind the camera33
- 2025Cringe Original Music Composer
- 2025A Mother’s Love Music
- 2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Original Music Composer
- 2024Conquering Skin Cancer Original Music Composer
- 2024Morning Hate Original Music Composer
- 2024Attachment Theory Original Music Composer
- 2024Earthlings Original Music Composer
- 2024Mother Tongue Original Music Composer
- 2023Sleep Tight Music
- 2023