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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Films (33)
Cringe
2025 · Original Music Composer
A Mother’s Love
2025 · Music
Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Guerre des 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 : La Voie de l'eau
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
Mécaniques fatales
2018 · Music Editor
Human Traces
2017 · Original Music Composer
Kitten Witch
2016 · Original Music Composer
Le Hobbit : La Bataille des cinq armées
2014 · Music Editor
Cub
2014 · Original Music Composer
Le Hobbit : La Désolation de Smaug
2013 · Music Editor
The Sorrows
2013 · Original Music Composer
Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu
2012 · Music Editor
2020 Le jour de glace
2011 · Music Editor
Contagious
2011 · Additional Music
Sector 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
Séries (9)
New Zealand Spy
2026 · Original Music Composer
Secrets at Red Rocks
2025 · Original Music Composer
Super frères, mégarobots !
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