A selected collection of compositions and effects designs from productions.
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Let the Right One In
Co-production: University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Directed by Brian Isaac Philips
Music Composed by Patrick John Kiernan
Sound Design by Patrick John Kiernan*
*For for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design at UC-CCM
Based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindvqist and the 2008 film directed by Tomas Alfredson.
A struggling adolescent named Oskar befriends an unusual new neighbor in Eli. The only problem is Eli is over a hundred years old, sustained by blood, and guarded by her aging familiar. As Oskar struggles with bullies at school, he falls in love with Eli, and an unlikely friendship and romance blossoms amid the chaos and carnage of Eli’s dietary requirements.
Over 40 minutes of original music was composed for this production, and published to Spotify. Please use the below embed to listen!
Miscellaneous Compositions from CCM’s MFA Sound Design Program
Snow white and the seven dwarves
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Directed by Daunielle Rasmussen
Music Composed by Patrick John Kiernan
Sound Design by Patrick John Kiernan
Two actors play every role in this one-hour production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves that was recorded for schools and individuals in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.
The compositions reflect many classic instruments, with a focus on deepening the emotion of the play and and contrasting the action onstage.
RICHARD III
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Directed by Laura Welsh Berg
Music Composed by Patrick John Kiernan
Sound Design by Patrick John Kiernan
In this school-length take on Richard III, six actors play over fifteen characters, showcasing the brilliant transformation of Richard of Gloucester from outcast to tyrant.
The musical compositions were largely influenced by electronic music of the 70s and 80s.
as you like it
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Veronica VonTobel
Sound design by Patrick John Kiernan
Mistaken identity and disguise lead to revelations of love and passion in Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy. In this updated take, As You Like It sees Shakespeare’s characters immersed in the colors and sounds of the 1980’s, with a rocking soundtrack underscoring the action of the play.
The design incorporated an onstage 80’s-style boombox that played sound effects and synced up with the offstage soundscape.
henry vi - part one
Baldwin Wallace University
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Laura Welsh Berg
Sound design by Patrick John Kiernan
The world whirls out of control in Shakespeare’s thrilling tale of France's Joan of Arc, the English warrior Talbot and the young King Henry. From the funeral of Henry V that opens the play to Joan's fiery execution, Shakespeare's brilliant first installment of the Wars of the Roses is riveting storytelling that never lets up.
Scored with the brilliant music of Magic Sword, Henry VI had all the grandeur of Shakespeare mixed with the action and sounds of an 80s video game.
around the world in 80 days
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Book, music, and lyrics by Alex Syiek
Directed by Tom Ford
Sound design by Patrick John Kiernan
World premiere
Produced by Idaho Shakespeare Festival
A four-person musical based on the novel by Jules Verne. Passepartout and Fogg travel the globe in an attempt to win ten million dollars, learning much along the way about friendship, loyalty, perseverance, and the many cultures of the world.
salute to the brave
The Actors Company Theatre
By Noël Coward
Directed by Scott Alan Evans
Sound design by Patrick John Kiernan
World-premiere
Set among the moneyed-set in Connecticut, Salute to the Brave offers a blistering look at the dangers of complacency and head-in-the-sand isolationism when a privileged British woman, married to a Naval Commander, escapes the bombing in London to the safety of wealth and comfort in the U.S. What she discovers there and the self-realizations she makes are at the center of this provocative comedy.
simon dawes becomes a planet
Time Shared Theatre off-off-Broadway at The Access.
By Alex Moggridge
Directed by Michael Lluberes
Original music by Scott Dembowski
Sound design by Patrick John Kiernan
Blessed with a strange and haunting singing voice, Simon weaves his way through a world where healthy and beautiful is not enough, encountering a parade of family, friends, lovers, and eccentrics, discovering fame, obscurity, and maybe just a little bit of happiness along the way.
she stoops to conquer
The Actors Company Theatre
By Oliver Goldsmith
Directed by Scott Alan Evans
Original music by David Broome
Sound design by Patrick Kiernan
Mistaken identities, rustic rubes, and a barmaid who isn’t what she appears to be make this hilarious romance that pits county manners against city snobbery among the brightest gems in the crown of British comedy.
stuart little
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
By Joseph Robinette
Directed by Tom Ford
Sound design by Patrick Kiernan
A light-hearted work based on the book by E.B. White, Stuart Little follows the eponymous mouse on his journey to save his friend Margalo while experiencing the big world along the way.
the shakespeare stealer
The Idaho Shakespeare Festival
By Gary Blackwood
Directed by Tom Ford
Sound design by Patrick Kiernan
In Elizabethan England, a child is forced to steal the script for Shakespeare's Hamlet and deliver it to his master. Upon entering The Globe, he falls in love with theatre, and has a difficult choice to make.