RICHARD WELLS
Richard began his professional music career as a programmer, keyboard player and engineer. His credits include work on tracks by Dominic King (MY SIMPLE HEART), John Moss (CULTURE CLUB), TALK TALK and CLAN OF XYMOX. He joined Xymox in 1991 and toured the USA. He later engineered and mixed their album Metamorphosis.
Richard met games composer, Dave Punshon in 1994 and since then they have worked together, composing music for over 30 computer games.
Richard's break into films came in 1998, when he scored Jake West's cult debut feature RAZOR BLADE SMILE, allegedly the lowest budgeted film ever to be theatrically released in the UK. Richard's collaboration with Jake West has continued with the horror film EVIL ALIENS, which won the Raindance award at the British Independent Film Awards October 2005.
In 2002 Richard found a niche writing music for film trailers. He has worked extensively for several labels including the Weinstein Company's Dragon Dynasty. His original trailer music, for over 50 feature films includes The Grudge, Seven Swords and Infernal Affairs.
In 2005 Richard completely re-scored the Thai martial arts smash hit ONG-BAK. After a successful theatrical release, the UK version of Ong-Bak has gone on to sell over 500,000 units on DVD.
After scoring the teaser for Simon Hunter, Richard was asked to write a full orchestral score for the major feature film MUTANT CHRONICLES, starring Thomas Jane and Ron Pearlman.
More recently, Richard scored the hit TV series BEING HUMAN and the Jake West comedy / horror film DOGHOUSE.
Richard also writes music for the KPM/ EMI production music label.
For more information, video/audio clips and reviews, you can visit Richard's website HERE.
For full credits please click on the above biography download.
FEATURE FILMS
Doghouse
Carnaby International
The Mutant Chronicles
Edward R. Pressman Films
Evil Aliens
Falcon Media
Ong Bak
Contender Group
Razor Blade Smile
Manga
TELEVISION
Being Human
Touchpaper Television
VIDEO GAMES include:
Pop Idol
WW2 Frontline
Superman
Gangsters 1 & 2
Lego Island 2
Abomination
Legoland
Cutthroats
X-Com Apocalypse
FILM TRAILERS include:
Invisible Target
Mutant Chronicles
City of Violence
Hard Boiled
Infernal Affairs
Invisible Target
The Duelist
Dead Man's Cards
Seven Swords
DISCOGRAPHY as Composer
Altered States
Evil Aliens
Overkill 2
Global Shockwave
Overkill
SHORT FILMS
Piss Boy
Whacked