Composed Audio:

  • Music Composition

  • Sound Effects Creation

  • Film Audio Post-Production

  • Game Audio Implementation

Composed Audio is the Music and Audio Production team of David Shaw and Mark Anderson.

Together we have worked on numerous films and games, creating original music in various styles, including: Orchestral, Rock, Folk, Chiptunes, Electronic Dance, Ambient and Pop.

We also specialise in sound effect creation and implementation, including the use of Foley techniques and advanced synthesis and sound design.

As a two-person team, our complimentary skill sets mean that whatever your audio needs are, we can help you!

Meet the Team

  • David Shaw

    David Shaw is a prize winning composer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who has been involved with music professionally since 2010. As a session guitarist, drummer and choir singer, David has performed at The Waterfront in Belfast, The O2 Arena in London and The Royal Glasgow Concert Hall. David now works as a composer and film scorer, having written music for numerous film and game projects. He also frequently works with virtual instrument and sample library developer Soundiron to contribute original music to help advertise the companies newest product releases.

  • Mark Anderson

    Mark Anderson is a musician, music producer and sound designer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who has been experimenting with sound and recording since 2006. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Audio Technology with Multimedia from Glasgow Caledonian University, an institute where he also taught for three years. Originally a guitarist and bassist, Mark has more recently ventured into the realms of Electronic Dance Music.

Orchestral Music Examples

Composed Audio can expertly craft the required mood for any project, whether recreating the beautiful, timeless sound of a full orchestra or combining classical instruments with aggressive modern production techniques.

 

Contemporary Music Examples

From Chiptunes to Heavy Metal, from Evolving Soundscapes to Sing-a-Long Pop, Composed Audio love experimenting with different genres and instruments.

 

Electronic dance music examples

From cutting edge electronic music, to retro-inspired synthwave.

 

Some of our previous projects:

  • For Fellowship Film Limited, Composed Audio completed the score for our first feature film ‘Jessie and the Elf Boy’. The score spanned multiple genres, including Orchestral, Jazz, Folk and Pop.

  • Contributed original music and sound effects for the game ‘Aeon Must Die!’ and aided in audio implementation in Unreal Engine. For each of the boss battles, we composed what we call ‘dynamic music’, which changes and evolves in real-time depending on the players’ actions. We have also contributed new music and sound effects to an as yet unannounced new secret game project!

  • We have been working with Inovision AB for the last few years, providing music for several titles in the Pukkins series of children’s educational games.

  • Composed Audio created the score for the film ‘Cyrus Nations?’ and provided dialogue post-production clean-up and dubbing.

  • Composed Audio provided the score for the short film Full Armour and provided post-production dialogue clean-up, dubbing mix, and Foley sound effects. Full Armour was nominated for the Best Short Film Award at the International Christian Film Festival 2020.

  • We have worked with Soundiron, Fluffy Audio, Simple Samples and more to compose many pieces of music utilising unique software Virtual Instruments and sample libraries. Many of these Virtual Instruments are very unusual in nature, using samples of Kazoo’s, Bamboo, Desk Bells and even Lightbulbs!

Testimonials

  • “Composed Audio worked incredibly hard on my short film ‘Full Armour’. David’s themes added atmosphere and emotion to the story and he was never short of enthusiasm.

    I’m very grateful for the way Composed Audio went above and beyond to deliver and excellent score on a tight deadline. The turnaround was very quick but never compromising on quality.”

    Matthew Todd, Director of Full Armour.

  • “I worked with David and Mark on my family feature film Jessie and the Elf Boy. They were a joy to work with at every stage of the process. This was a sizeable project that spanned a number of months and I was delighted with the efficiency and excellence of their work. Over 45 minutes of original music was composed for the film, including a credits song, and it really helped bring the story to life. Highly recommend these guys!”

    Philip Todd, Fellowship Film.

  • Working with them has been a pleasure. Not only are they proficient with their respective field, their communication, flexibility and openness to learning new technology helped us during a very crucial part of our project. Without them we wouldn't have been able to finish our game. While helping us finish the game, they acted as mentors for everything related to audio which made working with it much more interesting. If possible, I would continue with working on all my future projects with them included.

    Suhaib Rehman, Limestone Games.

  • I have been working with David and Mark for a couple of years now. I am delighted with the professionalism and knowledge they both add to the projects. I am happy with the overall process and the results they manage to perform every time. If you are looking for professional, loyal, and passionate creators, this is the place to go!

    Dennis Theux, Inovision AB.

  • During our video game development we came to a point where the OST already produced sounded epic and we did not want to change anything. At the same time for the culminating boss fights, we wanted to add a bit of grand symphony orchestra depth. Composed Audio managed to create a number of new tracks, which beautifully highlighted existing OST tacks, while themselves bringing a deeper music experience to the overall score. On top of that an extra credits bonus track was born out of pure love for the project. Mastering and in-engine sound optimizations were a no brainer and we went with Composed Audio for that one as well. Composed Audio team comes with flawless recommendations: professional, easy going, wide variety of skills and dedicated to the style.

    A must have on any project!

    Yaroslav Tark, Limestone Games.