Daryl Bennett (musician)
Daryl Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Composer, film producer, record producer, session musician |
| Instruments | Drums, saxophone, Cello |
| Years active | 1970s –present |
Daryl Bennett is a musician and film score composer whose music has been heard on films such as Voyage of the Unicorn, Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled, Entrance, and television shows such as The Outer Limits, and Higher Ground. As a drummer, one of the artists he has recorded with is Long John Baldry on his It Still Ain't Easy album. He is the father of Eli Bennett, an award-winning jazz saxophonist.
Background
He introduced his son Eli to music when Eli was twelve years old.[1] Eli, who was the first born son used to make his bed in his father's studio.[2] His son received the CBC Galaxie Award at the National Jazz Awards in Toronto around 2009.[3]
Film career
One of his earliest projects in soundtrack work was in the Roger Larry directed film Knocking on Heaven's Door which was released around 1994.[4][5] He had multiple roles in the 2006 horror film. One as an actor in The Entrance, playing the Priest. He was also associate producer, film editor, and music composer.[6][7][8]
Documentaries
He worked as composer and editor on the 2013 documentary film The Exhibition with Damon Vignale, and Miho Yamamoto. It received the Michael Sullivan Frontline Award for Journalism in a Documentary Film at the 2014 Salem Film Festival.[9] For his work on The Exhibition, he received the Seattle Composers Alliance award as 2014 Winner of the Best Original Score.[10] Along with son Eli, he provided the music for the film Human Harvest which features Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour.[11]
Musician and producer
Musician
One of the bands he was a member of was The Philippe Lapointe Group which recorded the album, Natural Selection, released in 1987.[12] Another group he was in was the Powder Blues Band which was formed in the late 1970s.[13][14] As of 2011, he was still a member of the group.[15]
Production and composition
Along with Jim Guttridge, he had a role in composing "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)" which Andraé Crouch sung on his The Gift Of Christmas album, released in 1998.[16] One of the artists he has produced for is Canadian violinist Rosemary Siemens on her Once Upon a Dream album she recorded with Roy Tan.[17]
Discography
- Connie Scott – Hold On - Image 7 ICD 7818 - 1987 - (Percussion)
- The Philippe Lapointe Group - Natural Selection - Progress Records PR001 - 1987 - (Drums)
- Hope Sterling – The Way Things Are - Image 7 ICD 7826 - (Drums, percussion)
- Connie Scott - Christmas In Your Heart - Image 7 ICD 7828 - 1988 - (Drums, percussion)
- Bob Hanson – 'Nuff Said - Lorotz LZ3090CD - 1990 - (Percussion), (Drums on "'Nuff Said")
- Andraé Crouch – The Gift Of Christmas - Qwest Records 9 47091-2, Warner Bros. Records 9 47091-2 - 1999
(Arranger, music composer, Synthesizer programing on "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)" - Amos Garrett - Make My Home in My Shoes - Stony Plain 1132 - 1988/1991/1995 - (Drums)
- Long John Baldry - It Still Ain't Easy - Stony Plain Records SPCD 1163 - 1991 - (Drums)
- Harriet Frost – Twilight Conversations - Lost Horizon (EP) - 1993 - (Drums, percussion)
- Hal Beckett - Natural Places - Marquis Records 5170 - 1995 (Drums, Percussion)
- Harriet Frost – Random Days - Lost Horizon LHP02 - 2009 - (Drums, percussion)[18][19][20]
Films (selective)
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scams, Schemes, and Scoundrels | Composer | Aerlyn Weissman | 1996 | |
| Dinosaur Park | Sound designer | John Robichaud | 1998 | |
| Nash | Music | Michael Hamilton Corey Ogilvie |
2013 | |
| The Exhibition | Composer, editor | Damon Vignale | 2013 | |
| Take Back Your Power | Story, composer | Josh Del Sol | 2013 | |
| Human Harvest | Composer | Leon Lee | 2014 | |
| The Connected Universe | Producer, composer, editor | Malcolm Carter | 2016 |
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showdown at Williams Creek | Music producer | Allan Kroeker | 1991 | |
| Lighthouse | Sound designer | Paul Tucker | 1991 | |
| Knocking on Heaven's Door | Music | Roger Larry | 1992 | |
| Once in a Blue Moon | Orchestrator, composer | Philip Spink | 1995 | |
| Ronnie & Julie | Composer, orchestrator | Philip Spink | 1997 | Tv move |
| Honeymoon | music supervisor | Joan Carr-Wiggin | 1997 | |
| The Process | Sound designer, music supervisor | Ernie Reyes Jr. | 1998 | |
| Big and Hairy | Composer | Philip Spink | 1998 | |
| The Darklings | Composer | Jeffrey Reiner | 1999 | |
| Dangerous Attraction | Composer | Penelope Buitenhuis | 2000 | |
| Voyage of the Unicorn | Composer | Philip Spink | 2001 | Tv movie |
| Wishmaster 3: Devil Stone | Composer | Chris Angel | 2001 | |
| Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Composer | Chris Angel | 2002 | |
| Mu Sa Do | Composer | Nastasha Baron | 2002 | |
| The Entrance | Composer, editor, writer, producer, actor (Priest) |
Damon Vignale | 2006 | |
| Engaged to Kill | Composer | Matthew Hastings | 2006 | Tv movie |
| Lost Solace | Composer | Chris Scheuerman | 2016 | |
| The Bleeding Edge | Composer | Leon Lee | 2016 | |
| The Poem | Composer | Bobby Del Rio | 2016 | Short |
References
- ^ Metro Living Zine, October 13, 2015 - Let me introduce you to Eli Bennett - Marilyn R. Wilson Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Toronto Star , Fri., June 12, 2015 How I got the jazz gene: seven artists reveal their roots - By Trish Crawford
- ^ Island Jazz, June 4, 2009 Exclusive Island Jazz Interview With Young West Coast Saxophone Sensation Eli Bennett - Rick Gibbs Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Soundtrack.net Knocking On Heaven's Door
- ^ Film Reference Daryl Bennett Biography ((?)-)
- ^ Dvd Talk The Entrance and The Passage Separate releases reviewed by Lee Broughton
- ^ MovieTrailerParadise - The Entrance Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes Daryl Bennett
- ^ Salem Film Festival Awards, SFF 2014 Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Local Sightings Film Festival, October 3, 2014 - Jury Awards Announced At Local Sightings 2014, 2014 SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE AWARDS Archived 2016-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reno Tahoe International Film Festival - Human Harvest Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Discogs The Philippe Lapointe Group – Natural Selection
- ^ The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia Artist: Powder Blues
- ^ Canadian Classic Rock Powder Blues
- ^ Peninsula News Review, Sep 14, 2011 - Entertainment, Powder Blues improve in White - by Christine van Reeuwyk Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ God in Slow Motion, By Mike Nappa Page 207 NOTES, CVhapter 1: Mischievous Glory
- ^ Pembina Today, Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - Once Upon a Dream - Greg Vandermeulen
- ^ All Music Daryl Bennett, Credits
- ^ Discogs More Images
- ^ Discogs Daryl Bennett Discography