Reuben Durham

Composer for film, television and games

Reuben Durham

High-stakes, exciting storytelling is my wheelhouse.

Orchestral, hybrid and electronic scores for film, television, games and other visual media. Based in Boston and completing a Film Scoring degree at Berklee College of Music.

  • Scale
  • Tension
  • Wonder
  • Consequence
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Music

A selection of cues across adventure, science fiction and drama. Headphones recommended.

    Selected work

    • Feature film score

      The Theatre of the Dead

      Original score for a feature-length independent horror film, composed and produced across the full narrative arc: thematic continuity, atmosphere and tension, cue management, revision and final delivery.

    • Band, composition and production

      Taliesin

      Founding member of the Canberra progressive metal band Taliesin, contributing guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, composition, arrangement and production across substantial original albums. Reviewing the album Disciple, Sentinel Daily singled out the guitar work of Richard Moseley and Reuben Durham, and HEAVY Magazine described it as highly crafted and structured.

    Reuben Durham, wearing headphones, conducting a string ensemble from a music stand in a recording studio, with microphones on stands above the players.
    Conducting a live string session Watch on YouTube

    About

    I write music for stories where something important is at stake: scale, tension, wonder and consequence. My strongest fit is action, fantasy, horror, science fiction, thriller and drama where the emotional stakes are real. The goal is not simply to make the music sound large. It is to make the audience feel that something important is happening.

    I came to film scoring by a long road: bands and performance, professional recording engineering including full-orchestra sessions, and software design and technical project leadership. I am now completing a Film Scoring degree at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and I scored my first feature before formal study began.

    I work in Dorico, Cubase and Pro Tools, prepare mock-ups, scores, parts and session materials, and conduct and produce live-player sessions alongside virtual instruments. I play guitar, keyboards and bass.

    Portrait of Reuben Durham, with long silver hair and a grey beard, in a white shirt and black leather jacket, seated in a dimly lit room at night and holding a cut-glass tumbler.

    What I bring

    Story-focused music
    Themes, orchestration and dramatic pacing shaped around the scene.
    Production fluency
    Audio engineering, mock-ups, editing, mixing and final delivery.
    Technical literacy
    Software, systems thinking and deep familiarity with scoring and recording technology.
    Dependable collaboration
    Clear communication, preparation and follow-through under pressure.

    Let me help you tell stories.

    Directors, producers, editors and game teams: I would be glad to hear about your project.