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Creator, Composer, Conductor
Award-winning composer Kevin Saunders Hayes’ command and range of musical styles is as extensive and diverse as the many places he’s lived around the world. Hayes is a study in contrasts – a classically trained musician, and a product of London’s rock scene, Hayes is as comfortable in front of a Marshall stack as he is conducting a symphony orchestra. The Los Angeles Times points out that Hayes is one of few composers today who can use all of this experience to the advantage of the films he scores, “Hayes’ eclectic score flawlessly blends musical styles from opera to head-banging rock.” A veteran of more than 35 feature films, Hayes has written, performed and produced the scores and title songs for the Academy Award® Nominated MIGHTY TIMES - THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS, and the Academy Award® Semi-Finalist for Best Documentary ROCK THE BOAT. Current releases include MR FIX-IT starring David Boreanaz and Paul Sorvino, REESEVILLE starring Mark Hamill and Sally Struthers, LADY IN THE BOX, SOULKEEPER, INTERRUPTIONS, BLUE SHARK HASH, COLD HEARTS, BLOOD TYPE, and INFIDELITY. Hayes is not one to be pigeonholed and his musical contribution to film “is always interesting, intriguing and crosses several genres, from gothic, to punk to pop. Hayes clearly has the composing skills to make an audibly exciting performance.” (The Daily Breeze) Hayes has applied this talent to hundreds of hours of music for television. He has been featured on CBS SPORTS, ABC WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, DINOSAURS, THE AQUANAUTS, REAL STORIES OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL, SCI FI BUZZ, ADVENTURES IN TRAVEL, THE CARTOON NETWORK, MAURY, JERRY SPRINGER SHOW, ALL MY CHILDREN, THE COMEDY CHANNEL, ESPN SPORTS, A&E BIOGRAPHY, as well as music for animated series VOLTRON - DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE, BELIEVE IN SANTA and DINOSAUR ISLAND starring Mark Hamill (and they’ve yet to meet), “The juxtaposition of film and music is perfect, brilliantly matching and magnifying the film. It is very clear that he has a great talent for matching music to images.” (Talkin’ Broadway) Those little ditties between television shows have not escaped Hayes’ attention either. Hayes has composed thousands of national commercials and jingles for every conceivable product and brand. A very small list includes; Advil, AT&T, Atlantic Bell, Bacardi Rum, Legends of Batman, Blockbuster Video, Canada Dry, Caress, Coca Cola, Double Dare, Flex, Fruit of the Loom, General Mills, Hanes, Hasbro, KFC, Kool-Aid, Mattel, M&M/Mars, Mercedes-Benz, Motorola, Nestle Foods, Norelco, Old Spice, Playdoh, Polaroid, Puffs, , Toshiba, Volvo, V-8 and Wrigley’s Gum, working with some of the most talented musicians in the field such as, Will Lee (David Letterman), Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen E Street Band, Conan O’Brian), Pheobe Snow (Teach me Tonight), and saxophone great Tom Scott, to name a very few. In addition to his film and television work, Hayes has written 15 stage musicals. SHREEK, a spoof on teen ‘Scream’ films, was recently invited to participate in the National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s annual conference for new works. TOXIC AVENGER - THE MUSICAL”, based on the cult Troma Film anti-hero The Toxic Avenger, had its world premiere this summer at The Blue Barn Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska. Critics and audiences agreed that Toxie is “hilarious, smart and over-the-top” and had the audience “laughing uproariously at the lyrics and antics of the unlikely hero and his friends” (Omaha World-Herald). The Reader offered that in the “uproarious world premier of TOXIC AVENGER - THE MUSICAL, Hayes had “churned out some of the funniest music and lyrics ever sung on stage.” Hayes is currently developing FULL MOON, a contemporary retelling of the classic werewolf legend, THE GAME, TIME STEP, DISH and BOXING HELENA, a musical stage version of the popular cult film. For for information about Kevin's work in film scoring, check out www.kevinsaundershayes.com |