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barry j neely, composer
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film composer | Slapface | Somewhere Slow | AMC IMAX logo music | “Best Score” winner, Grimmfest 2021 | he/him
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November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Plz.
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Is there any actor more absurd than Christopher Meloni?

(doing a rewatch of all the “Wet Hot American Summers”)
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Replaced the hard drive in an external casing and I'm pretty proud of myself.

The Thunderbolt ports stopped working randomly, but now I'm all good in a new enclosure.
October 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
my cat NEEDS to sleep on my computer, but kept on stepping on the connectors, so I built…
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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We should replace "Myers-Briggs" and the like with "What is your favorite and least favorite I Think You Should Leave " sketch.
September 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My article from @nofilmschool.bsky.social with such an awesome headline (thank you!).

I really went all-in on this score for “The Demon Detective” and y’all need to hear - and READ about - it.

nofilmschool.com/composer-bar...
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“How a Composer Turned iPhone Voice Recordings Into the Creepiest Horror Score of the Year.”

Maybe one of my favorite headlines I’ve ever had written about my work. Read about my music to “The Demon Detective”.

nofilmschool.com/composer-bar...
September 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Soundtrack available NOW.
open.spotify.com/album/3Il9Fa...

music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Movie Title: "The Demon Detective"
Music Description: "Wintry Gothicness"
Enjoyed By: you
September 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I updated my video on how I make my film scores.
And it's here and it's under 3 minutes!

NEW projects.
NEW footage.
#composer
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
When making a video, remember to sit stationary for 1 sec to grab a still.
When making a video, remember to sit stationary for 1 sec to grab a still.

This reminder brought to you by me going through every single frame of a video to find one of me just smiling normally. This is not one of those:
September 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sorry I kept this project from you, Bluesky.

In the 4th grade, I wrote a story. And decades later I found a copy of it, and had to turn into a metal song.
my 4th grade story, turned into a metal song - Ground Wars (20 Years in the Future)
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September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Finally FINALLY got that soundtrack ready for release.

After…
- now years of work
- listening to it a dozen times
- when I say “dozen” I mean “after I marked the tracks ‘final’ after listening to them a thousand times and then STILL made changes”

“The Demon Detective” soundtrack
Release date 9/23.
August 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Part of this is a joke, only because when you think you’re almost finished, you still have 12 more things you think you wanna change.
Almost done with this soundtrack, only 12 more notes to address!
August 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Almost done with this soundtrack, only 12 more notes to address!
August 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It’s amazing what a small EQ change can do for a mix.

I dipped 2dB at 680Hz with a fairly wide Q on a “boxy” sounding mix and it made all the difference.
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New music (and some guitar faces) coming SOON.
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So it can be more baby friendly, the lyrics are now “Wu-Tang Clan is a group to have fun with.”

Temporarily, of course.
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
You know you’re coming close to finishing a mix when you’re making 1 dB adjustments.
August 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This might just be my opus.

My 2 1/2-minute opus.
August 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
When mastering music, sometimes you need to find the worst speaker you have and listen to your music on that.
July 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Is Barry gonna listen to Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s 315+ episode podcast about “Scrubs”?

…probably.

also, has this turned into Barry’s Scrubs account??
July 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Another year at @danceswithfilms.bsky.social
This time with a fantastic documentary.
June 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Barry you write film scores, you must watch a lot of movies.

me: I’m rewatching Scrubs for the 5th time…
June 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Arrested Development and BASS.
June 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM