barry j neely, composer
@barryjneely.bsky.social
film composer | Slapface | Somewhere Slow | AMC IMAX logo music | “Best Score” winner, Grimmfest 2021 | he/him
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
my cat NEEDS to sleep on my computer, but kept on stepping on the connectors, so I built…
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...
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
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...
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...
“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...
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
“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...
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...
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
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
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
open.spotify.com/album/3Il9Fa...
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
Movie Title: "The Demon Detective"
Music Description: "Wintry Gothicness"
Enjoyed By: you
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:
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
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:
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:
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.
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
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.
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.
New music (and some guitar faces) coming SOON.
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New music (and some guitar faces) coming SOON.
This might just be my opus.
My 2 1/2-minute opus.
My 2 1/2-minute opus.
August 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This might just be my opus.
My 2 1/2-minute opus.
My 2 1/2-minute opus.
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
When mastering music, sometimes you need to find the worst speaker you have and listen to your music on that.
Another year at @danceswithfilms.bsky.social
This time with a fantastic documentary.
This time with a fantastic documentary.
June 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another year at @danceswithfilms.bsky.social
This time with a fantastic documentary.
This time with a fantastic documentary.
Arrested Development and BASS.
June 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Arrested Development and BASS.
sometimes you just don’t need a pick.
May 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
sometimes you just don’t need a pick.
Meet me. Again!
For those who don’t know me, film music is my passion and I love talking about it.
(and of course I love DOING it as well)
This article reveals my new challenge: composing in a time of raising a newborn.
boldjourney.com/meet-barry-j...
For those who don’t know me, film music is my passion and I love talking about it.
(and of course I love DOING it as well)
This article reveals my new challenge: composing in a time of raising a newborn.
boldjourney.com/meet-barry-j...
May 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Meet me. Again!
For those who don’t know me, film music is my passion and I love talking about it.
(and of course I love DOING it as well)
This article reveals my new challenge: composing in a time of raising a newborn.
boldjourney.com/meet-barry-j...
For those who don’t know me, film music is my passion and I love talking about it.
(and of course I love DOING it as well)
This article reveals my new challenge: composing in a time of raising a newborn.
boldjourney.com/meet-barry-j...
Here’s one from a friend of mine that posted this on Facebook:
May 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Here’s one from a friend of mine that posted this on Facebook:
April 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
News is awful
Post Godzilla
Post Godzilla
April 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
News is awful
Post Godzilla
Post Godzilla
If you work in film, if I were you, I would look up the producers and never, EVER work with these people.
The doc is on Hulu.
The doc is on Hulu.
April 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
If you work in film, if I were you, I would look up the producers and never, EVER work with these people.
The doc is on Hulu.
The doc is on Hulu.
It’s been a while, Bluesky, and you deserve this (me, actually out in the world):
April 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s been a while, Bluesky, and you deserve this (me, actually out in the world):
Another delicious foley session.
March 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Another delicious foley session.
Evil movie villains.
IYKYK
IYKYK
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Evil movie villains.
IYKYK
IYKYK
I had to make this for me.
To know that I wasn’t crazy.
These are all factual, there was no need to make anything up.
To know that I wasn’t crazy.
These are all factual, there was no need to make anything up.
January 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I had to make this for me.
To know that I wasn’t crazy.
These are all factual, there was no need to make anything up.
To know that I wasn’t crazy.
These are all factual, there was no need to make anything up.
Made a video about mixing a Jessie Murph performance for an MTV show.
Here’s part 1/5. Full vid on YouTube.
Here’s part 1/5. Full vid on YouTube.
January 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Made a video about mixing a Jessie Murph performance for an MTV show.
Here’s part 1/5. Full vid on YouTube.
Here’s part 1/5. Full vid on YouTube.