Liam Reid is a composer, music editor, music mixer and sound editor based in Wellington, New Zealand.
PORTFOLIO
2024
You're The Real One Sheik (Miles From Nowhere Season 1)
A Little Courage (Kumara Blues)
2023
Kowahi Comes Home (The Adventures Of Tahi And Kōwhai)
Father And Son (Mako)
2022
What Lurks In The Deepest Depths? (Deep 48hrs)
Clapping To Connection (Hand In Hand)
Gameover (Zero)
Youth Touched By Burnt Earth (Wildfire)
Verdure (The Next Step)
Rusty and Jeb's Cowboy Suite (Rusty and Jeb's Cowboy Hour)
2021
Life Shared Is The Only Life (PDA)
Them Bones Ain't No Joke (Suis Generis)
Pesky Rats & Heroic Kids (The White Tree)
Hope Is But A Banana Peel Away (Banana Boys 48hrs)
We're All Going To Die (Banana Boat – 48hrs)
2020
Golden Tidings and Woollen Fortunes (Hot Wool)
Circle Of Life Part 3 (Circle OF Life)
Robo-Five-O (Robo-Five-O – 48hrs)
2019
Apollo 69 (Apollo 69 – 48hrs)
2018
Picking Flowers (Black Dog)
2017
As I Get Older I Get Younger (Humans)
About Liam
Liam is a prolific composer that has been operating in Wellington Aotearoa for the last 7 years producing a range of content covering children’s theatre, short documentary, short drama, multiple entries in the VF48hr Film Competition, and TV series and feature films. Notable works include the 2024 TV Series “Miles From Nowhere” playing on Sky Go and Neon. Short Drama “Mako” directed by Mark Papalli which was Audience Favourite in NIZFF 2023’s Nga Whanaunga Maori Pasifika Short Film Programme and as well as being selected as part of Show Me Shorts 2023 and Maoriland 2024. Other stand out work includes the short doco “Humans” (Winner Best NZ Short – Doc Edge Festival 2019), short drama “Hand In Hand” (Winner Best International Short Film with a Female Lead – Perth International Women In Film Festival 2022), and “Zero” a multi award winning short film directed by 48hr legend Tim Hamilton. “Zero’s” honours include Best Comedy Short – My Rode Reel 2021, Best Editing at the Cannes Festival TikTok Short Film Competition 2022. Liam has also achieved a special mention for Best Score NZ Narrative at NZ Web Fest 2022 for his work on episode 2 of the web series “Suis Generis”. This award is shared with composer Abraham Kunin. For “Suis Generis” there have also been nominations for best score at LA Web Fest 2022 and NYC Web Fest 2022. Upcoming projects include Day One Shorts Wilbert Wire which is in pre-production and Tim Hamilton’s feature film debut “Pop” currently in Post Production.
Composer Credits
Music Editor / Mixing / Production Credits
2024
Kumara Blues
Director: Paris Renalson
Produced By: Snap Shot Shorts
Miles From Nowhere Season 1
Director: Ghazaleh Gol
Produced By: Gibson Group & Homegrown Pictures
Bond
Director: James Robertson
Produced By: Annabelle Snelling and Daisy Thor-Poet
2023
Mako
Director: Mark Papalii
Produced By: Amy Laura Jansen
Official Selection NZIFF Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023
Winner Audience Favourite NZIFF Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023
Official Selection Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2023
The Adventures Of Tahi And Kōwhai
Director: Jacqueline Coats
Produced By: Little Dog Barking Ltd.
2022
Hand In Hand
Director: Shelley Waddams
Produced By: Georgia Hoskins-Smith
Official Selection Show Me Shorts Festival 2022
Official Selection Perth International Women In Film Festival 2022
Winner Best International Short Film With A Female Lead 2022
Deep (48hr Film Competition)
Director: Tim Hamilton
Produced By: Tim Hamilton
National Grand Finalist VF48hr Film Competition 2022
Rusty And Jeb’s Cowboy Hour
Director: Adam Herbert & Dylan Hutton
Produced By: Adam Herbert & Dylan Hutton
Wildfire
Director: Paul Wolffram
Produced By: ShuRun Yap
Official Selection Doc Edge 2022
The Next Step (Documentary Series)
Director: Ana Caicedo Macia
Produced By: Ana Caicedo Macia
2021
Rainbows and Fishes
Director: Peter Wilson
Produced by: Little Dog Barking Ltd.
Suis Generis
Season 3: Episode 2 Casper
Director: Roberto Nascimento
Producer: Daniel Conforte
Special Mention Best Score NZ Narrative: NZ Web Fest 2022
Nominated Best Score: LA Web Fest 2022
Nominated Best Score: NYC Web Fest 2022
The White Tree
Director: Jacqueline Coats
Produced by: Little Dog Barking Ltd
Banana Boys (48hr Film Competition)
Director: Tim Hamilton
Grand Finalist VF48hr Film Competition 2021
Banana U-Boat (48hr Film Competition)
Director: Tim Hamilton
Nominated Best Original Score: Wellington Regional Finals VF48hr Film Competition 2021
Grand Finalist VF48hr Film Competition 2021
Tinsel Over Twizel
Director: Pamela Guha
Produced By: Justin Eade, Donna Botha, Aaron Falvey
Official Selection Top Of The South Film Festival 2022
Nominated Best Original Music: Top Of The South Film Festival 2022
PDA
Director: Jenna Eriksen
Produced By: Ana Caicedo Macia
Written By: Greta Casey-Solly
ZERO
Director: Tim Hamilton
Produced By: Tim Hamilton
Winner Best Comedy: My Rode Reel 2021
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival x Tiktok 2022
Winner Best Editing Cannes International Film Festival x Tiktok 2022
2020
Hot Wool
Director: Tony Olsen
Produced by: Tony Olsen
Winner Best Silent Film: Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Visions Film Fest 2022
Circle Of Life
Director: Peter Wilson
Produced by: Little Dog Barking Ltd
Growing Up Kiwi
Director: Madeline Brennan
Co-composed with: Rob Thorne
Official Selection International Wildlife Film Festival 2021
Robo-Five-O (48hrs 2020)
Director: Tim Hamilton
2019
Apollo 69 (48hrs)
Director: Tim Hamilton
Best Original Score Winner: Wellington Regional Finals 2019
Nominated Best Original Score: 48hrs Grand Final
Rants in The Dark (Additional Composition)
Director: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford
Produced by: Good Times Company Ltd.
2018
Black Dog
Director: Peter Lyndon
Produced by: Little Dog Barking Ltd.
NZIFF Programme Launch Trailer
Terror-Fi Programme Trailer
2017
Wild
Director: Steph Miller
Producer: ShuRun Yap
Humans
Director: Steph Miller
Producer: ShuRun Yap
Victoria University of Wellington MPPE Advert
Kiwi Christmas (Additional Composition)
Director: Tony Simpson
Producer: Tim Sanders
Creature
Director :Madison Forward
Producor: Ness Simons
2024
Kumara Blues
Director: Paris Renalson
Produced By: Snap Shot Shorts
Bond
Director: James Robertson
Produced By: Annabelle Snelling and Daisy Thor-Poet
2023
Mako
Director: Mark Papalii
Produced By: Amy Laura Jansen
Official Selection NZIFF Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023
Winner Audience Favourite NZIFF Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023
Official Selection Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2023
The Adventures Of Tahi And Kōwhai
Director: Jacqueline Coats
Produced By: Little Dog Barking Ltd.