The Official Web Site of American Film Composer and Film Editor

PAUL KELLY

American Film Composer Paul Kelly has been composing music for over twenty years. His feature film credits include Oliver Stone’s blockbuster motion picture Any Given Sunday scoring the notorious "Inches Speech" by Tony D 'Amato played Al Pacino among other scenes, and controversial documentary Comandante. Most recently, his music has blanketed such films as the Oscar nominated short film, Everything In This Country Must, as well as the gut-busting NBC Sports' telecast Ironman Triathlon World Championship.

Kelly's dark-edged music tends to find it's way into dramatic, suspenseful, and, more often than not, twisted or disturbing on-screen moments. A New York-based commercial film editor/studio musician, Kelly has self-produced four CDs: Soundings in Film, Buzz, Drive, and Subterranean Noise (release date pending). Prior to finding its way into feature films, Kelly's material was used in commercial spots for such clients as Calvin Klein and Miller Beer.

Originally from Connecticut, Kelly has an eclectic background. He spent two years in New York City working in commercial production before moving to Los Angeles in 1988. After a few years working in television production, Kelly moved into post-production and eventually relocated back to New York City.

When he’s not in the recording studio, Kelly is in the editing room cutting commercials and music videos. His film editing credits include commercial spots for companies like Motorola, Mini, Toyota and Volkswagen, and music videos for such major artists as Shania Twain (You're Still The One), Eric Clapton (Pilgrim), and Faith Hill (Breathe).

Kelly draws inspiration from such artists as Brian Eno, Robbie Robertson, Daniel Lanois and Angelo Badalamenti.

For more information, email info@paulkelly.com