{"id":32302,"date":"2017-11-08T03:50:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T03:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=32302"},"modified":"2017-11-07T23:43:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:43:54","slug":"animation-composed-ben-locket-gareth-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-composed-ben-locket-gareth-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation Composed: Ben Locket &#038; Gareth Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/skwigly\/animation-composed-1-02\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AC1-2-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Continuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/animation-composed\/\">Animation Composed<\/a>, Skwigly&#8217;s celebration of the harmonious relationship between music and animation, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/animation-composed-1-2\">second episode<\/a> delves into the world of composing for animated TV series, with special guests <a href=\"http:\/\/benlocket.com\">Ben Locket<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garethdaviescomposer.uk\">Gareth Davies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Australia and presently based in London, Ben&#8217;s work in television centers around the long-running Cartoon Network series T<em>he Amazing World of Gumball<\/em>, as well as the recent Magic Light adaptation of Roald Dahl&#8217;s <em>Revolting Rhymes<\/em> &#8211; both of which presently nominated for a Children&#8217;s Animation BAFTA. <em>Revolting Rhymes<\/em> also recently won Best Original Score at the Sapporo Japanese Short Film Festival and, as well as an upcoming soundtrack release, has been screened to a live orchestral accompaniment over the past year with the next performance taking place this coming February at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whats-on\/125040-revolting-rhymes-2018\">Southbank Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UK-based composer\/songwriter Gareth Davies has a wealth of experience composing for television and corporate clients alongside his own personal projects. 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