Dr Gilbert Gabriel (MA Film. B.Mus) is a songwriter, producer and composer whose music and songs have featured in TV, Films & Radio around the world. He received an Ivor Novello nomination and was awarded Gold records and BMI certificates for radio play and sales.
His credits include; The Dream Academy (Life in a Northern town. The Love Parade), whose music was included in the blockbuster Hollywood films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; Trains, Planes and Automobiles and Diane Keaton’s Heaven. Independent films Paris (John Cale) and The Light Trap and collaborations with Massive Attack vocalist Shara Nelson, Polysterene (X ray Spex), Shola Ama and Kirsty Hawkshaw (Opus lll).
Gilbert is currently writing and recording a fourth Dream Academy album, as well finishing a solo project with Kroke’s Tomasz Kurkurba (Peter Gabriel/ Nigel Kennedy collaborator).
GLOW
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Television
(Comedy, Drama and Sport)
Soundtrack A look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles.
Chambers Gate
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Film
(Crime and Drama)
Composer Jules Akola, a newly appointed government official claims to halt rising underground street crime, namely drug lord Sydney Smalls and wingman Tio Spence. Once Tio learns Smalls is playing favorites, he regretfully employs two petty criminals, Aaron and Moor to investigate. Jules, now alleged of murder, is sought by the lovely Angie, a covert cop whose persuasive charm leads Prudence, Jules fiancée, in the arms of Fischer, a wayward clergyman who Jules inadvertently confides in. Written by Charles Ross
Live Nude Girls
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Film
(Comedy)
Composer When Shane (Mike Hatton) inherits a gentleman's club from his estranged uncle, he leaves his Midwestern home for Los Angeles. Run by a booze hound (Dave Foley) and employing a dozen out of control strippers (Bree Olson, Tera Patrick), Shane must do everything he can to save the club from bankruptcy and maybe make history in the process. Written by DVD
Reunion
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Television
(Drama and Mystery)
Soundtrack A relentless New York City police detective, named Ken Marjorino, arrives in the town of Bedford, New York, to investigate the murder of a mysterious person at a 20th high school reunion. Through Marjorino's interviews with the suspects, the stories takes us back 20 years starting in 1986 where six close friends graduated from high school. They include good-natured and ambitious, blue-collared Will Malloy; wealthy and snobbish, white-collared Craig Brewster; overachieving but direction less Aaron Lewis; Craig's girlfriend Samantha Carlton who dreams of becoming a doctor; Samantha's best friend Carla Noll a struggling photographer; and the hip Jenna Moretti who's obsessed with becoming a world-famous actress. With each flashback we learn more about Will, Craig, Aaron, Samantha, Carla and Jenna over their various directions they take with their lives. With each passing year that we observe, it brings up more questions. Of the six, which one was murdered? Which one committed the crime ... Written by Matt Patay
Cold Case
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Television
(Crime, Drama, Mystery and Thriller)
Soundtrack Lilly Rush is a Philadelphia police detective working for the department's homicide squad and being assigned 'cold cases': crimes that were committed many years before and have not been solved. Lilly must try to re-think the crime scenes and interview other people involved with the victims to find a link to solving the cases. Written by Anonymous
King of the Hill
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Television
(Animation, Comedy and Drama)
Soundtrack King of the Hill is another animation hit for Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge, who also voices the starring character Hank Hill, a propane gas salesman in the fictional town Arlen, Texas. Hank is often besieged by the idiosyncrasies of society, but he finds (some) serenity in his home-life with his wife, substitute Spanish teacher Peggy, his awkward son Bobby and his live-in niece-in-law Luanne Platter. Adding flavor to the ordinary dish the series serves are Hank's friends, divorcee military barber Bill Dauterive, paranoid Dale Gribble (with an obsession with Government conspiracy theories) and gibberish spouting Boomhauer. Written by Ondre Lombard <olombard@lombard.cyberverse.com>
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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Film
(Comedy)
Soundtrack All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, shower curtain ring salesman and all-around blabbermouth who is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is going the same direction as Neal.... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
Heaven
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Film
(Documentary)
Soundtrack A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with clips from classic films and a variety of stock footage. Written by Jennifer Harrison
The Dream Academy: Indian Summer
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Video
(Short and Music)
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Film
(Comedy)
Soundtrack High school student Ferris Bueller wants a day off from school and he's developed an incredibly sophisticated plan to pull it off. He talks his friend Cameron into taking his father's prized Ferrari and with his girlfriend Sloane head into Chicago for the day. While they are taking in what the city has to offer school principal Ed Rooney is convinced that Ferris is, not for the first time, playing hooky for the day and is hell bent to catch him out. Ferris has anticipated that, much to Rooney's chagrin. Written by garykmcd
Ivor Novello Nomination
Berklee College of Music
(2012-2014)