Daryl Bennett
Occupation(s)Composer, film producer, record producer, session musician
Instrument(s)Drums, saxophone
Years active1970s –present

Daryl Bennett is a musician and film score composer whose music has been heard on films such as Voyage of the Unicorn, Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled, Entrance, and television shows such as The Outer Limits, and Higher Ground. As a drummer, one of the artists he has recorded with is Long John Baldry on his It Still Ain't Easy album. He is the father of Eli Bennett, an award winning jazz saxophonist.

Background

He introduced his son Eli to music when Eli was twelve years old.[1] Eli, who was the first born son used to make his bed in his father's studio.[2] His son received the CBC Galaxie Award at the National Jazz Awards in Toronto around 2009.[3]

Film career

One of his earliest projects in soundtrack work was in the Roger Larry directed film Knocking on Heaven's Door which was released around 1994.[4][5] He had multiple roles in the 2006 horror film. One as an actor in The Entrance, playing the Priest. He was also associate producer, film editor, and music composer.[6][7][8]

Documentaries

He worked as composer and editor on the 2013 documentary film The Exhibition with Damon Vignale, and Miho Yamamoto. It received the Michael Sullivan Frontline Award for Journalism in a Documentary Film at the 2014 Salem Film Festival.[9] For his work on The Exhibition, he received the Seattle Composers Alliance award as 2014 Winner of the Best Original Score.[10] Along with son Eli, he provided the music for the film Human Harvest which features Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour.[11]

Musician and producer

Musician

One of the bands he was a member of was The Philippe Lapointe Group which recorded the album, Natural Selection, released in 1987.[12] Another group he was in was the Powder Blues Band which was formed in the late 1970s.[13][14] As of 2011, he was still a member of the group.[15]

Production and composition

Along with Jim Guttridge, he had a role in composing "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)" which Andraé Crouch sung on his The Gift Of Christmas album, released in 1998.[16] One of the artists he has produced for is Canadian violinist Rosemary Siemens on her Once Upon a Dream album she recorded with Roy Tan.[17]

Discography

  • Connie Scott – Hold On - Image 7 ICD 7818 - 1987 - (Percussion)
  • The Philippe Lapointe Group - Natural Selection - Progress Records PR001 - 1987 - (Drums)
  • Hope Sterling – The Way Things Are - Image 7 ICD 7826 - (Drums, percussion)
  • Connie Scott - Christmas In Your Heart - Image 7 ICD 7828 - 1988 - (Drums, percussion)
  • Bob Hanson – 'Nuff Said - Lorotz LZ3090CD - 1990 - (Percussion), (Drums on "'Nuff Said")
  • Andraé Crouch – The Gift Of Christmas - Qwest Records 9 47091-2, Warner Bros. Records 9 47091-2 - 1999
    (Arranger, music composer, Synthesizer programing on "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)"
  • Amos Garrett - Make My Home in My Shoes - Stony Plain 1132 - 1988/1991/1995 - (Drums)
  • Long John Baldry - It Still Ain't Easy - Stony Plain Records SPCD 1163 - 1991 - (Drums)
  • Harriet Frost – Twilight Conversations - Lost Horizon (EP) - 1993 - (Drums, percussion)
  • Hal Beckett - Natural Places - Marquis Records 5170 - 1995 (Drums, Percussion)
  • Harriet Frost – Random Days - Lost Horizon LHP02 - 2009 - (Drums, percussion)[18][19][20]

Films (selective)

Documentary
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Scams, Schemes, and Scoundrels Composer Aerlyn Weissman 1996
Dinosaur Park Sound designer John Robichaud 1998
Nash Music Michael Hamilton
Corey Ogilvie		 2013
The Exhibition Composer, editor Damon Vignale 2013
Take Back Your Power Story, composer Josh Del Sol 2013
Human Harvest Composer Leon Lee 2014
The Connected Universe Producer, composer, editor Malcolm Carter 2016
Feature films
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Showdown at Williams Creek Music producer Allan Kroeker 1991
Lighthouse Sound designer Paul Tucker 1991
Knocking on Heaven's Door Music Roger Larry 1992
Once in a Blue Moon Orchestrator, composer Philip Spink 1995
Ronnie & Julie Composer, orchestrator Philip Spink 1997 Tv move
Honeymoon music supervisor Joan Carr-Wiggin 1997
The Process Sound designer, music supervisor Ernie Reyes Jr. 1998
Big and Hairy Composer Philip Spink 1998
The Darklings Composer Jeffrey Reiner 1999
Dangerous Attraction Composer Penelope Buitenhuis 2000
Voyage of the Unicorn Composer Philip Spink 2001 Tv movie
Wishmaster 3: Devil Stone Composer Chris Angel 2001
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled Composer Chris Angel 2002
Mu Sa Do Composer Nastasha Baron 2002
The Entrance Composer, editor, writer,
producer, actor (Priest)		 Damon Vignale 2006
Engaged to Kill Composer Matthew Hastings 2006 Tv movie
Lost Solace Composer Chris Scheuerman 2016
The Bleeding Edge Composer Leon Lee 2016
The Poem Composer Bobby Del Rio 2016 Short

References

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