Daryl Bennett (musician)


Daryl Bennett is a musician and film score composer whose music has been heard on films such as Voyage of the Unicorn, , 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. Eli, who was the first born son used to make his bed in his father's studio. His son received the CBC Galaxie Award at the National Jazz Awards in Toronto around 2009.

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.
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.

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. For his work on The Exhibition, he received the Seattle Composers Alliance award as 2014 Winner of the Best Original Score. Along with son Eli, he provided the music for the film Human Harvest which features Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour.

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. Another group he was in was the Powder Blues Band which was formed in the late 1970s. As of 2011, he was still a member of the group.

Production and composition

Along with Jim Guttridge, he had a role in composing "Bethlehem " which Andraé Crouch sung on his The Gift Of Christmas album, released in 1998.
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.

Discography

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TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Scams, Schemes, and ScoundrelsComposerAerlyn Weissman1996
Dinosaur ParkSound designerJohn Robichaud1998
NashMusicMichael Hamilton
Corey Ogilvie		2013
The ExhibitionComposer, editorDamon Vignale2013
Take Back Your PowerStory, composerJosh Del Sol2013
Human HarvestComposerLeon Lee2014
The Connected UniverseProducer, composer, editorMalcolm Carter2016

TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Showdown at Williams CreekMusic producerAllan Kroeker1991
LighthouseSound designerPaul Tucker1991
Knocking on Heaven's DoorMusicRoger Larry1992
Once in a Blue MoonOrchestrator, composerPhilip Spink1995
Ronnie & JulieComposer, orchestratorPhilip Spink1997Tv move
Honeymoonmusic supervisorJoan Carr-Wiggin1997
The ProcessSound designer, music supervisorErnie Reyes Jr.1998
Big and HairyComposerPhilip Spink1998
The DarklingsComposerJeffrey Reiner1999
Dangerous AttractionComposerPenelope Buitenhuis2000
Voyage of the UnicornComposerPhilip Spink2001Tv movie
'ComposerChris Angel2001
'ComposerChris Angel2002
Mu Sa DoComposerNastasha Baron2002
The EntranceComposer, editor, writer,
producer, actor 		Damon Vignale2006
Engaged to KillComposerMatthew Hastings2006Tv movie
Lost SolaceComposerChris Scheuerman2016
The Bleeding EdgeComposerLeon Lee2016
The PoemComposerBobby Del Rio2016Short