Jeffrey Hayat

JEFFREY HAYAT

Jeffrey Hayat was born and raised in New York City. His affinity of music started at a very early age, and the guitar became his first love at age 10. He went on to play in many local hard rock and heavy metal bands, expanding all the while his appreciation for classical and film score music, and studying orchestral composition and orchestration.

“I have always loved movies. All genres – from action and adventure films to love stories; from horror flicks to comedies. It is a way to escape…I take great enjoyment in submitting myself to entering another world, and to be enraptured by the images, the sound, the emotions…all at the hands of the storyteller – of the filmmaker.

“Music to me is like another language; it is another means of vocalizing one’s thoughts and feelings. The creation of music is my way of communicating to others – others who may not speak my native tongue, but who can feel the sensation and the passion that is music.”

Jeff has written many musical pieces over the past 25 years; writing for moving images is where his true talents shine.

“My goal is to bring the on-screen images to a new level…to support the film and help stimulate the viewer. Energize the story, develop a mood, build melodic identification for a character… mold the score to work well within the framework of the film. Also, the composer must work well with the director and producer; it is not a solo mission but a collaborative effort. ‘You don’t like that trumpet line – how about we change it to an oboe?’ ‘You aren’t happy with the rhythm here – we can slow down the tempo, alter the meter a bit, and change some of the percussion instruments.’ There are no boundaries – no limitations. I am always looking for new ways to build, to write, to create this wonderful art we know as music.”

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Your Nightmare 2:19 Slow, eerie, dark, brooding soundscape
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Will I Make It 1:26 Mysterious investigative tension cue
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Triumph At Sea 1:11 Big, bold, cinematic, triumphant, heroic, majestic orchestral with choirs
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What A Rush :54 Pounding drums, driving rhythms, and staccato strings, tension builder, big crescendo ending.
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Welcome To My World 1:45 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal and Orchestral track. Big drums, heavy guitar and bass, soaring staccato strings and brass
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Warlord 1:12 World/ethnic/african/middle-eastern. Nylon string guitar, flutes, building to a climax.
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Us 1:52 Reflective, thoughtful orchestral rock cue with clean guitar, sweeping legato strings, rock drums and bass.
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Unforetold :51 Driving track with lots of percussion, rock drums, piano, melody
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Tomb Of Darkness 1:56 Slow, eerie, dark, brooding soundscape. Tension, scary. Pounding drums, rhythmic, dark choirs
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To The Death 1:09 Starts slow and moody, bursts into an up-tempo, driving track with lots of percussion, rock drums, arpeggiated strings.
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Rendezvous 1:25 Percussive elements with synths, staccato strings in this suspenseful electronica/orchestral cue 
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Thing Of Beauty 1:16 Solemn, soft, reflective, no percussion, piano, strings, soft flute, cello. 
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The Pool 1:01 Slow, eerie, dark, brooding soundscape. Pounding drums, rhythmic, dark choirs.
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The Heist 1:44 Driving rhythms and drums, heavy staccato strings, cinematic themes, big full orchestral ending - brass, strings.
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Stay With Me 1:51 Majestic epic orchestral with pounding drums, heavy staccato strings, reflective, soothing middle with piano and synth, building to a big climax with brass
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Skies Of The Middle East 2:23 World/ethnic middle-eastern. Ethnic instruments. Calm, soothing, reflective middle, lots of flutes and legato strings.
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Secrets Of The Deep 1:07 Slow-tempo, epic cinematic, heroic orchestral track. Big bang end.
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Perilous 1:38 Majestic epic orchestral with pounding drums, heavy staccato strings, reflective, soothing middle with piano and synth, building to a big climax with brass
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Out of The Dark :49 Up-tempo, driving rock/metal-type rhythm, fast staccato arpeggiated strings and woods, grand climax, tension, sense of urgency.
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I Remember :59 Driving synth bass lines, rock-type drums, soaring melodies.
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On The Warpath :55 World/ethnic/african up tempo track. Driving rhythms and drums, strings, ney flute, builds to a climax at end.
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On The Prowl 1:48 Driving rhythms, pounding drums, soaring staccato strings, a bit dark, heroic, majestic.
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Jerry and Tom 1:37 Cat chases mouse in fun, lively chase.
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Indifference 1:53 Driving rhythm, heavy guitar in this industrial/action cue.
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In The Moment 1:14 Driving rhythm, massive drums, great groove, marcato strings in this industrial/action cue
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Insurrection 1:32 Pounding drums, high trumpets, low brass and staccato strings. Big epic, cinematic feel.
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I Must Run 1:05 Driving rhythms, pounding drums, cinematic, heavy staccato strings, woods and brass, moody stalking/lurking middle with piano and high strings, building to a huge cinematic sweeping ending
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Here I Am 1:21 Driving rhythms, pounding drums, soaring staccato strings, a bit dark, heroic, majestic.
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Forever 1:58 Slow, somber, sad track. Piano, melodic cello and strings, flute, choir. Alternative slow rock-type drums and bass towards end.
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Full Of Life 1:52 Confident, reflective, thoughtful, inspirational, nylon string guitar, legato strings, synth drums.
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After Life Before Death 1:37 Dark, solemn, epic cue with high to low string pads, big bass drums, melodic singing choir
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Evolution 2:02 Percussive drums, synths, staccato strings, ending chants.
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For Your Life 1:39 Investigative tension/drama
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Drowning 1:05 Slow, eerie, dark, brooding soundscape.
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Descending Darkness 1:23 Slow, eerie, dark, brooding soundscape.
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Death Sentence 2:01 Reflective, orchestral, inspirational, heroic, with a sense of pride and honor, big sweeping choir at end.
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Breathless 1:50 Reflective, thoughtful orchestral cue with nylon string guitar, legato strings, synth drums
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Breathe 1:31 Majestic epic orchestral with pounding drums, heavy staccato strings and brass.
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Battleram 3:05 Driving rhythms, pounding drums, soaring staccato and legato strings and brass, building to a big, majestic and epic ending
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Beware The Dark 1:07 Slow, grinding, dark, brooding feel. Piano and hang drum melody, eerie strings.
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