Peter Hobbs (composer)

Peter Hobbs has been awarded internationally as a film composer,{{cite web|title=Jean soars at NY Festivals|url=http://www.screenz.co.nz/jean-soars-at-new-york-festivals/|website=Screenz|accessdate=8 November 2017}} and sound designer.{{cite web|title=2017 Winners and Finalists|url=https://www.liaentries.com/winners/?id_entry=106145&id_medium=22&id_submedium=35&id_category=0&view=details&range=w&page=17&keyword=&medium=&category=&award=&country=&title_brand=&credits=&company_name=&city=&proceed_simple_search=false&proceed_advanced_search=false|website=LIA Entries|accessdate=8 November 2017}} He currently operates Harmonic Studio,{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Peter Hobbs|url=http://www.harmonicstudio.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=8 November 2017|website=Harmonic Studio}} a music and sound studio in Auckland, New Zealand. Hobbs describes himself as a "diehard advocate for the spaces between the notes".{{cite web|title=PETER HOBBS|url=http://songbroker.nz/peter-hobbs/|accessdate=8 October 2016|website=Songbroker}} Hobbs plays guitar and vocals for alternative country band Lost Demos along with Andrea Holmes on drums and backing vocals, Jon Baxter on trumpet, Puck Murphy on banjo and accordion, Kieran Scott on electric and slide guitar and Rua Sargent on bass. Their first song in three years was Watching the World Go Down in 2020, which is about the new Covid-19 era.{{Cite web|title=Lost Demos present a song for our times: 'Watching the World Go Down'|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/news/9989/lost-demos-present-a-song-for-our-times-watching-the-world-go-down|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.muzic.net.nz}}

Hobbs has composed soundtracks for a number of New Zealand films, including Jean, (the story of Jean Batten) for which he won a Gold for Best Original Music at New York Festivals Awards{{cite web|title=New York Festivals Worlds Best TV and Films 2017|url=http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2017/pieces.php?iid=509199&pid=1|accessdate=26 April 2017}} and Best Original Score at the 2017 NZ Television Awards.{{cite web|title=NZTV Awards|url=http://nztvawards.co.nz/2017-finalists/|website=nztvawards.co.nz|accessdate=8 November 2017}} He scored James Napier Robertson's 2009 feature film, I'm Not Harry Jenson and has written music for a number of long-running television series, most notably the hit Australian show{{cite web|title=Highway Patrol shows Aussies how to clock up a ratings winner|url=http://www.screenz.co.nz/highway-patrol-shows-aussies-how-to-clock-up-a-ratings-winner-2/|website=www.screennz.co.nz|accessdate=1 November 2016}} Highway Patrol, now in its eighth season. Hobbs is a frequent collaborator on artistic projects, creating soundscapes for virtual reality and other visual mediums, such as with photographer Chris Sisarich. He created music alongside and visual effects artist Jon Baxter, the video experience for the New Zealand pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012{{Cite web|title=harmonic - Personal network|url=http://cargocollective.com/harmonic/following/posts/harmonic/Frankfurt-Bookfair|access-date=2021-01-23|website=cargocollective.com}} for Inside Out Productions a collaboration with Patterson Architects.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Home - Inside Out Productions - Mike Mizrahi and Marie Adams|url=https://iop.co.nz/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Inside Out Productions}}{{Cite web|title=Award-winning consortium wins prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair pavilion contract {{!}} Ministry for Culture and Heritage|url=https://mch.govt.nz/award-winning-consortium-wins-prestigious-frankfurt-book-fair-pavilion-contract|access-date=2021-01-23|website=mch.govt.nz}}

He regularly works with the leading Māori dance company{{cite news|last1=Day|first1=Wikitoria|title=Atamira Dance Company first to represent NZ at prestigious Beijing Dance Festival|url=http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/atamira-dance-company-first-represent-nz-prestigious-beijing-dance-festival|accessdate=1 November 2016|agency=Maori Television|date=20 July 2015}} Atamira for which his soundtracks have been described as "quietly rhythmic, smoky"{{cite web|last1=Whyte|first1=Raewyn|title=Review: Manaia, Atamira Dance Company, Q Theatre Loft|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11669765|website=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=1 November 2016}} and "dramatic".{{cite web|last1=Hunt|first1=Ann|title=Dance review: Pango/Black will stay in the memory a very long time|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/87438088/dance-review-pangoblack-will-stay-in-the-memory-a-very-long-time|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=10 December 2016 |accessdate=30 December 2016}} In 2016 he collaborated with famed NZ musician Shayne Carter and master Taonga pūoro player James Webster on the soundtrack for Pango, a new contemporary dance piece for Atamira that toured China. The team of Hobbs, Carter, Webster and Artistic Director Moss Patterson was described as "the marriage of...four stunning talents".{{cite web|last1=Hunt|first1=Ann|title=Dance review: Pango/Black will stay in the memory a very long time|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/87438088/dance-review-pangoblack-will-stay-in-the-memory-a-very-long-time|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=10 December 2016 |accessdate=30 December 2016}} Hobbs has mentioned his admiration of film composer Cliff Martinez.{{cite news|title=Peter Hobbs - Music composer for television and film|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10509782|accessdate=1 November 2016|agency=NZ Herald|date=May 12, 2008}}

• Mana Wahine (2019) (short film)
• Jean (2016)
• Abandoned (2015)
• King of Caravans (2013)
• Tangiwai, A Love Story (2012)
• Last Flight (2011)
• I'm Not Harry Jenson (2010)

• Extreme Treks (2019) (Season 3)
• Coastwatch Oz (2013)
• Pirates of the Airwaves (2013) (Additional Music)
• Unsung Heroes (2012)
• Fire Scene Investigation (2010)
• Highway Patrol (2008–present)
• Highway Cops (2011–present)
• Burying Brian (2008)
• Rude Awakenings (2007)

• Tomo, Atamira Dance Company (2019)
• Pango, Atamira Dance Company (2016–17)
• Manaia, Atamira Dance Company (2016)
• Moko, Atamira Dance Company (2015)

• King of Caravans (2013)
• Whakatauki (2012)
• I'm Not Harry Jenson (2010)
• The Kiwi who Saved Britain (2010)
• Fire Scene Investigation (2010)
• Kia ora Molweni (2010)
• Spartacus (TV series) (2009) (Additional Dialogue Recording)
• Charlotte: My Story (2009)
• The Jacquie Brown Diaries (2008)
• The Devil Dared Me To (2007)
• Back of the Y Masterpiece Television (2001)

• Sione's Wedding (2006)

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• [http://www.harmonicstudio.com/ Harmonic Studio] website
• [http://www.lostdemos.com/ Lost Demos] band website
• {{IMDb name|id=2611381}}
• Peter Hobbs at the [https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/peter-hobbs NZ On Screen] website

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