Terry Foley

Compositions

Compositions

All music by Terry Foley

Musical theatre & writing

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FBI (Fashionable Breau of Investigation)

The FBI must undergo a makeover to ensure maximum fashionability for their next secret mission.

Cold War, Hot Hearts

Stalin and Truman’s will-they-or-won’t-they relationship finally comes to a head.

FBI (Fashionable Breau of Investigation)

Redacted’s first act dramatically closes with a full-ensemble all-skate.

Clips taken from Redacted: The (Un)Told (Un)True Story of Roswell, New Mexico: The Musical. An absurdist romp through the Cold War, two stranded aliens must find their way back to their home planet before it's too late.

XMAS!18

Sometimes

At the conclusion of the show, the whole ensemble reflects on the futility and brevity of existence, deciding “sometimes it’s nicer when we all just get along”.

Night On The Beach

The big Act 2 dance number, the cast finally decides to let loose in Key West and have a decadent beach party.

For One Night Only

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future have their bad-girls moment, declaring “you’d better watch out when you raise the dead”.

Clips taken from XMAS!18, the non-denominational comedy-holiday musical. Frosty the Snowman decides he wants to leave the North Pole in favor of Key West, Florida.

Explaining Elizabeth

Theory #1

Erik’s ensemble act out his first theory regarding Elizabeth’s untimely demise.

It Will Be

The show concludes with Erik’s friends promising they’ll be there to support him.

Revalations: Have Yot This

The moment where the writer decides to tackle his grief head on by composing a show about his sister.

All clips taken from Explaining Elizabeth, a full-length film musical. A college filmmaker's life is turned upside down by the suicide of his sister. Music by Terry Foley, lyrics by Trevor Siegel.

Screen scoring

Original cues written as hypothetical film score excerpts each one built around a single cinematic moment.

Original cues written as hypothetical film score excerpts each one
built around a single cinematic moment.

PLAYLIST

Screen Scoring

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Preparing for Battle Terry Foley
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Mourning a Loved One Terry Foley
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Underwater Adventure Terry Foley
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Hero Gets Shot Terry Foley

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Preparing for battle

A2

Mourning a loved one

A3

Underwater adventure

A4

Hero gets shot

This set of audio cues features original compositions written as hypothetical film score excerpts. Each piece explores a different cinematic moment, and reflects how music can support storytelling and help shape a scene's emotional tone.

Ensembles

Chamber works premiered by contemporary music ensembles in New York City.

Chamber works premiered by contemporary music ensembles in
New York City.

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Sunspots (live)

Premiered in 2023 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space in NYC by the PinkNoise Ensemble.

B2

Dramamine (live)

Premiered in 2023 at the Maison Française in NYC by the TAK Ensemble.

Music

A sample of songs composed and lyricised solo, and for groups like
Atomic Girl and Abstract Verses.

A1

New music therapy song

A2

Stuck

A3

Abstract Verses — "Drift"

A4

Atomic Girl — "I Lost It All"

A5

Atomic Girl — "Unmotivational Speaking"

PLAYLIST

Miscellaneous

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New Music Theory Song Terry Foley
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Stuck Terry Foley
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Abstract Verses – "Bluff" Terry Foley
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Atomic Girl – "I Lost It All" Terry Foley
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Atomic Girl – "Emotional Speaking" Terry Foley
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Music

“Music Therapy” - Music and Lyrics by Terry Foley

“Stuck” - Music and Lyrics by Terry Foley

Abstract Verses - “Drift” - Music and Lyrics by Terry Foley

Atomic Girl - “I Lost It All” - Music and Lyrics by Terry Foley

Atomic Girl - “Unmotivational Speaking” - Music and Lyrics by Terry Foley

A sample of some of the songs Terry has composed and lyricised, both as a solo artist, as well as for groups such as Atomic Girl and Abstract Verses