Craig Stuart Garfinkle
- Music Department
- Composer
- Producer
Craig Stuart Garfinkle is an award winning, Ivor Novello and Emmy nominated composer and music producer, who has worked in animation, feature films, trailers, documentaries, television, multimedia, stage and advertisement.
Most recently, Craig co-composed, alongside his wife Eimear Noone, the score for the animated feature, The Canterville Ghost, Starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The film will be released in the UK on September, 22nd 2023, to be followed by US and worldwide release for Halloween.
Also with his wife Eimear, they composed the Ivor Novello and Hollywood Music in Media Award nominated "Two By Two: Overboard" - a sequel to the successful animated feature, Two By Two: Ooops! Noah Is Gone. The film, despite being released during the pandemic, was number one at the box office in Ireland, the UK, and Germany. The score received an Ivor Novello Award nomination, for Best Original Film Score.
Craig's past work in animation includes multiple Disney series, most notably as one of the songwriters for The Little Mermaid series and one of the composers for Raw Toonage, which earned an Emmy nomination for original composition.
Craig has composed extensively for films including the family drama, It's Dark Here (Starring Illiana Douglas, Bubba Lewis, and William Mapother), the black comedy, Get Out if You Can (Directed by TJ Martin), and the supernatural thriller, Blood Relative (Starring Cristin Milioti). His contribution to over 140 film trailers includes J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, the Harry Potter franchise, James Bond, Sin City, Red, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Over the Hedge, Spider-man III, HALO II and many more. Craig's music has also appeared in 100's of film and television projects such as NBC's The Office, Fringe, Lost, The Sopranos, X Factor, and America's Got Talent.
As a video game composer, Craig has composed for the iconic video game, World of Warcraft and its expansion, Warlords of Draenor (Hollywood Music in Media Award, Best Video Game Score). His experience in the genre goes back to the first Dungeons and Dragons Games for TSR Inc.
His composition work has led to many awards and accolades including an Emmy nomination for his original score for the KAET PBS special, Visions of Arizona, his composition Waltz to the Underworld received a 2018 Mark Award nomination for Best Trailer Composition and a song that he produced, "I Never Believed in Love, 'til I believed in You", received the Emmy award for Best Original Song.
Craig lives in both Malibu, California, and Kilconnell Ireland.
Most recently, Craig co-composed, alongside his wife Eimear Noone, the score for the animated feature, The Canterville Ghost, Starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The film will be released in the UK on September, 22nd 2023, to be followed by US and worldwide release for Halloween.
Also with his wife Eimear, they composed the Ivor Novello and Hollywood Music in Media Award nominated "Two By Two: Overboard" - a sequel to the successful animated feature, Two By Two: Ooops! Noah Is Gone. The film, despite being released during the pandemic, was number one at the box office in Ireland, the UK, and Germany. The score received an Ivor Novello Award nomination, for Best Original Film Score.
Craig's past work in animation includes multiple Disney series, most notably as one of the songwriters for The Little Mermaid series and one of the composers for Raw Toonage, which earned an Emmy nomination for original composition.
Craig has composed extensively for films including the family drama, It's Dark Here (Starring Illiana Douglas, Bubba Lewis, and William Mapother), the black comedy, Get Out if You Can (Directed by TJ Martin), and the supernatural thriller, Blood Relative (Starring Cristin Milioti). His contribution to over 140 film trailers includes J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, the Harry Potter franchise, James Bond, Sin City, Red, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Over the Hedge, Spider-man III, HALO II and many more. Craig's music has also appeared in 100's of film and television projects such as NBC's The Office, Fringe, Lost, The Sopranos, X Factor, and America's Got Talent.
As a video game composer, Craig has composed for the iconic video game, World of Warcraft and its expansion, Warlords of Draenor (Hollywood Music in Media Award, Best Video Game Score). His experience in the genre goes back to the first Dungeons and Dragons Games for TSR Inc.
His composition work has led to many awards and accolades including an Emmy nomination for his original score for the KAET PBS special, Visions of Arizona, his composition Waltz to the Underworld received a 2018 Mark Award nomination for Best Trailer Composition and a song that he produced, "I Never Believed in Love, 'til I believed in You", received the Emmy award for Best Original Song.
Craig lives in both Malibu, California, and Kilconnell Ireland.