Jeffrey Toyne - Composer

Jeff Toyne is quickly emerging as one of today's most promising composers of film, television and concert music. His feature film credits include The Third Eye (2007), a dark psychological thriller; Shadow in the Trees (2007), a sentimental thriller featuring the voices of Canada's premier women's choir, Elektra; Midnight is Coming (2002), an urban drama with Ethiopian overtones; and Maxwell's Demon (1998), a film noir in the crime jazz tradition. Among his other film credits, Toyne counts over 30 short films, including two Academy Award nominees.

Toyne was one of eight musicians selected from North America to write original music to accompany a silent film clip for the Victoria Symphony's Reel Music 2 concert competition (February 2007). His score for the Buster Keaton film clip, Steamboat Bill Jr., won Best Score in the Action-Comedy category. In addition, he was commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to write a work in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

His kaleidoscopic orchestral palette has also earned him international recognition as an orchestrator of several Hollywood releases including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007), 16 Blocks (2006), The Celestine Prophecy (2006), The Skeleton Key (2005) and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004). Within the realm of television, Toyne has recently been named composer for the much-anticipated show, The Two Coreys (A&E 2007), featuring Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. He also composed the theme for CTV's The Daily Blade and has contributed to many Discovery Channel and Fox Kids programs.

Toyne's talents have also been commissioned by organizations such as the Canadian Armed Forces, for which he composed Splendor Sine Occasu, the official march of the British Columbia Brigade. Born and classically trained in Canada, Toyne divides his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver.