Jeff has recently finished scoring the upcoming indie feature Abel’s Field starring Kevin Sorbo.  Additionally for the film, he collaborated with singer/songwriter Miriam Jones on an original song.  “Miriam has a voice that has been compared to that of Patti Smith, Norah Jones and Alanis Morissette.” (source) Stay tuned for theatrical distribution details and be [...]

The Lifetime original movie, Magic Beyond Words : The J.K. Rowling Story, has received a nomination in Best Sound Editing: Long Form Music in Television according to Reuters. Congrats to Jeff Ryan for the achievement! For a list of all nominees, visit www.mpse.org.  Other contenders in the category are: BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM MUSIC [...]

Christian Gerhartsreiter aka ‘Clark Rockerfeller’ is back in the news.  To learn about what is called ‘the longest running con in FBI history,” watch the Lifetime original movie ‘Who Is Clark Rockerfeller?’ with an original score by Jeff Toyne. For showtimes, visit Lifetime.com or download the episode from iTunes

On Monday, January 16th Jeff Toyne will give a Q&A alongside Melissa Manchester, Mary Steenburgen and Abe Sylvia after a special screening of Dirty Girl for the SCL (Society of Composers and Lyricists).  The screening will take place at the L.A. Film School in Hollywood starting at 8:00pm.  RSVP’s must be made through the SCL.  

The National, Chris Cornell, Melissa Manchester and Mary J. Blige are among the acts shortlisted for the original song Oscar. Thirty-nine tunes were selected in all, and now move on to the next elimination round. The National’s “Think You Can Wait” appeared in the Tom McCarthy drama Win-Win; Cornell’s “The Keeper” was featured in Machine Gun Preacher; Manchester’s “Rainbird” took flight in indie Dirty Girl; and [...]

Jeff Toyne is featured on page 8 in SOCAN’s Winter issue of “Words + Music”. Download a free PDF of the entire issue here.

Grammy Winner Melissa Manchester and Oscar Winner Mary Steenburgen along with writer/ director Abe Sylvia and Dirty Girl’s composer, Jeff Toyne, talk about the making of RAINBIRD — an original song by Melissa and Mary featured in THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY release, DIRTY GIRL — original soundtrack on LAKESHORE RECORDS.     

Jeff Toyne’s score to the Lifetime Original Movie, ‘Taken in Broad Daylight‘ starring James van der Beek, Sara Canning and Levar Burton, is now available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and CDBaby. The score features chilling experimental electronica, touching orchestrations and piercing vocals by Melissa Kaplan.   The album includes 21 tracks and contains over an hour of original [...]

      Jeff Toyne’s “Dirty Girl” Music Sizzle Reel was recently posted on YouTube.  Watch the video and listen to some of the underscore to “Dirty Girl”.     

It’s that time of year once more to enjoy this song from WITHIN.   Full soundtrack available on iTunes    www.within-themovie.com Happy Hallowe’en!!

The other day, Jeff participated in a behind the scenes look at the music of Dirty Girl.  Melissa Manchester, Mary Steenburgen, Abe Sylvia and Jeff all spoke about the process of putting together the Original Song “Rainbird” that’s featured in the film.  The song is available on the soundtrack to Dirty Girl on iTunes and Amazon.com [...]

On Monday October 24th, Jeff spoke at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference in Hollywood.  Billboard Magazine’s online edition featured coverage of Jeff and director of Dirty Girl, Abe Sylvia. What newcomers have to contend with according to “Dirty Girl” composer Jeff Toyne, is “the non-linear nature of show biz relationships.”His own collaboration [...]

Today, Dirty Girl will release in Toronto with an exclusive engagement at the AMC Theaters at Yonge & Dundas! See what The Hollywood Reporter is calling “a sweet ‘n’ sassy period comedy with a Juno sensibility and  the soul of Little Miss Sunshine.“ It would mean the world to me to have you attend this [...]

On October 24th, Jeff Toyne will be speaking at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Conference in Hollywood.  On this panel he will be speaking alongside Dirty Girl director, Abe Sylvia.  The panel is titled, “The Indie Connection: Linking Composers and Directors,” and will be taking place at 9:00am at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, CA. [...]

On September 7, composer Jeff Toyne was named one of Playback Magazine’s 2011 Ten to Watch. Toyne will be celebrated at the 5th Annual Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking place Thursday, September 15 at CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival. The list shines a light on [...]

By Etan Rosenbloom, ASCAP Membership/Marketing Associate and Blog Coordinator (original article published here) On one of West L.A.’s many nondescript commercial blocks sits an equally nondescript building, just across the street from an imposing concrete wall covered in graffiti. You’d never guess it housed Jeff Toyne’s recording studio. The Canada-born ASCAP composer is a great example [...]

Jeff Toyne’s score to “Magic Beyond Words the JK Rowling Story” will air again twice on the Lifetime Network on Sunday Sept 11th at 8:00pm and Monday Sept 12th at 12:00am. Details can be found at http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/magic-beyond-words-the-jk-rowling-story  

Dirty Girl will be distributed through The Weinstein Company on Oct 7th, 2011 in several major American cities as well as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Check out http://weinsteinco.com/sites/dirty-girl/ for details.  

“The Devil You Know” airs on Canadian specialty channel VIVA starting tonight at 11 PM EST. The show, produced by Make Believe Media, is a true crime series that gives a unique glimpse into the double lives and secret betrayals by men and women whose most intimate friends and family lived in ignorance of their [...]

Following its crowd-pleasing world premiere at TIFF this weekend, indie feature film “Dirty Girl,” directed by Abe Sylvia with original music composed by Jeff Toyne, has been acquired for a major distribution deal by the Weinstein Co. http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/toronto-the-weinstein-co-buying-dirty-girl-right-after-fest-premiere/ http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/latest-reviews/dirty-girl/5018084.article         

Moviescore Media today released the soundtrack to “Within”, Hanelle Culpepper’s taut supernatural thriller, to coincide with the film’s television premier on Lifetime Network Saturday, July 31st at 9PM. The album features two songs by Miriam Jones, and “Halloween is Here” a fun holiday song written byDave Corman, produced by Jeff Toyne, sung by Melissa Kaplan and Cameron Grant, with lyrics by the director and [...]

I’m honoured to have my music included on two great iTunes iMixes: Beautiful and Sad Soundtracks Emerging Composers I’m not sure how to track down the publisher of the mixes, (if someone knows, please tell me) but I am very grateful to be included in such illustrious company. Check them out!  

I’m very excited to announce that my new album is now available on iTunes! This new collection of electronic ambient music is clearly a departure from the orchestral scores that I often compose for films, and features some great work by british producer Chad Hobson www.chadhobson.co.uk and remixing by fellow Canuck Oleksa Lozowchuk www.tendershoot.com . Please check it out [...]