sound design
sound design & music
Kane’s work in sound design has a distinct dramatic characteristic often evoking feelings of horror, tension and intensity. His style finds great use in realistic foley design as well as using this same foley to create abstract and experimental soundscapes which have been used in games, film and radio drama.
rare earth (2024)
A visual exploration of nature’s unifying patterns, their connection to movement, and the human form.
Writer & Director: Robert McGee
Sound Design & Music: Kane O’Brien
Gaffer: Julian Drake
Stylist: Tate Peterson
Talent: Charlie Crook
Studio: 7 Space 8
Production: Sol Focus
the man behind the machine (2023)
Orchestrated the Sound Design & Final Audio Mix of Short Film about an Artificial Life machine, that battles with its own mortality. Written & Directed by Dalano Barnes.
Winner of Best Sound Design & Best Sci Fi Short at Touchstone Independent Film Festival.
Winner of Best First Time Filmmaker (Short) & Nominated for Best A.I Film at Cannes World Film Festival
Writer & Director: Dalano Barnes
Director of Photography: Louis Lingjaerde
Composer: Kane O’Brien
Sound Design: Kane O’Brien
B.T.S: Kane O’Brien
a+b (2022)
A series of connections/projections between two individuals- exploring the potential within us all to reach others, and how far we actually let that go.
Writer & Director: Martha Nabila
Director of Photography: Paige Fisher
Editor(s): Kane O’Brien & Leon Finnan
Composer: Kane O’Brien
Sound Design: Kane O’Brien
1st AD: Freyja Pakarinen
1st AC: Alfie Newson
deon (2022) - in progress
Deon is the first feature film from production company Fresh Media Productions. The film follows Deon a young man who is the star player of his local football team Townsgate. Deon tragically loses his father to knife crime and struggles to move on with his life and deal with the grief. This Drama feature film tackles themes of depression, loss, family, crime and therapy.
Director: Paris Walker
Production Company: Fresh Media Productions
Producer: Christian Okeiyi
Writer: Jonathan Mutoka
Story: Paris Walker and Christian Okeiyi
Composer: Kane O’Brien
Sound Design: Kane O’Brien
joe walsh & the weight of despair (2021)
A radio drama in which a man is being investigated in relation to the death of a woman. Using 3D Binaural audio, the listener is placed inside the man’s mind, hearing what he hears and feeling what he feels as he drifts from reality, delusion, truth and lies.
Sound Design: Kane O’Brien
CAST:
First Interrogator: Jumoké Fashola
Second Interrogator: Joseph Richardson
Joe Walsh: Kane O’Brien
Her: Finella Wadilove
abditory - the mix (2021)
abditory - the mix is a music project consisting of 4 tracks from the ambient genre, for the purpose of advertising the individual compositions, which are available for purchase for use within Film & TV.
Composer(s): Kai Govinden & Kane O’Brien
Audio Engineer(s): Kai Govinden & Kane O’Brien
i long to be, i learn to be (2021)
i long to be… is an experimental and empowering short film exploring the journey of mixed descent individuals on the quest for belongingness and identity. Created by and for mixed descent individuals i long to be… is a passionate and personal attempt to give a platform for the unheard voices of an often misunderstood "community".
Exhibited at UAL in December 2021 & Scheduled to be exhibited at the Coal Drops Yard in January 2022.
Director: Jérôme André
Music Composer & Sound Designer: Kane O’Brien
Fashion Designer: Tianan Ding
Narrator: Bethany Peters
zoo animals day out (2021)
In the wake of COVID-19 leaves the streets of London empty. The London Zoo has released its animals
into these empty streets. The exploits of these animals have been documented by a
documentary crew, silently filming the animal’s actions and asking them the
occasional question - an animated short.
Director: Amie McGovern
Writer(s): Amie McGovern & Kane O’Brien
Animator: Amie McGovern
Composer & Sound Designer: Kane O’Brien
VFX Artist: Oliver Hancock
the house (2021)
Created for the Dissertation entitled;
''The Horrors Of The Heart: a practical exploration of how sound design can be used to evoke fear from the audience of a game in the horror genre.''
The House was created in Unity using Sergey Shushunov horror game template.
Game Design: Sergey Shushunov
Sound Design & Music: Kane O’Brien
tom clancy’s the division 2 (2020)
This is a remake of the soundtrack for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 - Cinematic Trailer.
Composer: Kane O’Brien
a black bird named destiny (2020)
‘a black bird named destiny’ was created for it’s use as an opening credits sequence for the hypothetical fantasy drama entitled ‘The Crow’.
Composer: Kane O’Brien