What I do :

Tony Green is a composer of music for Film, TV and commercial projects.

Alfred Hitchcock’s longtime composer Bernard Hermann once said:

“I cannot tell you why film music works; I can only tell you that a film does not work without it”

Understanding the role that music plays in telling a story helps expand the breadth and depth of that story for an audience, whether it be a feature film, TV show, documentary or commercial. For me, the process of working closely with the storyteller to create music to heighten that story’s impact, is one I love.

Admired composers include Bernard Herrmann, Carter Burwell, Jon Brion, Frank Zappa, Maurice Jarre, Cliff Martinez, Clint Mansell among many others.

I have been playing music and guitar for over 20 years, in a variety of styles: classical, rock, jazz/fusion and folk/country among others. Originally Scotland, I now compose and record in my Chicago-based studio.

My personal side project is composing/improvising/performing solo eclectic strangeness electro-acoustic guitar in the style of Leo Kottke, Bill Frisell, John Fahey, Marc Ribot and Nels Cline. If Miles Davis played guitar and was doing the soundtrack to a Wes Anderson movie, this is what it would sound like.

What's distracting me lately :

• Revamped Website is up! Posted on 13 May 2013
  

  Finally, after getting pretty stale, the new greenhousesound website is revamped and up. I’ll be better able to keep everyone updated on what’s happening and it should all tie in to the various social media feeds too. Feedback is always … Continue reading →

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What I'm working on now :

• ‘Chicago Soundscapes 6×6′ project with help from the City of Chicago Posted on 13 May 2013
  

  This project has been developing for a while, but it’ll see the light of day in 2013.It involves shooting six 6-minute short films around Chicago and then scoring music to them using layered, looped and processed guitar – an approach … Continue reading →

• Wild Blue – a movie by Josh Hope Posted on 13 May 2013
  

  I’m excited to be composing the score for the independent feature ‘Wild Blue’ from Olive Entertainment. Written and directed by Josh Hope, it’ll be making the film festival circuit in 2013. Right now, I’m leaning towards a Ry Cooder (“Paris, … Continue reading →

• (The) Howdy Neighbors Western Swing band Posted on 13 May 2013
  

  I’m playing in a Western swing band called (The) Howdy Neighbors with some great musicians! We’re in rehearsals right now and we should be playing out soon on a regular basis starting in the Spring of 2013. I didn’t really … Continue reading →

Upcoming Shows :

• The Howdy Neighbors- first gig on Monday June 17th! Posted on 29 May 2013
  

  Finally ! Squinting in the sunlight as we emerge from months of basement rehearsals, The Howdy Neighbors are playing out on June 17 at Paddy Long’s. Full details below: https://www.facebook.com/events/502225416513493/

Let's Connect :

Email me: tony@greenhousechicago.com

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Portfolio :

5/15/13 Update: I'm in the process of adding more tracks to the online portfolio. Connect with me in the "Let's Connect" section and I'll let you know as I add more music.

You can stream music from my portfolio in the player below.

• To listen, select a track from the playlist
• To view more information about the music that's playing, such as purpose, approach and style, click the track name above the waveform in the top panel.