CheeWei completes scoring for NOVA - Pluto and Beyond with only hours before the broadcast!
in "Pluto and Beyond", The New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by a mysterious object known as Ultima Thule, believed to be a primordial building block of the solar system. Three years after taking the first spectacular photos of Pluto, New Horizons is four billion miles from Earth, trying to achieve the most distant flyby in NASA’s history. If successful, it will shed light on one of the least understood regions of our solar system: the Kuiper Belt. NOVA is embedded with the New Horizons mission team, following the action in real time as they uncover the secrets of what lies beyond Pluto.
This is CheeWei's first attempt in scoring for a documentary that's 'almost a live coverage'.
Pluto and Beyond Premiered on PBS on 2nd January 2019.
Watch the full documentary here!
CheeWei completes scoring for HBO's Original Production - Grisse
CheeWei has completed scoring for his first HBO Original Production - Grisse.
Set in the mid 1800’s within the colonial period of the Dutch East Indies, the series chronicles the story of a group of unlikely individuals who lead a rebellion against a brutal governor and suddenly find themselves in control of a Dutch garrison town called Grisse. The stories revolve around a number of unique characters, each from diverse backgrounds and creeds who unite for the chance to determine their own destiny from the yoke of tyranny.
Grisse Premieres on HBO Asia and HBO Europe in November 2018 and will be premiering on HBO (USA) in 2019
Here's the trailer!
CheeWei Completes scoring for National Geographic's "Route Awakening - Season 4"
CheeWei's Asian fusion score is back! This time on National Geographic's "Route Awakening - Season 4'
Route Awakening - Season 4 explores China's Bridges and the stories they tell. Hosted by Harry Yuen.
Here's the teaser to whet your viewing appetite:
51st Houston Worldfest Remi Award Nominations for De Claffer Music / CheeWei TAY
It seems like the awards season for 2018 has begun for CheeWei!
The first batch of Houston International Film Festival nominations have been announced! This year, at least four titles that De Claffer Music worked on have been nominated for Remi awards, including some that are also nominated in the ‘Best Music Score’ Categories – Route Awakening (Series 3), Route Awakening Trailer (Series 3), NOVA: Treasures of the Earth – Gems and My Mother’s Story.
“Route Awakening (series 3)” and Route Awakening Trailer (Series 3) are broadcast documentary series produced by Sitting In Pictures (Singapore) for National Geographic Channel.
“Treasures of the Earth – Gems” is part of the longest running American Science Television Series NOVA, produced / directed by Doug Hamilton for WGBH Boston/PBS
“My Mother’s Story” is a Autobiographical series produced by The Moving Visuals Co. for Mediacorp (Singapore).
CheeWei provided the music score for all the nominated titles!
The Worldfest Houston International Film Festival is one of the oldest and largest film competitions in the world, with more than 4,500 entries received. It is renowned for discovering the likes of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ang Lee and David Lynch by giving them their first honours.
The 51st Worldfest Houston International Film Festival will be held 20th April – 29th April 2018.The results and category of awards will be announced at the Awards Gala Presentation on 29th April 2018. For more information, click here
Congratulations to everyone who has worked on these wonderful projects and thank you once again for entrusting your productions to De Claffer Music / Chee Wei for Sound post Production music scoring services!
CheeWei scores for PBS/NOVA's Earth day special - "Decoding the Weather Machine"
CheeWei has just completed scoring for NOVA's Earth Day special - Decoding the Weather Machine.
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that somethings up with the weather and many scientists agree. Its the result of the weather machine itself-our climate-changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. In this two-hour documentary, NOVA will cut through the confusion around climate change. Why do scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, and that human activity is causing it? How and when will it affect us through the weather we experience? And what will it take to bend the trajectory of planetary warming toward more benign outcomes? Join scientists around the world on a quest to better understand the workings of the weather and climate machine we call Earth, and discover how we can be resilient-even thrive-in the face of enormous change.
Decoding the Weather Machine premieres on PBS (USA) on 18th April, 2018. Check your local (US) TV listings for timings..
Here's a sneak peak!
CheeWei completes scoring for PBS's Epic NOVA special : Black Hole Apocalypse
CheeWei has completed scoring for a two-hour Epic NOVA special for PBS: NOVA - Black Hole Apocalypse.
Here's a sneak peak of "Black Hole Apocalypse," premiering January 10, 2018 at 9/8c on @PBS, hosted by astrophysicist and author Janna Levin:
CheeWei completes scoring for "The Life Equation"
CheeWei has completed scoring for the feature Documentary "The LIfe Equation".
THE LIFE EQUATION introduces us to Jose, a new kind of health worker. When he meets Crecencia Buch, a mother of seven with cervical cancer, he faces a daunting question. The price for her treatment is $10,000 and, at best, it will buy only a few years of life. That money could fund thousands of pap smears -- a cost-effective way of catching cancer early. Should Jose take Crecencia's case on? Across the globe an underfunded hospital in remote Nepal needs a doctor to perform Caesareans. Dr. Shree Ram Tiwari is willing but his expertise does not come cheap. Should the hospital hire him?
Powerful computers crunch the numbers and choose interventions, an approach embraced by philanthropists like Bill Gates. But others question whether algorithms can truly capture the complexities of global health. Filmed over four years, THE LIFE EQUATION follows two people caught in the number-crunching. We learn of the choices they face, and the choices that are taken out of their hands.
Watch the trailer here:
Remi Award Nominations for CheeWei TAY
The 50th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival nominations have been announced! This year, Six titles that CheeWei worked on have been nominated for Remi awards! – Route Awakening (Series 2), NOVA: Life’s Rocky Start, Gok’s Chinese Takeaway, The Rescue, Alena and Gizmo and This is Rowdy Girl Sanctuary.
“The Rescue”, ”Alena & Gizmo” and “This is Rowdy Girl Sanctuary” are a series of short films that marks CheeWei TAY’s official debut in a production and directorial roles. CheeWei collaborated with Australian cinematographer & editor Alana Tompson from Black Ant Films on this production, which was filmed entirely in Angleton, Texas.
“Route Awakening (series 2)” and “Gok’s Chinese Takeaway” are broadcast documentary series produced by Sitting In Pictures (Singapore) for National Geographic Channel.
“Life’s Rocky Start” is part of the longest running American Science Television Series NOVA, produced / directed by Doug Hamilton for WGBH Boston/PBS
CheeWei provided the music score for “Route Awakening (Series 2)” and “NOVA: Life’s Rocky start” which have been nominated in the Music category.
The Worldfest Houston International Film Festival is one of the oldest and largest film competitions in the world, with more than 4,500 entries received. It is renowned for discovering the likes of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ang Lee and David Lynch by giving them their first honours.
The 50th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival will be held 21st April – 30th April 2017.The results and category of awards will be announced at the Awards Gala Presentation on 29th April 2017. For more information, click here
Congratulations to everyone who has worked on these wonderful projects!