Chris Neal

Christopher Hugh Neal (born 1946) is an Australian musician, songwriter, record producer and television and film music composer. His scores include Buddies, Bodyline, The Shiralee, Turtle Beach, Farscape, Archer, Shadow of The Cobra and Emerald City.

During the 1980s, Neal scored several films from the "Winners" series of telemovies, produced by Patricia Edgar of the Australian Children's Television Foundation. Five Times Dizzy, produced by Tom Jeffrey followed soon after. These projects kickstarted what would be a recurring part of his career; scoring and writing songs for children's television dramas including Johnson and Friends, Lift-Off, Kaboodle, Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers and more.

Feature film and television projects continued through the 1990s and 2000s, including Pacific Drive, Foreign Exchange and many more.

Film and television credits

Source: "High Time - Songs from the Musical" (2021) - concept album for a cancelled stage musical project, released under the name Sirclo and Friends. "70s Unreleased" (2021) - a collection of unreleased songs from the 1970s, released under the name Sirclo. "Not Robinson Crusoe" (2021) - a collection of blues/rock songs released under the name Riff Gun. "Winds of Isis - Remastered" (2021) - a remastered re-release of the prog rock classic from 1974. "Metropolis 1980" (2021) - A remastered compilation consisting of the majority of the score for the cult classic film 'Metropolis'.