Major breakthrough for Laois composer with exciting new film projects

It is a very exciting time for a young Laois film composer and director who is about to make his feature film and television composing debut with two major upcoming projects.

Award winning Reuben Harvey from Abbeyleix will make his debut with The Restoration at Grayson Manor, Fantastic Films & Screen Ireland’s new horror along with the sixth season of The Great House Revival for RTE and BBC. Alongside these projects the 25-year-old also composed the original music for four Screen Ireland short films screening at Dublin International Film festival at the end of this month.

Reuben’s Debut feature film is the upcoming sci-fi horror-comedy directed by Glenn McQuaid(V/H/S) starring Chris Colfer (Glee) as Boyd Grayson, a spoiled heir who receives experimental, subconsciously-controlled prosthetic hands after a horrific accident.

The movie, filmed at Stradbally Hall, blends Gothic themes with body horror as the hands begin to move independently.Colfer stars alongside Alice Krige (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek: First Contact) plus two Monaghan actors, Declan Reynolds and Matthew McMahon.

The film is set to have its Irish Premiere at Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday,February 28 at the Lighthouse Cinema to a sold out crowd, following its world Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas last October, the biggest genre film festival in the US.

Speaking about the film, Reuben said: “As my first feature film as composer, the movie was a huge undertaking and challenge creatively, mixing unique musical genres combined with battling timezones while working with Director Glenn McQuaid, who was in New York at the time, but we got there in the end and we are both delighted with the results in thefilms score, now I’m just really excited to see it on the big screen for the first time.”

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Following the festival on a separate project, Reuben’s music will take to television screens and be heard across the country for the first time on RTE and on BBC in Series 6 of The Great House Revival, in which he wrote the show’s new opening theme.
The programme follows homeowners restoring derelict, historic properties into modern, sustainable homes.

After a busy year, with 10+ composing projects in 2025, Reuben looks forward to the year ahead, in which he is set to compose the scores for three upcoming projects being produced in London, Dublin and Los Angeles.