Daragh Dukes

I’m a Composer, Songwriter and Music / Audio Producer based in Ireland’s Midwest.
Scoring work to date includes the multi-award winning [Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Movie] and [Afterlife] for the wonderful director John Boorman.
I soundtracked the Reel Art film [Photo City], the documentary films [Fallout], [Outsiders], [Sam Barry: Behind The Baseline] and [Exhibitionists: Road to the RHA]. I’ve also put music to many TV series’ including [GAA USA], [The Pet Surgeons] and [The History of Irish Comedy on TV].
Obair as Gaeilge do TG4 lena n-áirítear [Poc na nGael], [Anseo I Lár an Ghleanna], [Nancy Corrigan - Spéirbhean Acla], [Bailte], [An Mar a Chéile Muid?], [Spiorad Iorrais] agus [Gael UK].
I’ve also written the music for kids shows including [Wildkids] and [Out and About] for RTE Jr.
Scroll down the [Work] page for examples from completed projects.
If you’d like to hear more specific work, give me a call.

Under the moniker ‘Headgear’, I wrote and produced the albums [Where This Good Life Goes], [Headgear] and [Flight Cases].

“Will swim around in your head forever”
(The Irish Times)

“Creations of real beauty”
(Hot Press Magazine)

I was also singer and songwriter with The WYOs. Our song [A Letter from Saint Jude] featured on the Spiderman 3 original soundtrack album.

“Sexy, sassy and armed with killer singles”
(NME)

I also work as ‘Asylum Speakers’. Listen here and follow for updates.

Apart from my own work I’ve produced albums for Ailie Blunnie and Sons of Southern Ulster.

Headgear on Apple Music available on iTunes

A Letter from St. Jude by the WYOs available on iTunes