Daryl Bennett is a musician and film score composer whose music has been heard on films such as ''

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'', '' Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled'', '' Entrance'', and television shows such as '' The Outer Limits'', and '' Higher Ground''. As a drummer, one of the artists he has recorded with is

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on his '' It Still Ain't Easy'' album. He is the father of Eli Bennett, an award winning jazz saxophonist.

Background

He introduced his son Eli to music when Eli was twelve years old. Eli, who was the first born son used to make his bed in his father's studio. His son received the CBC Galaxie Award at the National Jazz Awards in Toronto around 2009.

Film career

One of his earliest projects in soundtrack work was in the Roger Larry directed film ''Knocking on Heaven's Door'' which was released around 1994. He had multiple roles in the 2006 horror film. One as an actor in '' The Entrance'', playing the Priest. He was also associate producer, film editor, and music composer.

Documentaries

He worked as composer and editor on the 2013 documentary film '' The Exhibition'' with

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, and Miho Yamamoto. It received the Michael Sullivan Frontline Award for Journalism in a Documentary Film at the 2014 Salem Film Festival. For his work on ''The Exhibition'', he received the Seattle Composers Alliance award as 2014 Winner of the Best Original Score. Along with son Eli, he provided the music for the film '' Human Harvest'' which features Nobel Peace Prize nominees

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and David Kilgour.

Musician and producer

Musician

One of the bands he was a member of was The Philippe Lapointe Group which recorded the album, ''Natural Selection'', released in 1987. Another group he was in was the

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which was formed in the late 1970s. As of 2011, he was still a member of the group.

Production and composition

Along with Jim Guttridge, he had a role in composing "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)" which

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sung on his ''The Gift Of Christmas'' album, released in 1998. One of the artists he has produced for is Canadian violinist

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on her ''Once Upon a Dream'' album she recorded with Roy Tan.

Discography

* Connie Scott – ''Hold On'' - Image 7 ICD 7818 - 1987 - (Percussion) * The Philippe Lapointe Group - ''Natural Selection'' - Progress Records PR001 - 1987 - (Drums) * Hope Sterling – ''The Way Things Are'' - Image 7 ICD 7826 - (Drums, percussion) * Connie Scott - ''Christmas In Your Heart'' - Image 7 ICD 7828 - 1988 - (Drums, percussion) * Bob Hanson – Nuff Said'' - Lorotz LZ3090CD - 1990 - (Percussion), (Drums on "'Nuff Said") *

– ''The Gift Of Christmas'' - Qwest Records 9 47091-2, Warner Bros. Records 9 47091-2 - 1999
(Arranger, music composer, Synthesizer programing on "Bethlehem (The World Is Gonna Hear About You)" *

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- ''Make My Home in My Shoes'' - Stony Plain 1132 - 1988/1991/1995 - (Drums) *

- '' It Still Ain't Easy'' - Stony Plain Records SPCD 1163 - 1991 - (Drums) * Harriet Frost – ''Twilight Conversations'' - Lost Horizon (EP) - 1993 - (Drums, percussion) * Hal Beckett - ''Natural Places'' - Marquis Records 5170 - 1995 (Drums, Percussion) * Harriet Frost – ''Random Days'' - Lost Horizon LHP02 - 2009 - (Drums, percussion)Discog
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Films (selective)

References

External links

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Website
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