Alan D Boyd

Music//Movies//Music-Movies//Movie-Music

Alan is a multidisciplinary creative who tells powerful stories through sound and vision. With credits for the BBC, Channel 4, and NFB of Canada, and collaborations across the UK music scene, his work spans music-led documentaries (Four Strings Good, Time of the Last Persecution) and scores for major TV productions. Whether behind the lens or in the studio, he brings authenticity, depth, and creative clarity to every project.

About

Alan D. Boyd is a filmmaker, composer, and self-shooting producer with a distinctive voice in storytelling, one that weaves together sound, imagery, and lived experience.

Rooted in Canada & the UK’s punk and indie music scenes, his early creative path led him to form bands including the cult Vancouver shoegaze trio Movieland and the genre-blurring collective Little Sparta. This foundation in DIY music-making and collaboration has shaped a career that crosses boundaries between film, music, and visual art.

As a composer, Boyd has created evocative scores for film and television, including the BBC’s Day of the Triffids and Tim Peake: How to Be An Astronaut. His compositions ranging from guitar to ambient to orchestral, enhance and deepen the emotional resonance of the stories they support.

Alongside music, he is an experienced documentary filmmaker and founder of Little Sparta Productions, specialising in music-led content. His recent projects include Four Strings Good, a celebration of legendary session bassist Mo Foster, and Time of the Last Persecution, a feature documentary exploring the legacy of cult songwriter Bill Fay. His film, One More Time, is currently in production, focusing on the untold stories of UK session musicians from the 1960s to 1980s.

Boyd’s work is characterised by close collaboration, trust, and a belief that the stories behind the music are as vital as the music itself. He continues to develop new films and recordings that are always grounded in authenticity and creative integrity.

Filming Bill Fay Documentary

Little Sparta

Recording With Freddie Cowan

Filming Bill Fay Documentary

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MUSIC PROJECTS

PRODUCTION MUSIC

Alan D. Boyd’s production music spans a diverse range of styles, from cinematic scores to atmospheric sound design, rock, pop, and experimental compositions. His work is in libraries by Felt, MUM, Universal, and the BBC, providing music for film, television, and multimedia projects worldwide. With a focus on evocative storytelling through sound, his tracks are crafted to enhance visual narratives, offering depth, mood, and dynamic energy across genres.

Playlist Me

MOVIELAND

MOVIELAND is a cult shoegaze trio from Vancouver, active in the early 1990s and now re-emerging with reissues and new music on 604 Decades. Blending dreamy soundscapes with raw energy, the band’s music bridges past and present, capturing a timeless alternative spirit.

I Want More

LITTLE SPARTA

LITTLE SPARTA are a London based three piece featuring Alan D. Boyd, Susie Honeyman and Scott Skinner. They often work in collaboration with poets, painters, singers and film makers.

Described as ‘bittersweet and unpretentious’ by Pitchfork (7/10) for their first release Scalpel Slice (Fire Records) the band have continued to explore the out of the ordinary while maintaining the ‘Elegant, waning violins and craggy folkisms..” (NME) that have come to define their sound

Folk Me

SENDO SENSHI

Japanese-Italian composer Alessandro ‘Saseko’ Motojima and 70’s B-Movie/Godfather of Whitexploitation White Dolemite infamously collaborated on the movie ‘Sendo Senshi’ however the film was never officially released; the soundtrack was deleted within a month, shrouding the work in myth.

Koko o kurikku

ALAN D BOYD

These works are music Alan has created for personal projects and collaborations with other writers. Score, rock, and pop, they explore ideas and genres with a spirit of experimentation—outliers from his band projects, yet integral to his musical journey. Some tracks lean towards cinematic storytelling, others embrace raw, song-driven energy, all reflecting a curiosity to push beyond familiar boundaries.

Oh Yeah!

Contact

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littlespartaproductions@gmail.com

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